- The undersigned human rights organisations condemn Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the persistent failure of the international community to hold perpetrators accountable.
- For three years, mass killing, starvation and the systematic destruction of Palestinian life have unfolded in plain sight, with no meaningful consequences for those responsible. While international accountability mechanisms and a number of states have taken steps to uphold international law and pursue accountability, these efforts have been undermined by the inaction, obstruction and complicity of others, notably those states that have continued to supply arms, provide political cover or shield Israel from consequences. The result is a near-total lack of accountability. Israel’s genocide in Gaza is the most extreme expression of a system built over decades which rests on an unlawful occupation, apartheid, the denial of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, illegal settlement expansion and a regime of systemic discrimination.
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