Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa
PRESS RELEASE
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua welcomes South Africa's lawsuit against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), filed on 29th December, 2023, for violating its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 in relation to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
South Africa's application also includes a request to the Court to provide provisional measures, by commanding Israel to stop its military campaign in Gaza in order to protect the Rights of the Palestinian People against further harm and under the Genocide Convention, and to ensure Israel's compliance with its obligations under the Convention.
Nicaragua considers that the legal action against Israel at the ICJ is a concrete step in compliance with the legal obligations that each state party to the Genocide Convention has the right and duty to take, and is also the first step towards accountability before the international community. As a State Party to the Genocide Convention, Nicaragua urges Israel to fulfill its obligations under International Law and to immediately cease its military assault against the Palestinian People.
Nicaragua also calls for an end to the occupation and for the establishment of conditions for a lasting and permanent solution that respects the 1967 borders with a sovereign and independent Palestinian state.
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity reaffirms its firm commitment to the Rule of Law at the International Level and the peaceful solution of disputes between States.
Managua, 9th January, 2024
Government of Reconciliation
and National Unity
Republic of Nicaragua