Due to the situation in Gaza, the College of Human Rights is calling to increase the Dutch government on the pressure on Israel. According to the college, the violations of human rights are “unparalleled”.
The Commission writes that the Netherlands has a legal and moral obligation to take measures to keep Israel to international law. For example, Israel violates human rights by attacking civilian goals, largely destroying Gaza and actively creating a famine of the highest level, the college writes.
That is why the human rights college calls the government “with” to “use” all the means she has “, so that Israel stops violating human rights. According to the college, for example, the Netherlands can end military partnerships and the import and export of weapons.
As far as the Commission is concerned, the government should also be committed to suspending the association agreement between the European Union and Israel and to introduce more far -reaching economic sanctions.
The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights is the National Human Rights Institute that conducts research and the government, among other things. The Commission also reports to international human rights institutions.
The Netherlands already called on Monday to do more against genocide
The call from the Human Rights College comes one day after an advice from the Advisory Committee on international law issues (CAVV). It states that the Netherlands has the legal duty to prevent genocide and have to do more against it.
Examples of possible measures are a refusal to deliver weapons or other military material and “suspending a treaty, for example if the treaty contains a human rights clause”. The latter is a reference to the association agreement between the EU and Israel.
The committee only mentions Gaza in the footnotes, but it is clear that the advice is about the way in which Israel works in the Gaza Strip and the role of the Netherlands in it. Below you can read more about the advice of the CAVV.
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Thousands of Palestinians try to get food from auxiliary trucks at the same time
Due to the Situation in Gaza, The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights is Calling on the Dutch Government to Increase Pressure on Israel. Accordance to the Institute, The Human Rights Violations Are “Unprecedented”.
The Institute Writes That The Netherlands Has A Legal and Moral Obligation to take Measures to Ensure That Israel Complies with International Law. For Example, Israel Violates Human Rights by Attacking Civilian Targets, Largely Destroying Gaza and Actively Creating A Famine of the Highest Level, The Institute Writes.
Therefore, The Human Rights Institute “Strongly Urges” The Government to use “All Means At Its Disposal” To Ensure That Israel Stops violating Human Rights. For Example, Accordance to the Institute, The Netherlands Can Termatis Military Partnerships and the Import and Export of Weapons.
The Government Should also work to suspend the Association Agreement Between the European Union and Israel and Introduction Further Economic Sanctions.
The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights is the National Human Rights Institution That, Among Other Things, Conducts Research and Advisles The Government. The Institute also reports to International Human Rights Institutions.
Netherlands Already Called on Monday to Do More Against Genocide
The call from the Human Rights Institute Comes A Day After An Advice from the Advisory Committee on Issues of International Law (CAVV). It States That The Netherlands Has A Legal Obligation to Prevent Genocide and Must Do More to Combat It.
Examples of Possible Measures include a refusal to supply weapons or other military equipment and “the suspension of a treaty, for example the treaty contains a human rights clause”. The latter is a reference to the association agreement between the eu and Israel.
The Committee Only Mentions Gaza in the Footnotes, but It is clear that the advice concerns the way Israel Operates in the Gaza Strip and the Role of the Netherlands in It. Below you can read more about the advice from the cavv.
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