Hague Group charges Israel with genocide

Multilateral coalition arrive in Bogota to take action to stop Israel's genocide, despite US condemnation and sanctions against UN and international courts

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MINISTERS and officals from over 30 countries gathered in Bogotd, Colombia on Tuesday (15) to convene The Hague Group, an international organisation Co-Chaired by the Governments of Colombia and South Africa. The two-day conference discussed steps forward for the international community to stop Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians

The gathering comes amid heightened aggression from the US Government against the “emergency conference" and one ofits lead speakers ~ Special UN Rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza Francesca Albanese — as Israel continues to sabotage negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

Dozens of government oficials from around the globe took to San Carlos Palace, the site of the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry, in downtown Bogota on Tuesday morning. Cameras, mostly from Colombian news organisations, pointed tothe front of alarge salon, with over two-dozen flags making up the backdrop fora panel of speakers from across the world. The countries represented at the emergency conference this week include Algetia, Bolivia, China, Brazil, rag, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Spain, Turkey, and Venezuela,

The Hague Group was created lat year through the help of Progressive International, an organisation founded in May 2020 to unite, organise, and mobilise progressive forces around the world, The Hague Group is pushing for an end to Israels offensive, and has organised this week’s emergency conference. Other organisations, including international human rights groups and organisations advocating for Palestinian rights, were present, suchas the Hind Rajab Foundation, Notably, Qatarand Egypt, which are overseeing negotiations between Hamas and the IsraeliGovernment, were in attendance.