World Court Rejects Ban on German Weapons Exports to Israel

Maureen Clare Murphy The International Court of Justice delievers a preliminary ruling in the case of Nicaragua vs. Germany, 30 April. The International Court of Justice has declined to issue emergency measures barring German arms exports to Israel but has not dismissed a complaint brought by Nicaragua. The ruling comes after Nicaragua initiated proceedings against Germany for its “participation in…

ICJ Declines Nicaragua’s Request for Provisional Measures Against Germany

While the court declined ordering provisional measures, it did not dismiss the case against Germany for complicity in Israel’s genocide. ALLEGED BREACHES OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY (NICARAGUA v. GERMANY) REQUEST FOR THE INDICATION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDER FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER ICJ PRESS RELEASE Nicaragua’s Position on…

Nicaragua Acts to Stop Genocide and Strengthen International Law

Margaret Flowers and Carlos Arguello Gomez Ambassador Carlos Arguello in the International Court of Justice in 2013. United Nations photo. Margaret Flowers: Ambassador Carlos Arguello Gomez is a lawyer. He’s currently serving as Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Netherlands. Dr. Arguello has a long biography with many affiliations past and present. After the Sandinista revolution, from 1979…

Nicaragua Takes on Germany Over Gaza Genocide: An Interview with Carlos Argüello Gómez

The Grayzone Nicaraguan lawyer and diplomat Carlos Argüello Gómez speaks to The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed about his case against the German government for its facilitation of Israel’s genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, its potentially historic implications, and its similarities to the successful case he argued for the ICJ in 1986 which…

The Double Standards of the West are on Full Display at the ICJ

Sevim Dağdelen Public ICJ hearing on Nicaragua’s case against Germany. Photo: ICJ The response of Germany to Nicaragua’s charges of aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza has been to downplay its role in supplying arms and question the premise that genocide is already taking place. The German government’s appearance before the International Court of Justice…

ICJ: Nicaragua vs Germany

Nicaragua formally submitted an application at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Germany, accusing the country of both failing to prevent a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, but also of having “contributed to the commission of genocide”. In its request, Nicaragua asked the ICJ to declare that Germany has failed to uphold its obligations…

The Juridical Breakthrough in Nicaragua’s Case against Germany at the World Court

Abdel Ghany Sayed Following South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice, Nicaragua instituted proceedings against Germany on March 1, requesting the court to review its claim against the latter for complicity in Israel’s war crimes and genocide in Palestine. In its application, Nicaragua accuses Germany of breaching its obligations to prevent genocide…

Germany is Being Sued Over Genocide Complicity for Helping Israel

Tarik Cyril Amar Palestinians pray in front of the ruins of the al-Faruq mosque, destroyed in Israeli strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 1, 2024 © SAID KHATIB / AFP On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), often referred to as the World Court, will hold hearings…

UN Human Rights Council again Supports US Regime Change Plans for Nicaragua

Alfred de Zayas and John Perry 2018, armed right-wing thugs seeking the overthrow of the Nicaraguan government burn down Radio Ya. When the United Nations sets up a “commission of inquiry,” it can result in a powerful analysis of violations of human rights law, such as the one appointed in 2021 to examine Israel’s illegal…

Behind Germany’s Unshakeable Support of Israel

Matthew Read German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Chancellor’s office To understand Germany’s unconditional support for the Israeli genocide, one must understand the origins of the German state. The extent of the German government’s support for Israel during its ongoing offensive in Gaza has taken many by surprise. German Chancellor Olaf…

Germany Next Up to Face Gaza Genocide Charges in The Hague

Ali Abunimah Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, believes that unconditional support for Israel as it perpetrates genocide in Gaza qualifies as atonement for the extermination of European Jews perpetrated by Adolf Hitler, his World War II precedecessor as German leader. On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice will once again hold hearings on…

We Won’t Go Back Into Our Cages: Celebrating Women’s Day in Nicaragua

Becca Renk Rosibel Ramos of the Las Diosas Cooperative “We have painful stories, stories of marginalization, a history of being trampled because we are women and even more because we are rural peasant women, campesinas,” says Rosibel Ramos, bright eyes belying her age.  “What were women’s spaces?” She asks. “The kitchen, taking care of kids,…

Beyond Nicaragua’s ICJ Case: Berlin’s Genocide Denial Runs Deep

Hamzah Rifaat At the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Nicaragua filed a case against Germany for abetting, facilitating, and enabling Israeli genocide in Gaza. The case also points at Berlin’s unabashed blocking of funds to the UNRWA and brazen provision of weapons to the Netanyahu regime despite over 30,000 Palestinians losing their lives amid widespread famine, displacement,…

South Africa v. Israel: Nicaragua Requests Permission to Intervene in the Proceedings Under Article 62 of the Statute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the ICJ Statute – Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Case: 192 – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza…

The “Human Rights Industry” and Nicaragua

John Perry Why do United Nations human rights bodies focus on some countries, but not others? Why do organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International appear to ignore important evidence presented to them? And why do the media repeat stories of human rights abuses without questioning their veracity? These issues and more are examined…

Nicaragua Urges United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands and Canada to End Complicity in Gaza Genocide

PREVENT AND STOP THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity informs the people of Nicaragua and the international community that it has notified the governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada of its decision to hold them responsible under international law for gross and systematic violations to the…

In the International Court of Justice Nicaragua Supports South Africa’s Case Against Israel

PRESS RELEASE The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity informs the people of Nicaragua and the international community that today it has filed before the International Court of Justice a request for permission to intervene in the case initiated on December 29, 2023 by South Africa against Israel related to the Application of the Convention…

Nicaragua Endorses South Africa’s Lawsuit Against Israel in the ICJ

Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua PRESS RELEASE The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua welcomes South Africa’s lawsuit before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) filed on December 29, 2023, against Israel for its violations of its obligations under the 1948 Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes of…