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In their joint submission to the International Criminal Court, @hindrajabfoundation and the Palestine Centre for Human Rights accuse Israeli political and military officials of war crimes and genocide, calling for arrest warrants, the expansion of charges against Netanyahu, and the inclusion of every documented killing of a journalist in the ICC’s Palestine investigation. The unequivocally supports this submission, recognising it as a vital step toward holding perpetrators accountable and defending the essential role of a free press in preventing and exposing mass atrocities.
Press freedom is an essential pillar in genocide prevention. The courageous work of journalists in regions torn apart by conflict and atrocities, often done at great personal risk, enables the international community to understand and to react to human rights abuses when they occur. These journalists act as early warning systems, exposing the signs of escalating violence before it reaches the scale of mass atrocities. Without the protection of journalists, the world is left blind to the early stages of genocide, making it more difficult to intervene in time to prevent further suffering. Attacks on the press that are allowed to continue with impunity undermine the work of peacemakers worldwide. Israel’s assault on Palestinian journalists in Gaza is an assault not only on individual lives, but on the Palestinian community as a whole, on international law, and on press freedom worldwide.
Read the full statement: bit.ly/47w7cgC
#ICC #Genocide #PressFreedom #GazaGenocide
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