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AMNESTY International (AI) described yesterdayâs decision by Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to open a formal investigation into the situation in Palestine as a âmomentous breakthroughâ.
âTodayâs confirmation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she has opened an investigation into crimes under international law committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) is a momentous breakthrough for justice after decades of non-accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity,â said Matthew Cannock, Head of Amnesty Internationalâs Centre for International Justice.
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Amnesty hails ICC investigation of war crimes in Palestine as historic breakthrough
International Criminal Court s prosecutor (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, addresses a press conference in Kampala on February 27, 2015 [ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images] March 4, 2021 at 4:02 pm
Amnesty International has welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to open an investigation into serious crimes under international law alleged to have been committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Describing this as a momentous breakthrough for justice after decades of non-accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the head of Amnesty International s Centre for International Justice, Matthew Cannock, added: The ICC investigation provides the first genuine prospect for thousands of victims of crimes under international law to gain long overdue access to justice, truth and reparations.