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By beansprout · Posted
So top of Lane. Local Sainsbury, middle Co Op and M and S and bottom Tesco ExpressâŠ..now everyone should be happy except those that want a Waitrose as wellâŠ0h and  donât forget M and S near ED StationâŠ. -
I wish it was a Hobbycraft đ -
Direct link to joint statement :Â https://thehaguegroup.org/meetings-bogota-en/?link_id=2&can_id=2d0a0048aad3d4915e3e761ac87ffe47&source=email-pi-briefing-no-26-the-bogota-breakthrough&email_referrer=email_2819587&email_subject=pi-briefing-no-26-the-bogot_-breakthrough&& Â No. 26 | The BogotĂĄ Breakthrough âThe era of impunity is over.â That was the message from BogotĂĄ, Colombia, where governments from across the Global South and beyond took the most ambitious coordinated action since Israelâs genocidal assault on Gaza began 21 months ago. Convened by The Hague Group and co-chaired by the governments of Colombia and South Africa, the Emergency Conference on Palestine brought together 30 states for two days of intensive deliberation â and emerged with a concrete, coordinated six-point plan to restrain Israelâs war machine and uphold international law. States took up the call from their host, Colombian President and Progressive International Council Member Gustavo Petro, who had urged them to be âprotagonists together.â Twelve governments signed onto the measures immediately. The rest now have a deadline: 20 September 2025, on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly. The unprecedented six measures commit states to: Â Â Prevent military and dual use exports to Israel. Â Â Refuse Israeli weapons transfers at their ports. Â Â Prevent vessels carrying weapons to Israel under their national flags. Â Â Review all public contracts to prevent public institutions and funds from supporting Israelâs illegal occupation. Â Â Pursue justice for international crimes. Â Â Support universal jurisdiction to hold perpetrators accountable. âWe came to BogotĂĄ to make history â and we did,â said Colombian President Gustavo Petro. âTogether, we have begun the work of ending the era of impunity. These measures show that we will no longer allow international law to be treated as optional, or Palestinian life as disposable.â The measures are not symbolic. They are grounded in binding obligations under international law â including the International Court of Justiceâs July 2024 advisory opinion declaring Israelâs occupation unlawful, and September 2024âs UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/24, which gave states a 12-month deadline to act. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese called them âa momentous step forward.â âThe Hague Group was born to advance international law in an era of impunity,â said South Africaâs Foreign Minister, Ronald Lamola. âThe measures adopted in BogotĂĄ show that we are serious â and that coordinated state action is possible.â The response from Washington was swift â and revealing. In a threatening statement to journalists, a US State Department spokesperson accused The Hague Group of âseeking to isolate Israelâ and warned that the US would âaggressively defend our interests, our military, and our allies, including Israel, from such coordinated legal and diplomaticâ actions. But instead of deterring action, the threats have only clarified the stakes. In BogotĂĄ, states did not flinch. They acted â and they invite the world to join them. The deadline for further states to take up the measures is now two months away. And with it, the pressure is mounting for governments across the world â from Brazil to Ireland, Chile to Spain â to match words with action. As Albanese said, âthe clock is now ticking for states â from Europe to the Arab world and beyond â to join them.â This is not a moment to observe. It is a moment to act. Share the Joint Statement from BogotĂĄ and popularise the six measures. Write to your elected representative and your government and demand they sign on before 20 September. History was made in BogotĂĄ. Now, itâs up to all of us to ensure it becomes reality, that Palestinian life is not disposable and international law is not optional. The era of impunity is coming to an end. Palestine is not alone. In solidarity, The Progressive International Secretariat Â
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