{"id":2167,"date":"2026-06-22T09:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:12:31","slug":"international-day-of-commemoration-and-dignity-of-the-victims-of-the-crime-of-genocide-and-of-the-prevention-of-this-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/international-day-of-commemoration-and-dignity-of-the-victims-of-the-crime-of-genocide-and-of-the-prevention-of-this-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this International Day, the world honours the victims of genocide and renews its commitment to preventing such crimes wherever they occur. This year\u2019s commemoration carries profound urgency, as the genocide in Gaza continues despite a declared ceasefire that has not been implemented on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to official Palestinian sources, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed since the beginning of the war, with women and children representing nearly 70% of the victims. The destruction has displaced hundreds of thousands of people after more than 90% of residential units were damaged or destroyed, while entire families have been removed from the civil registry following repeated strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods. More than 230 journalists have also been killed while attempting to document the events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patterns of systematic mass killing and destruction, the targeting of civilian areas, forced displacement, the deprivation of essential humanitarian aid, and the collapse of the conditions necessary for life have led numerous United Nations experts to affirm that what is happening in Gaza constitutes genocide under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This commemoration is not only about remembrance. It is a call to protect civilians, end the ongoing genocide, uphold human dignity, and ensure accountability for the crimes committed. Justice and the preservation of life are universal human obligations owed to the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 9 On this International Day, the world honours the victims of genocide and renews its commitment to preventing such crimes wherever they occur. This year\u2019s commemoration carries profound urgency, as the genocide in Gaza continues despite a declared ceasefire that has not been implemented on the ground. According to official Palestinian sources, tens of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2168,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2167\/revisions\/2168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwrc.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}