Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts exceeding 95%, critics say the measure is a guarantee of death, not justice
As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths
The assassination of Khamenei was another blatant violation of international law. It was also part of a broader strategy to eliminate moderate leaders, whose absence is then used to justify replacing diplomacy with military campaigns
Attacks on South Pars and Qatar LNG facilities have extended the battlefield into systems that underpin global oil supply
We are doomed: Not by fate or lack of intelligence but because we insist on pretending that we live in a normal world
As Israel submits its legal response to the ICJ, South Africa weighs its next move in the landmark genocide case amid ongoing civilian casualties in Palestine
As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for the country
Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’
The department of international relations and cooperation said the move — which prompted a retaliatory measure by Israel — was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic norms and protocol
Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
The UN special rapporteur said her report identifies 48 entities linked to ‘displacement and replacement’, a policy she says has taken Palestinians off their land
The UN special rapporteur will present her report “Gaza Genocide: Collective Crime” to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, from Cape Town
Delivering the annual Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the UN special rapporteur said the laws created to stop states from destroying each other were now being used to justify that destruction
The UN envoy says South Africa is central to the global fight against the genocide in Gaza
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
The Human Rights Commission and legal experts say the Constitution, the National Health Act, the UN Refugee Convention and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights obligate South Africa to provide basic healthcare to all people in its borders
The council has urged governments, institutions and churches to commit to the principles of justice under international law and ethics against Israel’s war against Palestinian
From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
