A reminder: the US (and the UK & Germany) have previously supported the ICC arrest warrant for the leader of a state not party to the Rome Statute of the ICC… #Palestine #Israel

Breaking: Lebanon set to accept Int'l Criminal Court jurisdiction over serious crimes committed in Lebanon since Oct 7, a 'landmark step [to] create pathway for victims of war crimes—including those committed by Israeli forces—to obtain justice.' Preparators put on notice. Human Rights Watch reacts.

Anyone who has been fighting in the Israeli army in Gaza risks being questioned given levels of evidence of war crimes

This is a historic step toward securing accountability for war crimes in the country. The Foreign Affairs Minister should swiftly file a declaration accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction and create a pathway for war crimes victims, like Issam Abdallah and his family, to obtain justice

The International Criminal Court already has jurisdiction over any war crimes committed in Gaza (and the West Bank(. Now Lebanon says it will confer jurisdiction for crimes committed on its territory since October 7. hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

.Human Rights Watch: Pro-Palestine protests spread across US colleges, w/ harsh crackdowns at Columbia University UT Austin Emory University etc. Mass suspensions, evictions from housing, & arrests of students, faculty, journalists.

Respect the right to peacefully protest! hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

25 NGOs to USG: 'Passage of the supplemental bill further risks US complicity in grave int'l crimes committed by Israel. We urge the USG & Congress to uphold US law & policy & int'l law by withholding transfer of additional lethal military aid to Israel.' hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Pro-Palestine university campus protests have spread across the US and have been with harsh crackdowns ⁦Columbia University⁩ ⁦Barnard College⁩ ⁦Emory University⁩ ⁦UT Austin⁩

US universities should respect the right to protect ⁦Human Rights Watch⁩ hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

US universities like Columbia University are cracking down on Palestine protests—mass suspensions, evictions from campus housing & arrests of students, faculty, legal observers & journalists. College should engage students & not quash peaceful protest. New from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Acceptance of the court’s jurisdiction through a declaration is distinct from ratifying the ICC’s founding treaty to become a formal member of the court. But filing a declaration would give the court’s prosecutor a mandate to investigate serious crimes committed in Lebanon

🚨 New from Human Rights Watch: US universities should respect the right to protest, end their crackdown on peaceful pro-Palestinian protests.

This includes Columbia University Barnard College UT Austin Emory University etc.

👉 hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

As protests spread to campuses across the U.S. university administrations should be careful not to mislabel criticism of Israeli government policies or advocacy for Palestinian rights as inherently antisemitic or to quash peaceful protest hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

In a historic step towards justice for victims of war crimes, the Lebanese gov’t has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a declaration providing the ICC with jurisdiction to investigate war crimes committed on Lebanese territory since Oct 7

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US universities like Columbia University are cracking down on Palestine protests—mass suspensions, evictions from campus housing & arrests of students, faculty, legal observers & journalists. College should engage students & not quash peaceful protest. New from Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Holding hostages is a war crime. Civilians should never be treated as bargaining chips. Hamas and Islamic Jihad should immediately, and safely, release all civilian hostages. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

#Israel / #Gaza : UN experts demand safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, whose ships departing #Türkiye will be carrying 5500 tonnes of humanitarian aid & hundreds of international humanitarian observers to the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Israeli forces have detained an unknown number of Palestinian children from Gaza and refused to release any information about them, indicating these are enforced disappearances. ow.ly/s1rv50Rpg4X