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📣 Full statement by @alhaq_org, @pchrgaza and @AlMezanCenter 🔴 We condemn US sanctions and call for global solidarity to end the #GazaGenocide and the oppression of Palestinians alhaq.org/advocacy/26662… #LoudAgainstGenocide #EndImpunity

This is extremely painful news on so many levels #ICC #Sanctions #Solidarity ✊ ⚠️ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions…

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks and other practices of annihilation, prove beyond a doubt that Israel’s target is the entire population of Gaza. Entire cities razed to the ground; medical, educational, religious and cultural infrastructure systematically destroyed; 2 million Palestinians forcibly displaced with the aim of expelling them from Gaza; and, of course, mass starvation and killing - all this amounts to an explicit attempt to destroy the population of Gaza and impose living conditions so catastrophic that Palestinian society cannot continue to exist there. That is the exact definition of genocide. The report we are releasing today is a warning: The ideology driving the Israeli regime is not confined to Gaza. The same regime, the same army, the same leaders and the same commanders are implementing extremely violent practices against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and within Israel. We are already witnessing the spillover of practices Israel is using in Gaza to other areas - on a different scale, but guided by the same logic. In the West Bank, this is taking the form of airstrikes, demolition of refugee camps, mass evictions, and the deliberate destruction of Palestinian economy and society. No Palestinian who lives under the genocidal Israeli regime is safe. There is no justification for genocide – not “self-defense”, not “security”, and not the heinous acts committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which triggered profound existential fear among Israelis. The international community has not only failed in its duty to stop the atrocities, but the leaders of the Western world, particularly the United States and Europe, also share responsibility by providing support that enables Israel’s acts of destruction. It is the duty of the international community to stop the genocide Israel is carrying out in Gaza. On social media, we are seeing footage of people buried under bombed-out buildings, displaced persons’ camps on fire, children starving, people desperate for water, and hospitals left unable to treat the injured and the sick. As a human rights organization it is our duty and responsibility to say the truth: Genocide is happening, right here and right now. This is our genocide, and we need to stop it. Read the full report, “Our Genocide” >> btselem.org/publications/2…

⚠️Today @FranceskAlbs is being sanctioned for advocating for the @IntlCrimCourt Prosecutor's investigation of atrocity crimes. ❌Welcome to dystopia, where UN human rights experts are vilified for exposing the world's most serious crimes and seeking accountability and justice.

Aujourd'hui, la Cour d’assises de Paris a condamné Majdi Nema (alias Islam Alloush) à dix ans de réclusion criminelle. L’ancien porte-parole et haut responsable du groupe armé syrien Jaysh al-Islam a été reconnu coupable de complicité d’enrôlement forcé de mineurs âgés de 15 à 18 ans, des faits constitutifs de crimes de guerre. La Cour l’a également condamné pour sa participation à un groupement formé en vue de la préparation de crimes de guerre, notamment pour atteintes volontaires à l’intégrité physique ou psychique, enlèvements et séquestrations ainsi que traitements humiliants et dégradants. @SyrianCenter, @fidh_fr et @LDH_Fr se tiennent aux côtés de toutes les victimes syriennes, quelle que soit leur identité ou celle de l’auteur du crime. Ce verdict s’inscrit dans le long combat contre l’#impunité mené par la FIDH et ses organisations membres en Syrie.

Today, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced Majdi Nema (also known as Islam Alloush) to ten years of imprisonment. The former spokesperson and high official of the #Syrian armed group Jaysh al-Islam was found guilty of complicity in the forced enlistment of minors aged 15 to 18, acts constituting war crimes. The Court also convicted him for participating in a group formed to prepare war crimes, including willful killings, willfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, abductions and unlawful detentions, as well as humiliating and degrading treatment. @SyrianCenter, @fidh_en and @LDH_Fr stand alongside Syrian victims, regardless of their identity or that of the perpetrator. This verdict marks a significant step in the long fight against #impunity led by @fidh_en and its member organisations.

Israel breaks ceasefire in Gaza, killing hundreds. #Israel’s latest attack on #Gaza killed more than 400 Palestinians, adding to the toll of over 48,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023 as well as escalating the violence. With the support of Western states, Israel continues its war with total impunity. @YuliNovak, from @btselem, an FIDH member organisation, reacts and call for action: “Stop the killing, stop the destruction & help us bring a safe future for all.”

