Afghans Deserve Tangible Justice: ICCP
2021-05-10 Afghans Deserve Tangible Justice: ICCP
Kabul (BNA) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda and her team met a high-level delegation from Afghanistan, including Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar, in a bid to achieve justice for the Afghan people by holding perpetrators of “atrocity crimes” accountable.
According to a statement issued by the ICC, a full day of discussions were held with officials from the foreign ministry, the justice ministry, the Attorney General’s Office, the Supreme Court and the National Security Department.
At the meeting, detailed presentations provided further insights into investigative steps taken or planned by the Afghan authorities and an opportunity for the ICC to seek clarifications on a number of discussion points, the statement read. Bensouda and FM Atmar pledged to work together.
(Last Updated On: May 9, 2021)
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda and her team met a high-level delegation from Afghanistan, including Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar, in a bid to achieve justice for the Afghan people by holding perpetrators of “atrocity crimes” accountable.
According to a statement issued by the ICC, a full day of discussions were held with officials from the foreign ministry, the justice ministry, the Attorney General’s Office, the Supreme Court and the National Security Department.
At the meeting, detailed presentations provided further insights into investigative steps taken or planned by the Afghan authorities and an opportunity for the ICC to seek clarifications on a number of discussion points, the statement read.
05/May/2021 08:50 PM
Palestine’s UN Observer: International community must reject Israel’s attempts to taint legitimate criticism of its crimes
NEW YORK, Wednesday, May 05, 2021 (WAFA) - Palestine s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, stressed the need for the international community to reject Israel’s attempts to taint legitimate criticism of its crimes by delegitimizing human rights groups and even delegitimizing the real accounts of human suffering on the ground.
Mansour sent today three identical letters to the UN Secretary-General, President of the UN Security Council (China), and President of the UN General Assembly, briefing them on the critical situation in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. “The situation in Occupied Palestine continues to worsen as Israel intensifies its human rights violations and war crimes against the Palestinian people,” said Mansour.
Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 - 07:45
Protesters in Rafah in solidarity with the residents of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem (AFP) Tel Aviv- Nazir Majli
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, regarding Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
In the letter sent Monday, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki called on ICC to take a clear and public stand against crimes perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
The ministry stated that Maliki is following the developments of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in full coordination with Jordan, within the context of the political and diplomatic efforts made to support the families threatened with expulsion and displacement.
The president of African Bar Association (AFBA), Mr. Hannibal Uwaifo, has expressed sadness over the reported killing of the President of Chad, Mr. Idris Derby.
Speaking on behalf of the association, Uwaifo called on international bodies to nip in the bud, the alarming rate of heinous crime and political instability in the region.
He stressed that though, AFBA is not a supporter of the late president on account of his style of governance, but his commitment to the security and preservation of the integrity of the Republic of Chad and ECOWAS sub-region is not in doubt.
“While AFBA may not be a supporter of the regime of the late president, on account of several disagreement including constitutional reform, free and fair elections, his commitment to the security and preservation of the territorial integrity of was never in doubt.