ISTANBUL (AA) – Norway will seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about Israel’s recent legislative measures against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Norway’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik has initiated consultations at the UN to draft a resolution urging the UN Gen...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish president has criticized the lack of response from Muslim countries in addressing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while accusing Western nations of providing full support to Israel. “A handful of Western countries have provided all kinds of support to Israel, while the failure of Muslim countries to respond adequately...
LONDON (AA) – A group of academics, intellectuals, human rights advocates, and representatives from the media and civil society organizations gathered in London last week to launch the symbolic “Gaza Tribunal,” an independent initiative serving as a “court of humanity and conscience.” Led by Richard Falk, a distinguishe...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – A South African activist lambasted Germany’s ambassador at a conference because of Berlin’s support for Israel. Zackie Achmat criticized Andreas Peschke who was included as a panelist at the 6th International Social Justice Conference at Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Social Justice. “Sir, have you no shame. You...
LONDON (AA) – A UN commission has said international law obligates the UN’s member states to end Israel’s unlawful presence in Palestinian territories. In a legal position paper, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, said that it found the advisory op...
ANKARA (AA) – Chile has officially filed a declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip. Chile’s intervention, submitted under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, asserts its interest in the ...
LONDON (AA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in an advisory opinion in July that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful and must end as soon as possible and that third countries must do nothing to aid or assist that occupation. Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Civil Defense Agency said. The fatalities were reported in Israeli attacks targeting two homes in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the agency said. Several people were [&he...
United Nations, United States – AFP A leading South African judge has said that “hardly anything” will deter Israel’s Gaza offensive, but Pretoria’s case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) remains vital to highlight the dire situation. South Africa’s case brought in December 2023 alleges ...
A UN expert has expressed grave concern over reports of widespread torture in Syria, despite a direct order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ). UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards says Syria has not shown any signs of addressing the issue more than six months after the ICJ’s directive. The court had […]...