by Marjorie Cohn | Dec 5, 2025 | Boat Strikes, command responsibility, crime against humanity, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, double tap, Drug War, ICC, International Criminal Court, Op-Ed, Pete Hegseth, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, Venezuela, war on drugs
Public outrage is mounting over the Trump administration’s September 2 “double tap” strike, in which the U.S. military bombed a small boat for a second time to kill the survivors of a first strike. This particular strike has garnered significant attention due to its clear violation of U.S. and international law because shipwrecked sailors should never be targeted. But it is crucial to note that…
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by Brad Reed | Oct 25, 2025 | Climate Crisis, Displacement, Fossil Fuels, News, Philippines, Polluters, Shell, super typhoon, typhoon
Dozens of survivors of a “super typhoon” that struck the Philippines are suing fossil fuels giant Shell for its role in causing the climate emergency in a landmark lawsuit. As reported by The Guardian, 66 victims of Typhoon Rai, a 2021 storm that killed more than 400 people and left millions more displaced, filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom on Wednesday demanding that Shell provide them…
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