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UGANDA DISOWNS THE JUDGE WHO VOTED IN FAVOUR OF ISRAEL AT ICJ.
By Zama L
January 28th, 2024

Uganda has distanced itself from Julia Sebutinde, a judge who voted against all provisional measures that a UN court ordered Israel to undertake in a case brought by South Africa concerning the war in the Gaza Strip. Read Full Letter



“Justice Sebutinde ruling at the ICJ (the International Court of Justice) does not represent the Government of Uganda’s position on the situation in Palestine,” Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Adonia Ayebare, wrote on X on Friday.

“Uganda’s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed through our voting pattern at the United Nations.”
South Africa dragged Israel to the Hague-based ICJ on December 29 on charges of genocide against Palestinians.

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