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Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Incredibly bloody week of drone attacks in Sudan, most recently in Abyei yesterday, but also West Kordofan, Nyala, and Khartoum.
More than 250 people killed since Friday.
Civilian gatherings, in particular markets, are constant targets.
Our story: reuters.com/world/africa/dro…
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
The camp leaders also said: we can show you the graves.
And we drove with them through a dusty field on the outskirts of the camp to the site where they bury the dead.
Graves like these are the true measure of DOGE and the new US humanitarian model.
/end
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
They brought us to talk to camp residents who had lost friends and neighbors last year, when the US gave even *less* for Sudan than they have this year.
These families gave wrenching accounts about watching people they knew dying as US-funded projects were suspended.
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
What does this mean for the people there? I asked camp leaders in Gozalaslam camp whether the aid cuts since last year had killed people. They nodded vigorously and said “ktir, ktir” (many, many).
Children starved, women with labor complications were unable to get basic care.
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Meanwhile the World Food Programme has had to massively cut back its food deliveries in the world’s largest hunger crisis.
They are struggling to even provide a half-ration to starving people, and are cutting out hundreds of thousands of refugees entirely.
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
I met Sudan’s heroic Emergency Response Rooms - brave community volunteers who have done amazing work throughout the war. They kept aid flowing in RSF-occupied areas even when int’l orgs pulled back.
Until DOGE, that is.
An ERR leader told me: “The USAID cuts broke our backs.”
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: zero-click mercenary spyware hacking via targeted ads.
A normal-looking ad loads. If you're a target, you're infected. No click needed.
To protect yourself, block ads now.
First time it's been confirmed in the wild. We call it #AdFection.
Candiru spyware infections at @AJEnglish. 45+ devices infected.
Same ad pipeline operated by Israeli company Discover-Tech reached NATO, European Parliament, dozens of gov networks & critical infrastructure incl US nuclear giant Westinghouse.
Confiant, which worked with us, found signs ads were displayed at US @DeptofWar, IAEA & ICC.
Investigation ongoing 1/
READ our report by @billmarczak @WolfieChristl, me Astrid Perry, Siena Anstis & Ron Deibert : citizenlab.ca/research/how-d…
Confiant's blog: blog.confiant.com/p/adint-we…
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
My statement today, in my role as President of the American Society of International Law, on the new U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Please read and share.
Statement of ASIL President Oona A. Hathaway Regarding the United States Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
#intlaw
#internationallaw
#ICC
#sanctions
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown
I have such love for @WaffleHouse disaster response, please hire me one day y’all
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career. Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.
This year’s laureate has significantly enlarged the scope and impact of international law. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide.
In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.
Learn more about the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize: bit.ly/4xjOJ03
#NobelPeacePrize #NobelPrize
The committee chose wisely by putting a face to those who work for international rule of law and human rights. Huge congratulations to Navi Pillay and gratitude to the community she represents 🙏
“I don’t believe it until I hear it from you!”
Listen to an exclusive call with our newest peace laureate Navi Pillay.
Pillay couldn't believe that she had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, was happy to confirm that the news was true.
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Oleshky’s children, abducted by Russia. Hear their mothers’ voices and @emile_fondation ’s story on @Morning_Joe , @MSNOWNews (formerly MSNBC).
📺 2 Oct, around 6:20am ET / 12:20pm Amsterdam
FOUND. NOT HOME.
Thank you @NickMcCoolNews for your professionalism and care, and @MariaTCardona for making this possible and the incredible work!
Help us bring them home. Watch and share.🇺🇦🇺🇸
@emile_fondation @NickMcCoolNews @SenBlumenthal @RubenGallego @MariaTCardona @amyklobuchar
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
NEW: Israeli mercenary spyware company Paragon is going public.
Remember their 'ethical' Graphite spyware? That WhatsApp caught targeting journalists & activists in Italy & we forensically confirmed?
Now, Paragon vows global expansion.
I predict trouble.
Public markets demand growth, but the total pool of potential mercenary spyware customers that (a) won't abuse the tool and/or (b) are disciplined enough to never get caught is finite.
Proof: NSO, Candiru, QuaDream, Intellexa... all had exactly this problem. All got burned.
Can Paragon be the exception to the laws of spyware physics? Their whole pitch was that they sold to a very select group of democracies. Well, Italy was a democracy and abuses followed.
Paragon already has a messy abuse scandal... I think something will give. 1/
Story: calcalistech.com/ctechnews/a…
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
As the situation escalates in northern Ethiopia, keep in mind that there is an ongoing conflict in Amhara, that Tigray forces & Ethiopia's military have engaged in sporadic fighting over the past 2 months, and that the ENDF has conducted drone strikes in both Tigray & Amhara.
⚡️Over 83 regime forces killed as regime retaliatory artillery and drone strikes destroy more than 20 homes and kill civilians in Alefa Woreda (📍Central Gonder Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia).
🔵 On September 20th, Fano units under the 16th and 55th Divisions (AFNM-BC) infiltrated Shawra Town, triggering several consecutive hours of fighting. Regime forces initially sustained heavy casualties and abandoned their camps before responding with extensive heavy-weapons bombardment.
🔴 Regime forces used mortars, DShK heavy machine guns, ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns, heavy artillery, and repeated drone strikes against former military positions and civilian neighborhoods, completely destroying more than 20 residential homes and causing significant civilian casualties. The bombardment eventually prompted Fano forces to withdraw from the town.
🔵 During the fighting, more than 83 regime personnel were reportedly killed and 29 critically wounded. Fano forces also seized numerous firearms during the engagement.
🔴 Civilian victims included Setech Anagaw, a woman from Mandela village, and a deacon from Shawra-Maryam Church, who were killed. Another deacon was critically injured, while a woman and her child were severely wounded in the shelling.
#Amhara_War_Updates
I’ll be live with @wnpr at 9am 🕘 ET (in 5 min!) with a great panel to discuss humanitarian aid and human security, tune in
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Ukraine
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
HUGE from @BenBartenstein @k3blu3: Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Donor funding for WFP assistance in Sudan has fallen by half in 2026:
In #Sudan, conflict and climate shocks are driving up hunger while funding drops.
I spoke to @Reuters from Darfur: reuters.com/world/africa/wor…
Caitlin Howarth retweeted
Hundreds of women and girls in Sudan face prison or death sentences on collaboration charges after being trapped under RSF control, rights groups report. Advocates warn state courts are criminalizing basic survival acts, like securing water and teaching local children.
sudantribune.com/article/318…
#Sudan #HumanRights #Khartoum #WomensRights #KeepEyesOnSudan
youtu.be/abecVunTxQA?si=wgoe…