Lisa Grans
lgrans.bsky.social
Lisa Grans
@lgrans.bsky.social
Human rights, gender-based violence, vulnerable groups. Food. Horses. Researcher in international human rights law, Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University.
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Alltid lika underhållande när fakta kommer in i diskussionen. De flesta som bär niqab är alltså nyblivna muslimer. Jämförelsen i krönikan med den konservativa trenden att vilja bli en tradwife är fascinerande. www.dn.se/ledare/gina-...
Gina Gustavsson: Om KD vill förbjuda slöja kanske de även borde förbjuda hemmafruar
Kolumn: Erfarenhet från andra länder visar att majoriteten av de som bär niqab är konvertiter. Förbud får fler, inte färre, att ta på sig plagget.
www.dn.se
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Suomen oikeistohallituksen vahva ja välittävä Suomi:

"Yli miljoona euroa ansaitsevilla veroale nousee keskimäärin 130 000 euroon"

"Hallituksen sosiaaliturvan leikkaukset sysäävät 27 000 lasta köyhyyteen"
August 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Best summer food ever.
July 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Russia’s shadow fleet is smuggling oil to fund war and risking spills in our seas. These unsafe ships defy sanctions and threaten our future. Add your voice now to demand the EU sanction every ship in this fleet! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...
EU, stop buying Russian oil and funding the war
Russia’s shadow fleet is smuggling oil to fund war and risking catastrophic spills in our seas. These unsafe ships defy sanctions and threaten our future. Together, we can stop them. Add your voice no...
action.wemove.eu
April 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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What if tech bros had held their nerve? What if ABC had told Trump they’d see him in court? What if Ivy League Universities had defended Columbia? What if big law firms had sued Trump? Cowardice is contagious. Welcome to the Great Grovel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious
From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more than ever...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade

More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…
Calls grow in Serbia for investigation into claims ‘sound cannon’ targeted protesters
More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition described as a “sound cannon” – during Saturday’s huge anti-corruption rally. Days after as many as 325,000 people took to the streets of Belgrade, rights groups and opposition parties continue to allege that protesters were targeted with some sort of auditory device that briefly sowed panic and left some with symptoms that lingered long after the rally. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining why he and his quartet have cancelled a summer tour of the US.…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote a small blog post on so-called conversion therapy on the excellent Talking Rights blog. talkingrights.org/2025/03/06/c...
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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📢 Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law, starts 24 April (Online)

An overview of the basic tenets of public #internationallaw including #lawoftreaties, #stateresponsibility, #jurisdiction and #stateimmunity.

Book your place now 👉 buff.ly/F1FCJ2i
March 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Thanks @stevepeers.bsky.social for publishing this on eulawanalysis.blogspot.com!
The duty of candour by an EU Agency!
February 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🚨 Dozens of UN human rights experts express alarm at the United States’ escalating attacks on the international architecture of human rights, the rule of law, multilateralism, the principles of sovereign equality and self-determination & vital international agreements. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home and abroad: UN experts
GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international leve...
www.ohchr.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Quite an understatement.
“It demonstrates a significant shift.”

Former Secretary General of Nato Jens Stoltenberg responds to the United States’ decision to vote with Russia, North Korea and Belarus against a resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraws from Ukraine.

#Newsnight
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy to be here! Following and posting mostly about human rights related stuff, in a wide sense.
January 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM