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Their citizens now have the protection of the world’s highest criminal court.
Our long-standing Campaign for Global Justice calls on governments to end widespread impunity for the most heinous crimes by:
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International justice begins at home.
The ICC is a court of last resort, acting only when governments are genuinely unable or unwilling.
All ICC member states are obliged to prosecute perpetrators of grave crimes first. But to do that they must adopt national laws in line with the Rome Statute.
However, the drafters of the Rome Statute gave the UN Security Council the power to refer situations, including in states that have not accep ted its jurisdiction, to the ICC prosecutor for potential investigation when it believes there is a threat to international peace and security.
We monitor the ratification of this amendment and urge all states to consider it in a constructive and cooperative manner.
This inconsistent approach to justice cannot contin ue. Read more about our campaign to Drop the Veto.
However, the Court cannot exercise jurisdiction over the crime until the amendment is ratified by at least 30 states and the ICC’s governing body decide s to activate it. This cannot happen before 2017.
We monitor the ratification of this amendment and urge all states to consider it in a constructive and cooperative manner.
Independent global civil society campaigning for:
Armenia can say never again to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by joining the ICC.
People from Ituri, DRC give their reactions to and ask questions about the confirmation of the acquittal of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui and other recent ICC decisions.
Andreas Schüller of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights discusses how global civil society has been fighting on multiple fronts to chip away at the impunity of the world’s most powerful nation.
The Central African Republic (CAR) has taken an important step towards accountability for atrocities committed during its ongoing crisis.
Dutch authorities are set to deport Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui after a court rejected his second asylum request last week.
A panel discussion was held with two candidates from the Asian region vying to fill a judicial vacancy at the ICC this coming June.
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...
The last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar AlBashir’s trip to Indonesia this week is a welcome rebuke to fugitives from international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court said today. Read more...