The impartial UN physique accountable for investigating Israel says it’s brief on cash.
An impartial fee of inquiry investigating violations of international law within the occupied Palestinian territory has warned it can’t proceed its work.
Extreme funding shortages are derailing the physique established by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in 2021.
America withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council earlier this yr. Nonetheless, it continues to owe about $1.5bn in excellent charges to the UN.
What, then, is the influence on this fee within the face of quickly rising Israeli settler violence and the unlawful enlargement of settlements within the occupied West Financial institution?
Presenter:
James Bays
Company:
Andrew Gilmour – Former UN assistant secretary-general for human rights
Sari Bashi – Human rights lawyer and founding father of Gisha, an Israeli human rights organisation
William Schabas – Professor of worldwide regulation at Middlesex College and a former chairperson of the Fee of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Battle
Revealed On 27 Aug 2025
