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Project Report | Jun 6, 2024
Support civil society in fight for global justice

By Valeria Babara | Project Contributor

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:

At the International Criminal Court

This section highlights decisions and other key developments at the International Criminal Court and the Trust Fund for Victims, including on policy and regulations.

-Statement of the Office of the Prosecutor in response to the threats of retaliations against the Court or its personnel (3 May 2024)

-Coalition for the ICC. Compilation of statements regarding the threats of retaliations against the International Criminal Court (7 May 2024)

-Statement of ICC Prosecutor to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to Resolution 1970 (2011) (14 May 2024) Twenty-seventh report UN Summary Statement by the ICC Caucus Compilation of statements by ICC States Parties

-ICC Registrar concludes official visit to Uganda (16 May 2024)

-Statement by the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties in support of the independence and impartiality of the International Criminal Court (17 May 2024)

#NGOVoices on international justice

This section includes information on activities, reports, and statements by Coalition members and other CSOs (in chronological order) from 1 to 17 May 2024.

-Valeria Babara, Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice. How Do We Address Sexual Violence in Conflict? Answering That Question Depends on How Well We Understand It (1 May 2024)

-Acceso a la Justicia. Inauguration of the ICC Prosecutor's Office in Caracas: Challenges and Commitments – available in Spanish (2 May 2024)

-The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Syria/Dabbagh case : First trial in France of the crimes of the Syrian authorities (2 May 2024)

-Human Rights Watch (HRW). Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Central African Republic President (3 May 2024)

-The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Colombia: ICC prosecutor should explain closure of preliminary examination to victims (3 May 2024)

-Asia Justice Coalition Secretariat. Submission on the Office of the Prosecutor’s Policy on Slavery Crimes (6 May 2024)

-Amnesty International. Somalia: Death of 23 civilians in military strikes with Turkish drones may amount to war crimes – new investigation (7 May 2024)

-Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). Open Letter: States Must Urgently Intervene to Stop a ‘Srebrenica’ Massacre in Rafah and Enforce a Ceasefire (7 May 2024)

-Atrocities Africa Watch. Monitor May (7 May 2024)

-Civil Rights Defenders. Statement: Support of investigating Bashar al-Assad for chemical attacks (7 May 2024)

-Human Rights Watch. Sudan: Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur (9 May 2024)

-Al-Mezan. Germany's Schengen-wide ban on Ghassan Abu Sitt, a genocide survivor and key witness to Israeli crimes, was upheld by the Netherlands. This de facto bars him from entering the country hosting the International Criminal Court (9 May 2024)

-Addameer. The brutal and degrading treatment of detainees in Gaza: It was not confined to a specific prison (12 May 2024)

-Elise Keppler, Global Justice Center. Africa must rally around a global crimes against humanity treaty (12 May 2024)

-The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Closing Statements at the 28 September Killings Trial in Conakry (13 May 2024)

-TRIAL International. Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity in historic Swiss trial (15 May 2024)

-Lawyers for Justice in Libya. Prosecutor's briefing to the UN Security Council fails to consider civil society’s urgent concerns on his completion strategy (16 May 2024) - also available in Arabic

-REDRESS. Just Reparation Bulletin - May 2024 edition (Please subscribe to the Bulletin via this link)

-Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (nitiatives des Femmes pour la Justice de Genre). Submission on the Office of the Prosecutor’s Policy on Slavery Crimes (29 April 2024)

-Human Rights First. Darfur: Joint NGO Letter to US Justice Department Requesting ICC Guidance (29 April 2024)

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