For the First Time, FIFA and UEFA Leaders Have Been Referred to the ICC for War Crimes. Palestinian Footballers Did It.

A coalition of Palestinian footballers, clubs, and advocacy groups filed a 120-page complaint at the International Criminal Court on February 16 accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity — specifically apartheid and the transfer of civilians into occupied territory — by allowing Israeli settlement clubs to compete in official football leagues.

A Senior International Law Expert Says Gaza’s Actual Death Toll May Exceed 200,000

The head of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law says Gaza’s population has declined by more than 10% since October 2023 — an indicator that implies a death toll potentially exceeding 200,000, far beyond the 72,000 bodies recovered and confirmed.

UN Rapporteur Albanese: Israel Has No Legal Authority to Bar Aid Workers from Gaza. The Occupation Is Illegal.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese stated that Israel has no legal authority to bar humanitarian workers from Gaza — because the occupation itself is illegal under the ICJ’s 2024 ruling, and with it the authority Israel claims to expel the 37 aid organizations now facing a March 1 ban.

Israel’s Knesset Votes to Cut Water and Electricity to UNRWA. The ICJ Says That Violates International Law.

Israel’s Knesset has passed a law cutting water and electricity to UNRWA facilities, effective immediately — a move the ICJ says violates Israel’s obligations as a UN member state, and which UNRWA’s chief called a direct affront to its UN mandate.

Belgium Joins South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel at the ICJ

Belgium has filed a formal declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ, joining more than a dozen countries including Colombia, Spain, Chile, and Ireland in supporting the court’s examination of Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

United Voices Condemns House Passage of Bill Shielding Israeli War Criminals, Calls on Senate to Reject H.R. 23

On January 9, 2025, in Human Rights, News & Views, Palestine, Palestine, Press Release, Save Gaza, by admin

Washington, D.C. – [1/9/2025] – United Voices strongly condemns the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 23, the so-called “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” a blatant attempt to obstruct justice and shield Israeli leaders from accountability for war crimes and genocide in Gaza. The bill, introduced by Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL) and Chip Roy (R-TX), […]

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