Ronit Matar
@ronitmatar.bsky.social
Lecturer in Human Rights Law, Queen Mary University London | Intersectional Feminist Queer and Critical Approached to Law | Previously University of Essex School of Law PhD | she/her
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On Tuesday, the Israeli military invaded Birzeit University, attacking students with live ammunition.
Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people.
We have written to Yvette Cooper urging the British government to take action.
Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people.
We have written to Yvette Cooper urging the British government to take action.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
On Tuesday, the Israeli military invaded Birzeit University, attacking students with live ammunition.
Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people.
We have written to Yvette Cooper urging the British government to take action.
Israel's scholasticide is a core part of its attempt to obliterate the collective life of the Palestinian people.
We have written to Yvette Cooper urging the British government to take action.
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One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
THERE IS VIDEO
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
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**LAUNCH OF THE NEW CENTRE FOR THE CRITIQUE OF LAW AND SOCIETY**
Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic.
Full program and registration here:
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic.
Full program and registration here:
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
December 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
**LAUNCH OF THE NEW CENTRE FOR THE CRITIQUE OF LAW AND SOCIETY**
Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic.
Full program and registration here:
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
Join us to celebrate our new research centre (CCLAS) and hear from thinkers in law and the humanities, examining both (legal) critique and the Critic.
Full program and registration here:
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
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Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration | by Andrew Forde and Alice Donald
Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration
It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...
www.ejiltalk.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration | by Andrew Forde and Alice Donald
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In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
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“The hero of Bondi Beach shot twice in his attempt to disarm one of the killers has been revealed. Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, was named by family as the man who wrestled one of the gunmen to the ground before aiming it back at the attacker forcing him to retreat.”
An absolute legend of a human.
An absolute legend of a human.
Bondi Beach hero revealed as Muslim fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed
'We do hope he will be fine. He’s a hero 100 percent.'
metro.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“The hero of Bondi Beach shot twice in his attempt to disarm one of the killers has been revealed. Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, was named by family as the man who wrestled one of the gunmen to the ground before aiming it back at the attacker forcing him to retreat.”
An absolute legend of a human.
An absolute legend of a human.
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What are the main points to emerge from the Sandie Peggie hearing? A brief expert blog from a specialist KC... goodlaw.social/5o6l
Sandie Peggie: Tribunal rules that employers do not have to exclude trans people | Good Law Project
One of the first cases that follows the Supreme Court’s decision on the definition of sex under the Equality Act has found that the court didn’t decide which changing room a trans person should use.
goodlaw.social
December 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What are the main points to emerge from the Sandie Peggie hearing? A brief expert blog from a specialist KC... goodlaw.social/5o6l
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You'd never know it from these headlines that she lost all her claims on the actual substance of the case, claiming that trans people must be banned from bathrooms.
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
You'd never know it from these headlines that she lost all her claims on the actual substance of the case, claiming that trans people must be banned from bathrooms.
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PODCAST: Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
PODCAST: Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
www.972mag.com/podcast-unco...
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One of our branch co-presidents, Jordan Osserman, talking on BBC Essex this morning about the devastating cuts to our University, and what needs to be done about them. Please share.
We had yet more shocking news this morning - stay tuned.
We had yet more shocking news this morning - stay tuned.
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of our branch co-presidents, Jordan Osserman, talking on BBC Essex this morning about the devastating cuts to our University, and what needs to be done about them. Please share.
We had yet more shocking news this morning - stay tuned.
We had yet more shocking news this morning - stay tuned.
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THE STATE OF CRITIQUE
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
THE STATE OF CRITIQUE
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new Centre for the Critique of Law and Society (formerly Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context)
tinyurl.com/stateofcritique
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1/ Thread: Why did states, like the U.S., that materially supported Israel’s genocide simultaneously impose targeted sanctions on ‘extremist settlers’ in the West Bank? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sanctioning Settlers and Settlers’ Sanctions: Financial Warfare and Economic Peace in Occupied Palestine
This article examines the Biden Administration’s 2024 sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, which were justified on the grounds that ‘extremist settler violence’ threatened peace and stab...
www.tandfonline.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
1/ Thread: Why did states, like the U.S., that materially supported Israel’s genocide simultaneously impose targeted sanctions on ‘extremist settlers’ in the West Bank? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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None of these tests have diagnostic significance, and their scientific validity has long been discarded. All they do is cause distress and give gatekeepers something to back arbitrary decisions.
I wondered what was a "good" level of distress: which body parts was I expected to hate? How much?
I wondered what was a "good" level of distress: which body parts was I expected to hate? How much?
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
None of these tests have diagnostic significance, and their scientific validity has long been discarded. All they do is cause distress and give gatekeepers something to back arbitrary decisions.
I wondered what was a "good" level of distress: which body parts was I expected to hate? How much?
I wondered what was a "good" level of distress: which body parts was I expected to hate? How much?
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Fully funded PhD position in Law and the Nonhuman to work with me at @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
While this doesn't cover international fees, candidates can apply for separate funding to make up the difference. See: www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/post...
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
While this doesn't cover international fees, candidates can apply for separate funding to make up the difference. See: www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/post...
Search for Postgraduate Scholarships and Other Funding
Search scholarships and funding for postgraduate study at Newcastle University. Find financial support tailored to your course and eligibility.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Fully funded PhD position in Law and the Nonhuman to work with me at @lawresearch-ncluk.bsky.social
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
While this doesn't cover international fees, candidates can apply for separate funding to make up the difference. See: www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/post...
