Agreed. SA should take the lead in the anti-#GenderApartheid movement.

Confirmed by the Presidency: South Africa *will* file its memorial at the ICJ next month.

The horrors continue At least 19 Palestinians killed, 60 wounded after Israel strikes crowded tent camp in Gaza theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

.Dr Benjamin Thorne

FINALLY! Nine years after the signing of the ‘peace agreement’, #SouthSudan’s parliament has finally approved creation of the #truth commission and #reparations authority…but it’s still crickets on the #HybridCourt 👀 allafrica.com/stories/202409…

Immigrants with strange customs and beliefs are destroying the whole American way of life. by Elon Musk and Peter Thiel

Read (and consider) Tom’s important piece on the jus ex bello. There is an (overlooked) bridge between the jus ad bellum and the jus post bellum (TJ/post-conflict justice).

🇿🇦 Foreign Minister visiting the US in coming days & will be received by key groups incl. CBC & Senate Foreign Relations Cmte. No signs yet of any appetite to “punish” SA for its #ICJ case against Israel… dirco.gov.za/minister-ronal…

She is basically saying that Palestinians “as they exist right now” do not have right to a full international political existence, in the midst of an annihilation war that radically denies their existence, erasing them as a national group as such, as a people.

Chile files Art 63 declaration of intervention in SA v Israel #ICJGenocideConvention case.

Deep-seated suspicions in the Global South about the ICC’s blind-spot - a perceived bias in favour of Western interests & priorities, may yet be revived. Perceptions - and actions - matter. The people of #Palestine, a state party, deserve better.

There is a need to invest in home-grown approaches to preventing violent extremism. Read the latest #IJR policy brief by Cheryl Hendricks profcherylh and Patrick Hajayandi on ‘Preventing violent extremism in Africa: Exploring new approaches and home-grown solutions’ here⤵️

Israel committed to flood Gaza with aid: this has not materialised. This is unacceptable. United Nations’s successful polio vaccine campaign shows aid can be delivered safely where there is political will. The UK will keep supporting UNRWA and aid agencies helping those on the ground.

A great discussion of the CIJ_ICJ AO on Palestine with (for once) Palestinian voices: Ardi Imseis, Nimer Sultany and Diana Buttu, expertly hosted by Nehal Bhuta. Listen in!

The UN General Assembly resolution welcoming the ICJ's advisory opinion, demanding Israel's compliance, and calling on all States to cooperate in its implementation is adopted. 124 in favor 14 against 43 abstain Applause.

The Palestinian people have a right to self-determination. This is affirmed by both the International Court of Justice and the UN General Assembly .Zane Dangor ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula DIRCO South Africa

The U.S. government looks utterly hypocritical to welcome International Criminal Court charges against Putin but to oppose International Criminal Court charges against Netanyahu. Both are directing war crimes. Both should face prosecution. foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/18/bid…

Will we get Emily in #Dortmund in Season 24?

Celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for our freedom: #HeritageMonth is a reminder of the many voices that make up our South African story. At #IJR, we stand for a future where #justice, #peace, and reconciliation heal the divides of our