INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
What remains of the international order? For more than 500 days, Israel, enabled by powerful nations providing diplomatic cover, military
hardware, and political support, has systematically violated international law in Gaza
This complicity has dealt a devastating blow to the integrity of the United Nations Charter and its foundational principles of human rights,
sovereign equality, and the prohibition of genocide
Such actions, if pursued, would constitute a grave violation of international law and the fundamental principles enshrined in the UN
Colombia during counterinsurgency, and Malaysia under colonial rule
These struggles remind us that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
We may hail from different continents, but we share the conviction that complacency is complicity in such crimes
The defense of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination is a collective responsibility.In September 2024, the
alongside Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, and Namibia, we have launched the Hague Group, a coalition committed to taking decisive, coordinated
end of impunity and the defense of humanity.Our governments will comply with the warrants issued by the ICC against Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, emphasizing appropriate, fair, and independent investigations and prosecutions
at the national or international level; we will prevent vessels carrying military supplies to Israel from using our ports; and we will
prevent all arms transfers that risk enabling further violations of humanitarian law.In an interconnected world, the mechanisms of injustice
are found in the fabric of global supply chains
Advanced weaponry cannot be built without metals, components, technology, and logistics networks that span continents
By coordinating our policies, we aim to build a bulwark to defend international law.The aim of these efforts is not to undermine
multilateralism; it is to salvage it
The alternative is surrender to a world where might alone determines which laws matter and which others can be violated at will.The recent
cessation of hostilities, exchange of hostages, and return of displaced Palestinian families are welcome steps toward a peaceful resolution
of this unbearable catastrophe
However, the cease-fire has already proved fragile, and our collective responsibility to ensure a lasting peace is now burningly urgent.The
international system cannot endure if it is undermined by those who wield vetoes and sanctions to shield allies from scrutiny or use aid and
trade as tools of coercion
The threat of punishment is intended to force countries to retreat to a language of pleas
order are destroyed.We believe in protagonism, not supplication
The choice is stark: Either we act together to enforce international law or we risk its collapse
We choose to act, not only for the people of Gaza but for the future of a world where justice prevails over impunity.Let this moment mark
the beginning of a renewed commitment to internationalism and the principles that bind us as a global community.Source: Foreign Policy
