On the occasion of the IBA Annual Conference #IBAToronto, the IBA Human Rights Law Committee will host a screening of The Veto, a documentary produced by Tim Slade about the use of veto power within the United Nations Security Council. WHEN: Wednesday 5 November 2025, 1900-2205 EST WHERE: Cody Hall, St Paul’s Bloor Church, 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1C8 Read more and register your attendance: https://www.ibanet.org/conference-details/CONF2795 Speakers include: Dr Mark Ellis, Federica D'Alessandra, Professor Jonathan Hafetz, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Professor Heidi Matthews, Steven Rapp, Professor Jennifer Trahan, Allan Rock, John Balouziyeh and Shirley Magniez-Pouget. To interview the documentary’s director, Tim Slade, please send an email to IBApressoffice@int-bar.org (fb)

Comment and analysis - Israel-Gaza: A fragile ceasefire leaves region wary of what might come next The US-brokered ceasefire brought a moment of relief. But, with Israel launching attacks and annexing land, Hamas refusing to disarm, and a $70bn reconstruction plan stalled, the agreement promising a new chapter for the Middle East could be on the verge of collapse. Nearly three weeks after President Donald Trump’s high-profile Middle East visit and the ceasefire it produced, the region’s fragile calm is already fraying. What the White House once hailed as a 'historic victory' is cracking under renewed Israeli strikes, unanswered questions and a stalled reconstruction effort. (fb)