The Wire with Caeden

One Hundred and fifty three countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The Convention which was originally ratified in 1948 was intended to prevent a repeat of the genocidal atrocities of World War Two.

Now, over 75 years after the convention was ratified, South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice, alleging that Israel, a member of the convention, has breached their obligations.

Nicholas spoke to Treasa Dunworth, Associate professor of Law at the University of Auckland about the facts surrounding the historic case.

The Tuesday Wire team is joined by Dr Allan Blackman for Dear Science. The team discusses the use of A.I in potentially disproving old beliefs about fingerprints, new telescope photos of Uranus and Neptune being less blue than we thought. .

Nicholas speaks to National Coordinator of Palestinians in Aotearoa, Dr Ahmed Saadeh about the ongoing situation in Gaza.

Nicholas also speaks to Associate Professor of Law Treasa Dunworth South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ

And, Sofia speaks to Katherine O’Brien director of Mecury Transcripts , about the extinction of a phonetic medium.

This past week, South Africa presented their case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel also presented its defence.

In the past 100 days, Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip has killed at least 23,000 Palestinains. 

News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Chair, John Minto, and Lawyer, about what claims South Africa has made against Israel to prove genocidal intent, and why it is so significant for South Africa to be making this case.

She started off the interview by asking Minto to explain what the International Court of Justice is and how it operates.

She also spoke to Lawyer and political advocacy expert, Dr Max Harris, about South Africa's genocide case, and calls for the New Zealamd government to support it. 

She started off our interview by asking Harris about the merit of both South Africa and Israel’s arguments.

News teamers Kate and Sofia, and Digital News Sub-Editor Joel, talked to protestors who marched from the Auckland Domain to the ACT Party’s Epsom Office last week against the government’s overturning of Aotearoa’s world-first anti-smoking legislation.

News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Chair of The Meningitis Foundation, Gerard Rushton, about why all people, particularly those aged 13 to 25, should be protected against meningococcal. 

And we celebarte the best of The Wire 2023, recapping the year that was in news and current affairs.