MEDIA RELEASE: #ICC ruling on #Palestine paves way for investigation of international crimes, #Australia’s position rejected #auspol #auslaw acij.org.au/media-release-… via @theACIJ 1/7
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC has ruled that the ICC has jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes committed in the territory of Palestine. The majority ruling paves the way for an investigation into crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory since 2015. 2/7
.@rawanarraf, director of @theACIJ said: “This is a major breakthrough and a huge advance for those all around the world fighting to end impunity for serious international crimes.” 3/7
“Australia’s position has been rejected by the majority of the Court. It is Australia who played politics and lost. We hope Australia will now support the right of all victims to access justice equally, and end selective support for justice and accountability.” 4/7 @rawanarraf
“Today’s decision is the result of decades long struggle led by Palestinian human rights defenders, victims’ communities and civil society organisations" 5/7 @rawanarraf
"against a backdrop of daily violence and an aggressive amount of political pressure and lobbying, in attempts to bury an investigation and grant impunity to perpetrators of atrocity crimes.” 6/7 @rawanarraf
“Once again, an international court has affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The Court has recognised that serious harms the Palestinians have endured and continue to endure, cannot be ignored.” 7/7 @rawanarraf
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