APA – Kigali (Rwanda)- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in The Hague, Netherlands.
On 11 January and 12 January at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the judicial body of the United Nations, in The Hague, South Africa seized the ICJ, to ask it to rule on possible acts of genocide on the Gaza Strip by Israel.
Sebutinde voted against all measures ordered by the court, including that Israel should report within a month on its efforts to prevent genocide, and that Israel must make sure the people of Gaza have basic services, local media reported Tuesday
The overwhelming majority of the bench approved emergency measures.
The panel was led by American Joan Donoghue, the ICJ president, and her Russian vice president, Kirill Gevorgian.
Ugandan government has distanced itself from the voting by Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde on the preliminary measures in South Africa’s case against Israel.
They had a diverse bench of justices from 13 different nations, including Slovakia, France, Morocco, Somalia, China, Uganda, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Australia, and Brazil.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Adonia Ayebare, who is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, said, “Justice Sebutinde’s ruling at the International Court of Justice does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine.”
Ayebare also gave an example of when Sebutinde went against Uganda.
“She has previously voted against Uganda’s case concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),” he said.
Ayebare said Kampala’s position “has been expressed through Uganda’s voting pattern at the United Nations.”
In October last year, President Yoweri Museveni said the Gaza conflict was “regrettable” and suggested a two-state solution.
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Uganda rejects ICJ judge’s position on Palestine
