Respecting bodies of law and order

AS if we needed further proof, the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry has now published details of the harrowing and devastating impact of the ongoing genocide in Gaza – documenting targeted killings of Palestinian children, intentional injuries, detention-related abuses, attacks on hospitals and schools – with severe long-term harm and destruction to children’s health, education and development.

The findings are a stark reminder of why international accountability mechanisms exist in the first place – to provide accountability, regardless of the skin colour of perpetrator and victim.