UN rights chief urges swift compliance with new ICJ Gaza ruling

The UN high commissioner for human rights said Thursday that Israel’s obligations under international law, as set out by the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, are “crystal clear,” emphasizing that people in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory must have access to essential supplies, Anadolu reports. Volker Turk said in a statement that the ICJ’s advisory opinion reaffirmed that international human rights law applies alongside international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territory, and that Israel is bound to “respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of Palestinians.” He highlighted that the court singled out fundamental rights, including the rights to life, freedom from torture or ill-treatment, liberty and security, freedom of movement, protection of the family, […]