Oral Statement Under Item 7 of UNHRC#63: States Obligations to Impose Sanctions are not Deferrable nor Derogable

(Geneva, 29 September 2026)

BADIL Resource Center submitted an oral statement under Item #7 of the 63^rd Regular Session of the United Nations Humna Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on member states to impose sanctions against the Israel regime for its genocide. States are not permitted to defer their obligations for a final ICJ verdict or a Security Council decision. 

Under Article I of the Genocide Convention, states have an obligation of conduct to employ all means available to prevent genocide. The prohibition of genocide is recognized as a peremptory norm: it cannot be deferred or derogated from by any state or corporation.

And yet, as the Israeli regime’s genocide is about to enter its fourth year, states maintain genocide denial, not only failing to take meaningful action but also enabling the genocide through military assistance, political and diplomatic backing, economic cooperation, obstruction of humanitarian and multilateral systems, as well as promoting propaganda and disinformation.

To watch the video recording of the oral statement via UN WebTV see this link at 01:22.