The Israeli genocidal aggression against the Palestinians is causing new victims every day. The United Nations has officially established the existence of a situation of widespread famine in Gaza, deliberately provoked by the Israeli government as part of its genocidal strategy aimed at implementing its final solution against the Palestinian people. Humanity and the international community must react now.
The undersigned associations of lawyers issue an appeal to all governments, particularly those of the European Union and the BRICS, so that the next session of the General Assembly decides, following the model of Resolution 377(V) “Uniting for Peace,” on binding measures under Chapter VII of the Charter, which provide for:
1. Sanctions against Israel leading to its total isolation from the rest of the world.
2. The immediate interruption of all military cooperation with Israel and the cessation of arms transfers to its territory.
3. The recommendation to all States
a) to refer to the International Court of Justice the States who are authors or complicit in genocide
b) to refer to the International Criminal Court the individuals who are authors and complicit in the genocide
c) to prosecute acts of genocide under principle of universal jurisdiction, which is an obligation for all States.
4. The immediate formation of an international humanitarian and military intervention force to put an end to the genocide, allow aid to reach the Palestinian people, and prevent the colonization of the West Bank.
The “Uniting for Peace” mechanism, which boasts numerous precedents, makes it possible to overcome the veto imposed in the Security Council by the United States or other permanent members.
Action must be taken immediately. Future generations will not forgive us for complicity, indifference, and inaction in the face of the worst crime of the Third Millennium and the countless violations of international law perpetrated by Israel. The massacre and impunity must end now. The UN General Assembly must adopt the necessary measures just indicated.
Center for Research and Elaboration for Democracy (CRED)
International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL)
Asociación Americana de Juristas (AAJ)
Asociación Venezolana de Juristas (AVJ)
Giza Eskubideen Behatokia ( Basque Country) (GEB)
Hellenic Union of Progressive Lawyers (HUPL)
Indian Association of Lawyers (IAL)
National Association of Democratic Lawyers (South Africa) (NADEL)
National Lawyers Guild International (USA) (NLG)
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (Philippines) (NUPL)
Progressive Lawyers Association (Turkey) (CHD)