Saturday, March 9, 2024

Turkish rights body raises Gaza's voice worldwide with new report

from Daily Sabah

A Palestinian man pushes his bicycle as he walks amid buildings destroyed in Israeli bombing as they flee Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, March 7, 2024. (AFP Photo)

Türkiye expands its struggle to restore the rights of Palestinians and end the Israeli oppression in Gaza through more initiatives. In the sixth month of Israel's brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip, a new report on the situation in the Palestinian enclave shed light on the plight of innocent Palestinians. The country's chief ombudsman said the report, dispatched worldwide, aims to serve as evidence in the prosecution of those responsible for "massacre, war crimes and genocide," with ambassadors from numerous countries already asking for appointments to discuss its contents.

The document, titled "Gaza: A Special Report on the Catastrophe of Humanity," was prepared by Türkiye's Ombudsman Institution and introduced at Parliament last week. It has now been sent to other legislatures, as well as international institutions and organizations including the U.N. Security Council, European Parliament, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) earlier this week, Chief Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç underlined the importance of the report documenting the "genocide" that Israel has waged in Gaza since Oct. 7, adding that copies were distributed to the representatives of nearly 200 countries at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) on March 1-3. "I believe that this report will be used as evidence in courts where those responsible for the massacre, war crimes and genocide in Gaza will be tried," Malkoç said...

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