Five plaintiffs from Gaza brought the case with support from Palestinian and German rights groups, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
A group of Palestinians have filed a complaint at Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court challenging the country’s arms exports to Israel, their lawyers announced Monday.
Five plaintiffs from Gaza brought the case with support from Palestinian and German rights groups, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) announced in a statement.
“The constitutional complaint is directed against German export licenses for tank transmissions manufactured by the company Renk. Tanks in which these transmissions are installed are being used extensively in Gaza – including in ways that violate international law and harm the civilian population,” the ECCHR stated.
The ECCHR, together with the Palestinian human rights organizations the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights in Gaza and Al Haq human rights organization in Ramallah, is supporting the complainant.
“As long as the German government approves arms deliveries to Israel that can be used in Gaza, it is violating its constitutional duties of protection and international law,” ECCHR experts said in a statement.
“The German government must fulfill its responsibility: no arms exports to Israel while there is a risk of systematic violations of international law,” they stressed.
In addition, they called for the lifting of the Israeli blockade on humanitarian assistance and the enabling “of independent international investigations in Gaza under UN mandate.” (more...)
Case Filed at Germany’s Top Court to Challenge Arms Exports to Israel
Germany's arms exports to Israel challenged at country's top court
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European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, which is supporting the Palestinian plaintiffs, says Germany must fulfill its responsibility and stop all arms exports to Israel https://t.co/ZYh8NURrX8 pic.twitter.com/CSrM5AI6in
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