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On the 8 April 2021, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court elected Mr Andres Parmas from Estonia to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV). He was nominated by consensus by the Eastern European group of States Parties. Mr Parmas will continue the term of office of Mr Gocha Lordkipanidze, who was sworn in as a Judge at the International Criminal Court on 10 March 2020.
Following his election to the TFV Board, Mr Parmas stated “Reparations and assistance to victims must go alongside the prosecution of those responsible for the commission of serious crimes – only this gives true meaning to international criminal law. Therefore, we must strive still for an even stronger and more capable organisation to carry out this task. It is the responsibility of the whole international community to offer meaningful support and relief to people, who have been victimised through grave and systemic crimes. The Trust Fund