Law suit filed in Barbados Supreme Court against Israel for genocide

The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration filed an “urgent” application in the Barbados Supreme Court on Thursday accusing Israel of genocide and crimes against humanity.  Barbados, a signatory to the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Geneva Conventions, is treaty bound to prosecute individuals for genocide regardless of where the crime was committed.  In their affidavit, the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration called upon the Director of Public Prosecutions to bring charges against anyone in Barbados, visitor or resident alike, who has been involved in either one or all of the following: genocide in Gaza; war crimes; apartheid; and crimes against humanity in Gaza.  READ: Council of Europe urges Germany to uphold freedom of […]