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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Lots of people are now talking about Ugandan Julia Sebutinde after she was the only judge on the 17-strong International Court of Justice panel to vote against every single one of its conclusions about Israel’s conduct in Gaza.<\/b><\/p>\n

There are many critical comments on social media, with some wondering why she chose not to be more sympathetic to South Africa’s case.<\/p>\n

The ICJ judges stopped short of demanding a ceasefire but told Israel it had to immediately enable urgently needed aid to enter the territory.<\/p>\n

Justice Sebutinde did not agree.<\/p>\n

But Uganda’s leading diplomat at the United Nations has said on X that she does not “represent the government of Uganda\u2019s position on the situation in Palestine. She has previously voted against Uganda\u2019s case on [the Democratic Republic of Congo].<\/p>\n

“Uganda\u2019s support for the plight of the Palestinian people has been expressed through Uganda\u2018s voting pattern at the United Nations.”<\/p>\n

Justice Sebutinde was first elected as a member of the ICJ in 2012 and re-elected in 2021. She has previously served as a judge in the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2011 and handled the case against Liberian President Charles Taylor.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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