The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has announced the launch of Global 195, a worldwide legal coalition dedicated to holding accountable Israeli and dual national individuals alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, reports the Middle East Monitor.
The initiative establishes a global network of accountability, which will ensure that domestic and international legal mechanisms are utilised to pursue individuals suspected of war crimes, wherever they may be. The coalition will work simultaneously within multiple jurisdictions to apply for private arrest warrants and initiate legal proceedings against those implicated. Some of the countries represented include Malaysia, Turkiye, Norway, Canada, Bosnia and the UK.
The MEM report says that the scope of Global 195 includes individuals who have fought in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), as well as figures spanning the entire Israeli military and political chain of command, from senior policymakers to operational personnel, who are directly or indirectly responsible for violations of international law.
Members of Global 195 will not only submit criminal complaints to national law enforcement agencies, but will also initiate private prosecutions in national courts against war crimes suspects who are either nationals of those countries or present within their jurisdiction.
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