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During the reporting period, the Coalition  Secretariat maintained dialogue with Coalition members and representatives of the ICC, and the below is a compilation of some key developments: 

Updates on cases and situations: 

• Situation in Central African Republic II: Yekatom and Ngaïssona case (The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona): Opening Statement by the Defence of Mr Yekatom: Practical information (17 November 2023) 
• Situation in Uganda:  

o   ICC terminates proceedings against Vincent Otti following his passing (17 November 2023) 

o   ICC judges issue a preliminary decision on holding confirmation of charges hearing in the absence of Joseph Kony (23 November 2023) 

#NGOVoices on international justice 

• Darfur Women Action Group. Statement by Niemat Ahmadi to the UNSC debate on Conflict Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence Support (6 November 2023) 
• TRIAL International. “Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member To Stand Trial in The USA” (2 November 2023) 
• Comité de Víctimas de Lesa Humanidad. Press release on Day 1 of the Venezuela Appeals Hearing - "Victims have a very clear position that Venezuela is not, and will not in the future, investigating the crimes against their family and friends" (7 November 2023); Day 2: “The Appeal Hearing on Venezuela Concluded after Two Days of Intense Debate at the ICC” (8 November 2023) 
• Foro Penal and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) Call for the Honorable Appeals Chamber of The International Criminal Court (ICC) to Uphold the Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision to Resume Investigations into Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela (8 November 2023) 
• Centre for Justice and Peace (Centro de Justicia y Paz (CEPAZ)). “The Venezuelan state insists on delaying the process before the International Criminal Court” (8 November 2023) 
• Trial International. “Upcoming Trial of Congolese Warlord In France is a Historic Step Toward Justice” (8 November 2023) 
• Lawyers for Justice Libya. “Alarming Announcement By ICC to Complete Investigation In Libya by 2025 Puts Justice For Victims At Risk” (9 November 2023) 
• Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and PCHR. “Palestinian Human Rights Organisations call on ICC to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders for genocide and incitement to genocide” (9 November 2023) 
• The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession. “A call upon the Arab governments to Join International Criminal Court (ICC)” (12 November 2023) 
• Human Rights Watch. “Joint NGO Comments on the “[Draft] Policy on Complementarity and Cooperation” (September 2023)” (13 November 2023) 
• Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. “Palestinians Call on Ireland to Support the Sinn Féin Motion to Refer the Situation in Palestine to the International Criminal Court, as an Important Protective Measure” (15 November 2023) 
• Acceso a la Justicia. “The ICC held the first face-to-face meeting in the case regarding the alleged crimes against humanity that occurred in Venezuela” (15 November 2023) 
• Open Society Justice Initiative. “French Magistrates Seek Arrest of Syria's Al-Assad and Associates for Chemical Weapons Attacks” (15 November 2023) 
• Coalition for the ICC. CICC Letter to States Parties ahead of the 22nd Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP22) (17 November 2023) 
• Trial International. Launch of the Universal Jurisdiction Interactive Map (recording) and map here (20 November 2023) 

Universality of the Rome Statute and ratification of its Amendments  

• Armenia is set to become the 124th State Party to the ICC. See here additional information and the timeline of Armenia’s ratification. 
• ICC press release: Armenia joins the ICC Rome Statute (17 November 2023)