DiEM25 Launches Global Action Campaign in Support of The Hague Group's Efforts to End Gaza Genocide

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The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) has launched a global action campaign in support of The Hague Group's initiative to uphold international law and confront the ongoing impunity surrounding Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and end the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The campaign aims to pressure governments, especially in Europe, to implement their legal obligations and move beyond rhetoric. DiEM25 is urging citizens, civil society, journalists, and political leaders across Europe to support the campaign and demand that their governments support The Hague Group.

Key Takeaways:

  • DiEM25 is launching a global action campaign in support of The Hague Group's initiative to uphold international law and confront the ongoing impunity surrounding Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and end the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
  • The campaign aims to pressure governments, especially in Europe, to implement their legal obligations and move beyond rhetoric.
  • DiEM25 is urging citizens, civil society, journalists, and political leaders across Europe to support the campaign and demand that their governments support The Hague Group.
  • The campaign includes several key demands, including the support of the BDS Movement, the use of the Watermelon Index, and the pressure placed on governments to support The Hague Group.
  • The Hague Group founding members include Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa, all of which are states with lived histories of colonialism, apartheid, and democratic resistance.
  • The Hague Group is taking coordinated legal and diplomatic action to uphold UN resolutions, enforce provisional measures from the ICJ, halt the transfer of arms and military support to Israel, deny docking access to vessels carrying military supplies for Israel, and remove barriers to the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent State of Palestine.
  • The campaign aims to demonstrate that international law can be more than words on paper and that justice can be pursued collectively.
  • DiEM25 is a pan-European movement committed to justice, peace, and democracy everywhere.

Statistics:

  • 8 countries have formed The Hague Group, including Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa.
  • The International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal in 2024.
  • The UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal within a year.
  • The BDS Movement, or Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, is a global campaign aimed at ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories.
  • The Watermelon Index is a tool used to identify corporate complicity in apartheid and war.

Sources:

  • "DiEM25 Launches Global Action Campaign in Support of Hague Group's Efforts to End Gaza Genocide" (M2 PressWIRE, May 15, 2025)
  • "The Hague Group" (The Progressive International)
  • "DiEM25" (DiEM25 website)
  • "The BDS Movement" (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions website)
  • "The Watermelon Index" (The Watermelon Index website)