South Africa scores an interim victory in landmark ICJ case against Israel
/ 26 January 2024

South Africa scores an interim victory in landmark ICJ case against Israel

The court has ordered that Israel implement provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts against the people living in Gaza ‘with immediate effect’

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South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims
/ 26 January 2024

South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims

They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide

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Israel is the real victim of ‘genocide’ by Hamas, court hears
/ 12 January 2024

Israel is the real victim of ‘genocide’ by Hamas, court hears

If the International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt its military activity in Gaza, the state would lose its right to self-defence, it argues

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How should we teach in a time of genocide when teachers are being silenced?
/ 28 November 2023

How should we teach in a time of genocide when teachers are being silenced?

Given South Africa’s history of colonialism and apartheid, learners are asking why Israel is called an apartheid state but teachers have been told not to talk about power, oppression and resistance

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Namibia’s Blue Book of record: Part one
/ 4 February 2021

Namibia’s Blue Book of record: Part one

On 27 January, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust, but it is also worth remembering the victims of Germany’s other, earlier genocide in Namibia. A rare book, commissioned by Britain in the early 1900s, stands as a record of the crimes against the Herero and the Nama

Why the Gambia’s plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice
/ 16 January 2020

Why the Gambia’s plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice

In early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request for “provisional measures”, asking that the UN court immediately order Myanmar to cease genocidal activities and to report to it within four months. Under the 1948 Genocide Convention any […]