Janet H Anderson

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Janet H Anderson

@janethanderson.bsky.social

Journalist, podcaster, campaigns/advocacy consultant. Atrocity crimes, human rights, conflict.
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Do you want to meet the Asymmetrical Haircuts team? Join us in The Hague for a live podcast recording on June 3rd. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/125-years-... It’s 125 years since The Hague became the city of peace and justice. Are the institutions we’ve created still fit for purpose?
125 Years of Peace and Justice: A Live Dialogue on International Lawwww.eventbrite.co.uk Join us for a live discussion on how international law has shaped peace and justice over the past 125 years!
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2 opps: Join us next month for a live podcast recording in The Hague — link below! And we are planning our first ever ‘questions?’ podcast where you can ask us anything (how reporting on justice works behind the scenes?) — contact us via DM or website. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/125-years-...
125 Years of Peace and Justice: A Live Dialogue on International Lawwww.eventbrite.co.uk Join us for a live discussion on how international law has shaped peace and justice over the past 125 years!
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Mazen Darwish dreams of Damascus being the centre for #Syria transitional justice processes – but how do you keep victims’ files on the table while the crime scene remains inaccessible? Universal jurisdiction cases in Europe are the current solution. New episode out Friday.
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The ICC is getting a lot of flak for moving slowly on Israel-Palestine compared to Ukraine. Is it working at two speeds and what do we know about what is happening behind the scenes? New episode out tomorrow❕ With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social & Mark Kersten
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How do you hand out reparations to 50,000 people? That’s the difficult task ahead of the ICC's Trust Fund for Victims, for those brutalized by Uganda’s notorious militia leader Dominic Ongwen. Epsiode out tomorrow. With @svdberg.bsky.social & @janethanderson.bsky.social
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Social media + atrocities: #IIMM found 43 Facebook accounts linked to the #Myanmar military – all posted hate speech against #Rohingya during attacks in 2017. Our interview with Nick Koumjian drops tomorrow. With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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OUT NOW With #IIIM Catherine Marchi-Uhel head, we take a look inside the Mechanism - how its data is collected and stored + how it uses its information + its attention on historically overlooked victims and survivors of intl crimes in #Syria Listen here👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Are we any closer to getting a Special Tribunal on #aggression for #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine? We get behind the scenes in the nitty-gritty of the negotiations between states, with #Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice. Listen now.  www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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The #UN Secretary General has just announced Robert Petit as the new Head of the #IIIM, investigating serious crimes in #Syria. We spoke to Robert back in 2021. Listen here: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/the...
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The ICJ - top UN court - has a record number of Advisory Opinions pending before it. But why so many and do they matter? @mollyquell.bsky.social decided to find out for us. Tune in tomorrow! With @janethanderson.bsky.social, @svdberg.bsky.social & @mollyquell.bsky.social.
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10 years ago ISIS devastated the Yazidi community of northern Iraq. What kind of accountability has been achieved for the thousands of dead and enslaved? Tune in tomrrow when we discuss this with Natia Nazrouzov from Yazda. With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social.
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Out now! Ten years on from the Yazidi genocide by IS fighters, we discuss what kind of accountability has been achieved for the thousands of dead and enslaved. Listen now. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social
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Is het Internationaal Gerechtshof het nieuwe ‘kernwapen’ van kleine landen? @janethanderson.bsky.social en wat we kunnen verwachten van het Hof in Oekraïne en Gaza. www.justiceinfo.net/en/129172-is...
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How do women working in international law overcome the barriers to career success? This International Womens Day we explore some challenges to career-building - like being recognised as an expert (& to be clear, #notallmen). With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social.
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On this #InternationalWomensDay2024 we take a look at the careers of women in the field of international law. What are the barriers and how can they be overcome? Listen now.  www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social
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Out tomorrow! What’s holding up a decision on a Special Tribunal for Ukraine on Russian aggression? Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice says there should be space for all international justice institutions old and new. With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social
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My first academic article in French published: together with @janethanderson.bsky.social I wrote about the Nuremberg Trials after the Second World War, the influence of the media, and their relevance for today's international courts: www.dalloz-revues.fr/revues/RSC-3...
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Out now! At the #Patreon War Criminals #BookClub, we read #ICC-based thriller Blood In The Sand Of Justice by Dire Tladi. A "page-turner" with good insights into the Court but also racy descriptions of dragon tattoos & far too much flying. Check it out 👇 patreon.com/Asymmetrical...
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israel appoints aharon barak to sit on the ICJ as its ad hoc judge. barak, a former president of the israeli supreme court, is a *major* figure in israeli jurisprudence & well-respected globally. suggests israeli foreign & justice ministries see the stakes. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel appoints ex-top court President Aharon Barak to judicial panel in ICJ genocide casewww.haaretz.com ***
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Season’s greetings from all of us at Asymmetrical Haircuts. However you spend today, do it with us! Janet and Stef look back at some of the highlights from 2023. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus... With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social
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Coming Monday. Human rights abusers working under the brutal regime of Jammeh in The Gambia are finally being prosecuted in courts around the world. But is justice being seen to be done back home? We chat with journalist covering the cases. With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social
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Out now! The annual Assembly of States Parties begins today. It comes on the back of the ICC prosecutor’s headline making visit to Israel & Palestine. Tune in to know what you need to watch out for. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus... With @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social