Uganda renounces judge who rejected the ICJ's rulings against 'Israel'
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The Ugandan government has disacknowledged Judge Julia Sebutinde following her vote against all provisionary measures ruled by the International Court of Justice against "Israel" regarding the genocide in Gaza.
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World Court Judge Julia Sebutinde. (Screengrab from YouTube)
The Ugandan government has disacknowledged Judge Julia Sebutinde following her vote against all provisionary measures ruled by the International Court of Justice against "Israel" regarding the genocide in Gaza.
Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Adonia Ayebare, took to X to disown Sebutinde, saying, “Justice Sebutinde's ruling at the ICJ does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine. Uganda’s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed through our voting pattern at the United Nations.”
Justice Sebutinde ruling at the International Court of Justice does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine. She has previously voted against Uganda’s case on DRC. Uganda’s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed…
— Adonia Ayebare (@adoniaayebare) January 26, 2024
On Friday, the ICJ charged "Israel" with six interim measures to stop impeding deliveries of aid and contain the humanitarian crisis. Sebutinde, in turn, voted against all measures and received international backlash from the pro-Palestinian community on social media.
Users swarmed X (formerly Twitter) to attack the Ugandan judge, calling her pro-genocide and an imperialist agent for her actions at the ICJ.
🚨🇮🇱 JUDGE JULIA SEBUTINDE is an EVIL GENOCIDE SUPPORTER! pic.twitter.com/jCe8uZp4xC
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) January 26, 2024
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The UN's top court ruled yesterday that some rights presented by South Africa in its genocide case against the Israeli war on Gaza are plausible.
As the reading proceeded, the court recognized the right of Palestinians in Gaza to be protected from acts of genocide, adding that the Palestinians are a protected group under the genocide convention. However, the ruling did not deal with the core accusation of the case - whether genocide occurred - but focused on the urgent intervention sought by South Africa.
Among the measures South Africa requested was an immediate halt to the Israeli military operation, which has laid waste to much of the enclave and killed more than 26,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.
Read more: World nations, bodies react to ICJ ruling on Gaza
