ICC President Piotr Hofmański welcomes #ICC-NGO roundtable participants: “Although we are independent in our functions the relationship between the ICC & civil society is of special significance. We are partners in pursuing justice & rule of law + seeking human rights protection"
Prosecutor #KarimAAKhanKC at #ICC-NGO roundtable: “Strengthening partnerships with civil society is a priority for my Office. Your courage & dedication is a source of inspiration as we work together to improve delivering justice to communities affected by #RomeStatute crimes."
ICC Registrar Zavala Giler at #ICC-NGO roundtable: “Civil society actors are not only the conscience of our institution, but often its loudest voice. You can count on my commitment to make opportunities to engage more meaningful, fostering platforms of open and frank dialogue.”
.@ngos4justice CICC Secretariat Head of Advocacy & Program @VirginieAmato at ICC-NGO roundtable: “We look to the ICC to partner with civil society in standing up for human rights defenders, to support & protect them + guard civic space within the Assembly & Court’s policymaking."
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#ICC President Tomoko Akane addresses #UNGA to present the Court’s annual report: “The past year was marked by an unprecedented increase in demand for the Court’s work in the form of investigations, pre-trial proceedings, trials and appeals."
“Sadly, the International Criminal Court is becoming more and more relevant in today’s world. International atrocities that shock the conscience of humanity are being committed in many parts of the world at this very moment, - #ICC President at #UNGA
#ICC President Akane regrets that the Court has been subject to unprecedented levels of threats, pressures & coercive measures which pose a serious threat to the administration of justice by the Court: “Let me be very clear on this. We cannot give up. We will not give up” #UNGA
This week, the #ICC Office of the Prosecutor renewed its commitment to the Joint Team investigating crimes against migrants in #Libya.
The Joint Team is comprised of the OTP, the Netherlands including the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Spain, Italy, UK & @Europol.
In a Strategic Meeting in Madrid, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan signed an agreement to extend the Joint Team Agreement for another year.
This partnership has enhanced the Office's investigations on crimes against migrants, while supporting domestic efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.
More info in the recent report of #ICC Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC to #UNSC on the situation in #Libya 👇 bit.ly/4azOpjV
🚨 #ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda on the recent escalation of violence in #Gaza, the #WestBank, including #EastJerusalem ⤵️
➡️ #ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: “I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in and around Gaza, and the possible commission of crimes under the #RomeStatute."
➡️ #ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I echo the call from the international community for calm, restraint & a stop to the violence.”
The Office of the Prosecutor of the #ICC is aware & will study the latest report of the General Secretariat of the Organisation of American States (@OAS_official) concerning alleged crimes against humanity committed in #Venezuela. Read more⤵️
The Office deplores the suffering inflicted upon women, men & children who are victims of alleged atrocity crimes. The ICC exists as a court of last resort to do justice for victims & where the treaty which governs the ICC states it must intervene in accordance w/t #RomeStatute.
The #ICC Office of the Prosecutor has made important progress in its preliminary examination into the situation of #Venezuela. Following a thorough assessment, the Office recently reported that crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court have occurred in Venezuela.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: “The legacy of #NurembergTrials is that no one is above the law, no matter how powerful. Atrocities as merely politics by other means must no longer receive a pass in our ethos. Never Again.” #justicematters
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: “That legacy is personified through crucial work of my cherished friend @BenFerencz Chief Prosecutor at Einsatzgruppen trial, who is also in many ways one of the founding fathers of ICC & testified in the ICC’s first case decades after Nuremberg.”
#ICC Prosecutor: “With respect to Venezuela I, the Prosecutor conveyed that her Office had concluded its subject-matter assessment and determined that there was a reasonable basis to believe that crimes within ICC jurisdiction have occurred in Venezuela.”
#ICC Prosecutor: “In this regard, the Office sought information on relevant domestic proceedings in Venezuela & their conformity w/t #RomeStatute requirements.”