“When we support the #Palestinians, we support #HumanRights.” Shawan Jabarin of @alhaq_org stood this morning alongside Yuli Novak of @btselem, and Raji Sourani of @pchrgaza at the @fidh_en offices. These emblematic leaders of the human rights movement in #Israel and #Palestine, whose three NGOs are members of FIDH, are meeting together in Paris. This visit should remind the French authorities of their responsibility to defend and uphold international #law, and #justice.

Caesar of Truth, the noble Syrian: Farid Al-Madhan - Head of the Judicial Evidence Department in the Military Police I was still in detention when I learned that you had leaked tens of thousands of photos of detainees who had died due to torture in security branches. That day I realized that we will win and that no one can erase the crime. Farid Al-Madhan, Caesar of Truth, O noble Syrian, thank you All of Syria owes you

An investigative judge in #France issues a new arrest warrant against the deposed Syrian president #Bashar_AlAssad for complicity in #WarCrimes and crimes against humanity. For more details: scm.bz/en/syria-abu-n… #SCM #Syria

🔜 Save the date ! 🗓️ 30 & 31 janvier 2025 📣 10èmes Journées de la Justice pénale internationale 📌 Salle des Conseils, Centre Panthéon, Paris 📖 Programme disponible ici : crdh.fr/2025/01/10emes… 📝 Inscription obligatoire : urlr.me/PEkJuF

During the #WCED session on universal jurisdiction, @CBectarte, lawyer and coordinator of FIDH’s Litigation Action Group, spoke about enforced disappearance in French law. She noted that this crime was incorporated into French law in 2013, but that very few proceedings had focused on this crime since. She recalled the Dabbagh case which took place last May 2024 in France and was the first case ever involving enforced disappearances in France. It resulted in the conviction of three high-ranking Syrian officials. #WorldCongressonEnforcedDisappearances @EDworldcongress @193cedi

🎙️Comment juger les crimes d’Assad ? #ParlonsEnF24 un mois après la fin d’un demi-siècle de dictature sanguinaire. C’est l’un des plus grands défis de la nouvelle Syrie. Avec @dana_alboz @EmilieBlachere et @CBectarte @France24_fr f24.my/ArMy.X

العدالة والمحاسبة ليست انتقامً، بل هما الأساس لمنع الانتقام وتمهيد الطريق للمصالحة والسلام المستدام يجب تأسيس مسار وطني شامل للعدالة الانتقالية في سوريا. يضمن هذا المسار محاسبة الجناة، وتحقيق العدالة للضحايا، وضمان عدم تكرار مثل هذه الفظائع. Justice and accountability are not acts of revenge; they are the foundation for preventing retaliation and paving the way for reconciliation and sustainable peace. A comprehensive national transitional justice process must be established in Syria. This process should ensure the accountability of perpetrators, justice for victims, and guarantees of non-recurrence of such atrocities.

Ne jamais oublier. Toujours y croire. Encore plus aujourd’hui. 💘Rémi Ochlik💘 @fidh_fr @CBectarte @RSF_inter #Syria #Syrie

L'un des plus beaux moments d'une vie : la chute du régime qui a massacré des centaines de milliers de personnes en Syrie, au Liban et dans les camps de réfugiés palestiniens de ces deux pays...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian national interest It is in the long-term interest of his supporters more than even his opponents. . There is no doubt that we face great challenges until we reach safety. Let us all start by taking our fingers off the trigger. Every shot fired after today is just lethal futility. . Together we can

🇮🇶🇸🇾🇫🇷 #Iraq #Syria #France - 3 French nationals, members of the Islamic State group, are accused in France of taking part in the genocide of the #Yazidis and enslaving several women and children from this community in Syria and Iraq. By @duboischloe00 justiceinfo.net/en/138787-yazi…

"If you are going to help the #ICC as a nation & force the arrest warrant[s]..I will put sanctions on you as a nation" Will ICC States Parties finally act to defend the court, after months of pleas to shield it from US sanctions? Now that they’re targeted? search.app/?link=https%3A…

FIDH and its member organizations @alhaq_org, @AlMezanCenter, @pchrgaza and @LDH_Fr were ready to file a complaint in France against Israeli Minister #BezalelSmotrich for complicity in torture of the population of #Gaza. 👉 fidh.org/en/issues/inte…