THE HAGUE, 1 March 2024. Nicaragua today filed an Application instituting proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice for alleged violations by Germany of its obligations deriving from the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”), the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, “intransgressible principles of international humanitarian law” and other norms of general international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the Gaza Strip.
ICJ Press Release
Nicaragua’s application to institute proceedings
Nicaragua’s Application, Annexes 1-15
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Nicaragua’s 1 March 2024 application to the ICJ cited Germany’s cutting off funds to UNRWA as part of its evidence. Countries that also cut off funding immediate following the US on also included Canada, UK, Finland, Australia, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Read the FACTIFADA 27 January 2024 article below for background.
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