Human Rights Watch calls on Lebanon to join International Criminal Court after Israeli forces kill journalist

Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon to join the International Criminal Court after Israeli forces kill journalist Amal Khalil, the ninth media worker slain this year. | Contesto: cronaca

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Human Rights Watch has called on the government of Lebanon to accede to the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute and submit a declaration allowing the Court to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in Lebanon since October 2023, following the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil by Israeli forces earlier this week. The organization made the appeal in a post on X, urging a credible investigation into Khalil’s death, which marks the ninth journalist killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon this year, according to The Guardian. Khalil, a journalist for the Lebanese news outlet Al-Mayadeen, was targeted in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, according to reports. The killing has drawn condemnation from press freedom groups and human rights organizations, which have documented a pattern of attacks on media workers in the region. Human Rights Watch’s call for Lebanon to join the ICC comes amid a broader escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, with cross-border exchanges intensifying since October 2023. The organization’s statement emphasized that accession to the Rome Statute would enable the ICC to hold perpetrators accountable for serious crimes, including those targeting civilians and journalists. “Lebanon should urgently accede to the Rome Statute and accept the ICC’s jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory since October 2023,” Human Rights Watch said. The call follows a particularly deadly incident last month, when a double-tap strike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon, raising concerns about deliberate targeting of media personnel. The killing of journalists in conflict zones is considered a war crime under international humanitarian law, which protects civilians, including media workers, from direct attack. The Committee to Protect Journalists has documented a surge in journalist fatalities in the region, with Lebanon accounting for a significant share. Israeli forces have repeatedly denied targeting journalists, but evidence collected by human rights groups and media organizations suggests otherwise. The International Criminal Court already has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in Palestine, but Lebanon is not...

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