Imogen Folks

It's not the first report carried out by this commission of inquiry into the human rights situation in Gaza and the occupied territories. We've had one that looked specifically at the situation for health care, things like denial of access of humanitarian supplies and so on. This one looks at this particular aspect. Now, we do know that many, many Palestinian men and boys were

It's not the first report carried out by this commission of inquiry into the human rights situation in Gaza and the occupied territories. We've had one that looked specifically at the situation for health care, things like denial of access of humanitarian supplies and so on. This one looks at this particular aspect. Now, we do know that many, many Palestinian men and boys were

have been detained since October the 7th. And what this report contains is their accounts of how they have been treated. Some have been released, some have lawyers visiting them. And these are the kinds of accounts that we're getting. There is a pattern, this is what Chris Sidoti there in the clip was saying to you, there is a common pattern of being detained in

have been detained since October the 7th. And what this report contains is their accounts of how they have been treated. Some have been released, some have lawyers visiting them. And these are the kinds of accounts that we're getting. There is a pattern, this is what Chris Sidoti there in the clip was saying to you, there is a common pattern of being detained in

stripped, held naked in the cold for many days, then taken to a prison inside Israel, beaten, sometimes raped. Now, some of these people who've endured this actually came to Geneva this week and testified in public. So important, they said, was it to them? to get the message out there.

stripped, held naked in the cold for many days, then taken to a prison inside Israel, beaten, sometimes raped. Now, some of these people who've endured this actually came to Geneva this week and testified in public. So important, they said, was it to them? to get the message out there.

I would say, of course, that Israel has rejected this and said it always investigates members of the armed forces who may have or allegedly have behaved badly. There's little faith that that is really happening from the UN team. They say there appears to be a climate of impunity.

I would say, of course, that Israel has rejected this and said it always investigates members of the armed forces who may have or allegedly have behaved badly. There's little faith that that is really happening from the UN team. They say there appears to be a climate of impunity.

This is a particularly interesting aspect of this report because the legal definition of genocide is very, very narrow. But one of the definitions is an attempt to suppress or stop births among a particular group, ethnic or religious group.

This is a particularly interesting aspect of this report because the legal definition of genocide is very, very narrow. But one of the definitions is an attempt to suppress or stop births among a particular group, ethnic or religious group.

Now, what the report suggests is that the deliberate attacks on maternity clinics and particularly the deliberate attack on Gaza's only fertility clinic, where thousands of embryos were actually destroyed. that this could be, they're not saying definitively, but they're saying that this could fall under this particular clause and could show genocidal intent.

Now, what the report suggests is that the deliberate attacks on maternity clinics and particularly the deliberate attack on Gaza's only fertility clinic, where thousands of embryos were actually destroyed. that this could be, they're not saying definitively, but they're saying that this could fall under this particular clause and could show genocidal intent.

Quite incendiary, but these are human rights lawyers, so they look at all the evidence, and this was their conclusion.

Quite incendiary, but these are human rights lawyers, so they look at all the evidence, and this was their conclusion.

Of course, you are an expert on the laws of war. Your suggestion is that these laws of war, actually, there's an awful lot of stuff which is genuinely forbidden. I mean, do you think the people fighting now don't know? Or are they stretching the law to breaking point? I mean, not just the Middle East, we could also look at Russia, Ukraine, for example.

Of course, you are an expert on the laws of war. Your suggestion is that these laws of war, actually, there's an awful lot of stuff which is genuinely forbidden. I mean, do you think the people fighting now don't know? Or are they stretching the law to breaking point? I mean, not just the Middle East, we could also look at Russia, Ukraine, for example.

The money will come from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund. The UN this morning is talking about brutal cuts, although it doesn't specifically mention the United States.

The money will come from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund. The UN this morning is talking about brutal cuts, although it doesn't specifically mention the United States.

Now, the Central Emergency Fund, to just give you some context, it was set up 20 years after the Asian tsunami to be a pot of money for really unexpected events like a tsunami, like an earthquake, like a war breaking out and suddenly driving millions of people from their homes. That is now being deployed for the UN's day-to-day work. So health in Afghanistan, to Sudan, things like that.

Now, the Central Emergency Fund, to just give you some context, it was set up 20 years after the Asian tsunami to be a pot of money for really unexpected events like a tsunami, like an earthquake, like a war breaking out and suddenly driving millions of people from their homes. That is now being deployed for the UN's day-to-day work. So health in Afghanistan, to Sudan, things like that.