🚨 An urgent message to the States Parties of the Rome Statute ahead of the vote on 24 July from the Prosecutor’s legal team.
We act for Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
On Friday, at a Special Session of the Assembly of States Parties, your delegations will vote in person and by secret ballot on whether the Prosecutor should be removed from office under Article 46 of the Rome Statute, in respect of allegations he has consistently denied.
Before that vote is cast, you are entitled to know how this process has been conducted.
The President of the Assembly has closed every formal channel through which Mr Khan’s legal team might make representations to you and has written to all States Parties suggesting that you should not meet with us.
Mr Khan KC and his legal representatives were refused accreditation to attend the session on 24 July. The right under the rules to address you on the substantive decision of misconduct has been flatly denied to us.
Consider what that means.
You are the decision-makers. You alone will determine whether the Prosecutor is removed. Yet the man whose removal you are considering has been told that his representatives may not address you, may not answer before you the case put against him, and may not correct errors, of which there are many, in the material placed in front of you. We know of no court or tribunal in any proper and fair legal system that bars a person facing the gravest professional sanction from being heard.
So we write openly, though restricted by confidentiality obligations, because no other route has been left to us.
These are the facts. 🧵👇
🚨 Urgent Lawyers letter to ICC states Parties
Extract “You are the decision-makers. You alone will determine whether the Prosecutor is removed. Yet the man whose removal you are considering has been told that his representatives may not address you, may not answer before you the case put against him, and may not correct errors, of which there are many, in the material placed in front of you. We know of no court or tribunal in any proper and fair legal system that bars a person facing the gravest professional sanction from being heard.
So we write openly, though restricted by confidentiality obligations, because no other route has been left to us.”
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How can we hope he has a serious plan for ending "the terrible suffering of people in Gaza" when he can't even bring himself to name Israel as the genocidal aggressor causing the suffering?
We need concrete action:a full arms embargo & an end to trade with illegal settlements.
No Rachel, you are not leaving the UK economy stronger, healthier. No Keir, you are not leaving Britain in a better state than you found it. There is a reason you were booted out by your own party: Together, you did enormous harm to Britain's social fabric & ethos. Good night! https://t.co/1xBgxXuITN
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Three are in critical condition.
Este es Ayham Nasman, un niño palestino de 13 años, fue el único superviviente de su familia, está en shock, "Israel" le asesinó a sus padres y a su hermana pequeña, en un bombardeo contra su casa en el barrio de Al-Nasr.
Si de adulto quiere vengarlos, le llamarán "terrorista".
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They’re burning the land Palestinians have cultivated for generations.
Terrorism.
American attacks on Iran are back to full intensity.
Israel burns children to death in tents in Gaza every night.
Israeli settlers lynch farmers in the West Bank every day.
Genocide continues apace in South Lebanon.
But it seems the world got bored and moved on.
The official X account of the UK’s diplomatic mission in Jerusalem has been suspended after publishing posts raising concerns about the treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli detention. The account, @UKinJerusalem, now displays a notice stating that it has been suspended for violating X’s rules, although the platform has not publicly specified which rule was allegedly breached.
According to reposts of the now-inaccessible thread, the mission highlighted concerns about more than 9,000 Palestinian detainees, including reports of inadequate nutrition, denial of medical care and suspended family visits. The statement called for detainees to receive fair trials, legal representation and renewed access to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The account’s suspension came shortly after the posts were published, but it has not been confirmed that their content was the reason for X’s action.
UK Consulate in Jerusalem account suspended by X after highlighting Palestinian detainee abuse
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The official X account of the UK Consulate in Jerusalem has been suspended following a series of posts criticizing the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. On 19 July, the @UKinJerusalem account shared a joint statement issued by missions including the UK, EU, Canada, and several European nations. The statement raised urgent alarms regarding the condition of more than 9,000 Palestinians currently held by Israel, many of whom are subjected to administrative detention without charge or trial.
The now-inaccessible thread emphasized that Palestinians are facing severe systemic abuse, including inadequate nutrition, denied medical care, and the complete suspension of family visitation rights, while in Israeli detention. The diplomatic mission’s statement demanded immediate intervention, calling for fair trials, guaranteed legal representation, and renewed access for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The account was rendered inactive shortly after these posts reached the public, with no further updates or acknowledgments provided by the British government, the Israeli authorities, or anyone from X.