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VIDEO: ICC Prosecutor Khan on application for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine

VIDEO: ICC Prosecutor Khan on application for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine

Video and text of statement. “Today’s applications are the outcome of an independent and impartial investigation by my Office. Guided by our obligation to investigate incriminating and exonerating evidence equally, my Office has worked painstakingly to separate claims from facts and to soberly present conclusions based on evidence to the Pre-Trial Chamber.”

South Africa submits an urgent request for the indication of additional provisional measures in its ICJ genocide case

South Africa submits an urgent request for the indication of additional provisional measures in its ICJ genocide case

THE HAGUE, 10 May 2024. South Africa today filed an urgent request with the Court for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of provisional measures previously prescribed by the Court in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).

State Department Arabic language spokesperson Hala Rharrit resigns

State Department Arabic language spokesperson Hala Rharrit resigns

“We are not authorized to send military equipment, weapons to countries that commit human rights abuses. ICJ has determined plausible genocide, yet we are still sending billions upon billions of not just defensive weaponry, but offensive weaponry. It is tantamount to a violation of domestic law. Many diplomats know it. Many diplomats are scared to say it.”