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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Jan 16

Apparently it fell in Woolloongabba in 1888 and I remember another one saying it fell in the city 🤷‍♀️

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SNOW IN QUEENSLAND. - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 8 Aug 1882

The fall of snow which occurred in the last week of July extended into Queensland. The Brisbane Courier says:—"The reported fall of snow in Brisbane has ...

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · Jan 16

Emma Hutchison’s work on emotions and international relations defined and informed a generation of scholarship. We have put together a special collection honoring the legacy of Emma's work, including her RIS article and 8 others which have built on it.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Jan 16

I don’t know - it snowed a few times in Brisbane in the 19th century. I came across newspaper reports of it when I was working on QLD history a few years ago.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Jan 10

And so it continues… kathmandupost.com/politics/202...

Dahal blames UML, interest groups for stalled peace process

Urges conflict victims to hit the streets to mount pressure.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 30

More political wrangling in Nepal’s transitional justice process.

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Political faces suited to lead transitional justice bodies: Oli

PM roots for candidates who can deal with both domestic actors and international community to lead commissions.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 25

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Recommendation committee can’t award merit in picking transitional justice office bearers, NHRC says

Commission member Manoj Duwadi, who was a member of a former recommendation committee that failed in its duty, argues the panel dominated by the representatives of political parties cannot make a righ...

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 18

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International rights groups express concerns over transitional justice commissions appointment process

Call for transparency, impartiality, and competence in selection process.

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Women in the History of Political Thought @whpt.bsky.social · Dec 5

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com

Call for papers. Women in the History of Political Thought conference. To be held on May 7th-9th in Ghent Belgium. Submit abstracts to womeninhpt@gmail.com by January 24th for consideration.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 16

What this means for the TJ process is unclear at this stage. One thing’s for sure though - it’s another disappointing delay for the victims and survivors who desperately need their right to the truth to be upheld.

Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 16

It seems that after months of promise that Nepal’s transitional justice process might be moving forward, yesterday the committee established to appoint commissioners to the TRC and Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Political Disappearances revealed it had not been able to agree on a new TRC chair.

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Charlotte Cavaille @ccavaille.bsky.social · Dec 16

New book award for folks working on Human Rights, even better if you work on Asia broadly defined (but not required for consideration) royalasiaticsociety.org/news/james-j...

The James J. Busuttil Medal and Prize for Human Rights

All correspondence about the Medal and Prize should be addressed to Dr. Alison Ohta: [email protected]

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 12

Recent efforts to end impunity for human rights violations in Sri Lanka by ITJP - calls for sanctions and universal jurisdiction prosecutions.

Bringing Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations to Task groundviews.org/2024/12/12/b...

Bringing Perpetrators of Gross Human Rights Violations to Task - Groundviews

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), an independent NGO working since 2013 to protect and promote justice and accountability in Sri Lanka, has submitted more than 60 sanctions and visa ...

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Dr Yvette Selim @yvetteselim.bsky.social · Dec 12

Delighted to share our new article. We argue for #fieldwork researchers to embrace the liminal space where researchers & participants renegotiate power & identities. It's #openaccess so feel free to use it in your classes & please share your thoughts! 🔗tinyurl.com/2p8h7zex #GlobalSouth

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Dec 9

"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."

Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from academia by poor workplace climate

The gender gap in faculty attrition worsens after tenure, according to a new study

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 9

So exciting to see this brilliant piece of research by @nadiafarabi.bsky.social out in the world www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Addressing the challenges of heresy in peacebuilding: evidence from the Ahmadiyya and Shia in Indonesia

This paper examines the challenges that accusations of heresy pose for peacebuilding processes. Although heresy is often viewed among the most intractable drivers of conflict, presenting an impenet...

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 9

The shortlist for Nepal’s two transitional justice commissions has been released. Perhaps unsurprisingly, questions are being raised about the appointment process and how well qualified the candidates are. Will be interesting to see who is appointed.

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Nepal’s transitional justice shortlist sparks controversy

28 groups representing conflict victims allege political manipulation in nominations.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 7

Utterly disrespectful.

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Six years to create, two days to dismantle. What happens now Queensland’s Indigenous truth-telling inquiry has been scrapped?

Members stunned as LNP dumps Indigenous truth-telling inquiry on first day of new parliament

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Transitional justice office bearer candidates’ shortlist to be published by tomorrow

Panel received 156 applications from retired judges, officials, legal experts, and rights defenders but only 128 names are on the list.

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Sarah Joseph @profsarahj.bsky.social · Nov 30

So a priority for Qld govt is to trash the treaty process it voted for. And it has treated Josh Creamer, head of the truth inquiry that it’s also shutting down, with astonishing disrespect.

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‘We deserve better’: Indigenous truth-telling head condemns Queensland government as treaty laws face axe

Liberal National party moves to urgently repeal historic legislation, eliminating state’s treaty-making body and truth-telling inquiry

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Elaine Pearson @elainepearson.bsky.social · Nov 29

Australia passes harsh new anti-migration laws. Rather than reinforcing a system that criminalizes & punishes refugees & asylum seekers, Australia should take a rights-respecting approach, end offshore detention & invest in detention alternatives. @hrw @AnnabelHennessy www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...

Australia Passes Harsh New Anti-Migration Laws

On Thursday night, the Australian government passed new laws that expand the country’s offshore detention regime, further evade international obligations, and allow officials to pursue prison terms fo...

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Nov 29

Special mention for the room of art from Nepal, especially the installation by Lavkant Chaudhary, based on a memorial for Tharu indigenous people disappeared during Nepal’s civil war.

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Nov 29

Spectacular night at the opening of the Asia Pacific Triennial at GOMA last night. If you’re in Brisbane, be sure to go along - so many interesting works! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Asia Pacific Triennial 11: an enormous explosion of colour and reassuring optimism

Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, BrisbaneWith more than 500 art works, this year’s APT touches on environmental and political crises, but opts to highlight care, community and the cos...

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Renee Jeffery @reneejeffery.bsky.social · Nov 28

Love this from my former PhD student - not yet on bsky. I couldn’t agree more - reading novels has given me so many insights into people and places I research that I wouldn’t get from interviews alone.

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Literature helped me understand socio-political issues

Bikram Timilsina, an interdisciplinary researcher and former radio host, discusses books and international relations.

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Nov 22

Queensland's Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry has resumed work despite the state government's plan to scrap it, with the chair describing relations as "frosty".

Queensland truth-telling inquiry restarts but says relations with state government are 'frosty'

Queensland's Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry has resumed work despite the state government's plan to scrap it, with the chair describing relations as "frosty".

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