Forty states convened today in The Hague for the Meeting on Accountability and the Enforcement of International Law in Palestine, co-chaired by the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Colombia. This represents the largest gathering yet of states participating in a meeting convened by The Hague Group, since its founding in January 2025.
… In the face of continued absence of accountability for Israel’s unlawful actions, participants reaffirmed their commitment to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law through appropriate, fair and independent investigations and prosecutions. In light of these urgent concerns, the leaders presented concrete measures, drawn from third-party state legal obligations as determined by the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion of July 2024 and the United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/24 of September 2024, to be further developed and formally tabled at an upcoming ministerial meeting, due to be announced shortly, including:
I. Ensure Accountability: No Safe Haven for Perpetrators of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and the Crime of Aggression Implement a disclosure requirement regarding service in the Israeli military subjecting travelers with Israeli travel documents or arriving from an origin of Tel Aviv airport to potential secondary screening at ports of entry under domestic war-crimes inadmissibility rules, and/or adjusted visa policies, as applicable; in compliance with the obligation to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law through robust, impartial and independent investigations and prosecutions at national or international levels, and ensure justice for all victims and the prevention of future crimes.
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