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
While this doesn't cover international fees, candidates can apply for separate funding to make up the difference. See: www.ncl.ac.uk/mediav8/post...
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This new study invites us to challenge #youthwashing wherever it hides: in business, politics, or human rights work.
Read it here 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#YouthPower #ChildRights #academicbsky
[image sources: Wikimedia Commons / Ideogram / ChatGPT]
15/15
Read it here 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#YouthPower #ChildRights #academicbsky
[image sources: Wikimedia Commons / Ideogram / ChatGPT]
15/15
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This new study invites us to challenge #youthwashing wherever it hides: in business, politics, or human rights work.
Read it here 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#YouthPower #ChildRights #academicbsky
[image sources: Wikimedia Commons / Ideogram / ChatGPT]
15/15
Read it here 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#YouthPower #ChildRights #academicbsky
[image sources: Wikimedia Commons / Ideogram / ChatGPT]
15/15
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📣SAVE THE DATE 📣
📆 29-30 gennaio 2026
📍Dipartimento di Scienze Umane - Università di Verona
Deadline: 31 ottobre 2025
La CfP è aperta al mondo dell’accademia, dell’attivismo e delle istituzioni, con l’obiettivo di stimolare un dialogo intersettoriale.
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📆 29-30 gennaio 2026
📍Dipartimento di Scienze Umane - Università di Verona
Deadline: 31 ottobre 2025
La CfP è aperta al mondo dell’accademia, dell’attivismo e delle istituzioni, con l’obiettivo di stimolare un dialogo intersettoriale.
sites.dsu.univr.it/politesse/wp...
October 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📣SAVE THE DATE 📣
📆 29-30 gennaio 2026
📍Dipartimento di Scienze Umane - Università di Verona
Deadline: 31 ottobre 2025
La CfP è aperta al mondo dell’accademia, dell’attivismo e delle istituzioni, con l’obiettivo di stimolare un dialogo intersettoriale.
sites.dsu.univr.it/politesse/wp...
📆 29-30 gennaio 2026
📍Dipartimento di Scienze Umane - Università di Verona
Deadline: 31 ottobre 2025
La CfP è aperta al mondo dell’accademia, dell’attivismo e delle istituzioni, con l’obiettivo di stimolare un dialogo intersettoriale.
sites.dsu.univr.it/politesse/wp...
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We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T
October 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T
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ANNOUNCEMENT
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.
October 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.
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Rima Hassan of the Global Sumud Flotilla speaks to +972 Magazine about the flotilla’s goals, the legality of its mission, and the resolve of those on board.
#Gaza #flotillaglobalsumud #Israel #Palestine
#Gaza #flotillaglobalsumud #Israel #Palestine
October 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Rima Hassan of the Global Sumud Flotilla speaks to +972 Magazine about the flotilla’s goals, the legality of its mission, and the resolve of those on board.
#Gaza #flotillaglobalsumud #Israel #Palestine
#Gaza #flotillaglobalsumud #Israel #Palestine
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Only one in four Palestinians captured by Israeli forces in Gaza were identified by the army as militants, with civilians making up the vast majority of “unlawful combatants” detained in Israeli prisons since October 7, joint investigation reveals www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
Israeli intelligence data: Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees
A classified Israeli army database indicates that the vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Gaza are civilians.
www.972mag.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Only one in four Palestinians captured by Israeli forces in Gaza were identified by the army as militants, with civilians making up the vast majority of “unlawful combatants” detained in Israeli prisons since October 7, joint investigation reveals www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
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After the airstrike on Nasser Hospital, our plea is ever more urgent: Palestinian reporters need international protection now, or Gaza's voice will be silenced.
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/maryam-abu-d...
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/maryam-abu-d...
Maryam was my friend. Israel killed her and four other journalists
After the airstrike on Nasser Hospital, our plea is ever more urgent: Palestinian reporters need international protection now, or Gaza's voice will be silenced.
www.972mag.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After the airstrike on Nasser Hospital, our plea is ever more urgent: Palestinian reporters need international protection now, or Gaza's voice will be silenced.
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/maryam-abu-d...
By Ruwaida Amer
www.972mag.com/maryam-abu-d...
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"Every life - an entire world”: UK-Based Israelis staged Protest Outside Foreign Office in London yesterday to demand sanctions
*Mi-neged activists raise 98 hand-made globes, one for every person Israel killed in Gaza in 24 hours*
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*Mi-neged activists raise 98 hand-made globes, one for every person Israel killed in Gaza in 24 hours*
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August 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Every life - an entire world”: UK-Based Israelis staged Protest Outside Foreign Office in London yesterday to demand sanctions
*Mi-neged activists raise 98 hand-made globes, one for every person Israel killed in Gaza in 24 hours*
1/
*Mi-neged activists raise 98 hand-made globes, one for every person Israel killed in Gaza in 24 hours*
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Today, we remember Sarah Hegazi, raising the pride flag in a concert in 2017 in Egypt. That moment that cost her everything. Sarah left us 5 years ago. Her last words were: “… To the world, you have been extremely cruel, but I forgive”.
June 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today, we remember Sarah Hegazi, raising the pride flag in a concert in 2017 in Egypt. That moment that cost her everything. Sarah left us 5 years ago. Her last words were: “… To the world, you have been extremely cruel, but I forgive”.