Appointments to the UN investigation examining allegations of war crimes in Gaza, were announced on Monday, AP reported.
The three member panel included: a human rights lawyer from Senegal who has previously worked on concerns in Ivory Coast, Doudou Diene and a Canadian international law professor at the University of Middlesex, William Schabas, as well as a British Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who later declined the appointment however.
In a statement released on Monday evening, Ms Alamuddin said she was "horrified by the situation in the occupied Gaza Strip, particularly the civilian casualties that have been caused, and strongly believe that there should be an independent investigation and accountability for crimes that have been committed," but she could not take on the role due to prior commitments. See more here.
The appointments were announced on Monday by the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Gabon's ambassador, Baudelaire Ndong Ella.
The three member panel included: a human rights lawyer from Senegal who has previously worked on concerns in Ivory Coast, Doudou Diene and a Canadian international law professor at the University of Middlesex, William Schabas, as well as a British Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who later declined the appointment however.
In a statement released on Monday evening, Ms Alamuddin said she was "horrified by the situation in the occupied Gaza Strip, particularly the civilian casualties that have been caused, and strongly believe that there should be an independent investigation and accountability for crimes that have been committed," but she could not take on the role due to prior commitments. See more here.
The appointments were announced on Monday by the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Gabon's ambassador, Baudelaire Ndong Ella.