The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ruled that Israel, as an occupying power, has obligations under international human rights law “to respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights […]
Israel and Hamas have signed a ceasefire agreement that was supposed to come into effect at noon local time on October 10 following the Israeli government’s ratification of the deal, but Israeli […]
A two-day independent tribunal, just held in London, gathered harrowing information that included testimonies about the massacres and destruction in Gaza and evidence of the UK government’s duplicity and deception, and its […]
Two Israeli human rights organisations – B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) – state in newly published reports that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. B’Tselem, also known as the […]
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, entitled ‘From economy of occupation to economy of genocide’, has received resounding support from UN Human Rights Council member states. The […]
Over five days in The Hague judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) heard submissions by representatives of 39 states, the United Nations, and three other international organisations about Israel’s obligations […]
On the first of five days of hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, made an impassioned presentation. […]
This article has been updated. The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant has been hailed […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague yesterday (Friday) issued an advisory opinion stating that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful and should be brought to […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has told Israel to immediately halt its military assault on Rafah and has described the humanitarian situation in Rafah as disastrous. Reading out […]
Israel yesterday (Friday) denied that it was committing genocide in Gaza and urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to reject South Africa’s request for the indication of additional […]
South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to explicitly order Israel to cease its military activities throughout Gaza. Yesterday (Thursday) South Africa presented its oral arguments […]
South Africa has submitted an urgent new request about Palestine to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague and Libya has filed a declaration of intervention in South Africa’s case against Israel. In its […]
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague have rejected a request from Nicaragua for provisional measures over Germany’s military exports to Israel. It was a majority ruling, with […]
Germany has denied Nicaragua’s allegation that it has violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. At the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in […]
Lawyers for Nicaragua yesterday (Monday) presented oral arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague supporting their allegation that Germany has violated its obligations under the Convention on the […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ordered Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza. In its new order, issued in response to a request from South Africa, […]
The hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague about Israel’s occupation of Palestine have concluded after six days of oral submissions. The State of Palestine, 49 member states […]
Twelve more countries made submissions on the fifth of six days of hearings about Israel’s occupation of Palestine. The hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague are in response to […]
Twelve more countries have made submissions on the fourth of six days of hearings about Israel’s occupation of Palestine. The hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague are in response […]
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