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Hotel Rwanda, ICC, healing from genocide! |
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
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Hotel Rwanda, ICC, healing from genocide!
21 July 2007
Orhan Kemal Cengiz
Have you seen the film, “Hotel Rwanda?” I cannot recommend it enough if
you have not seen it yet! Hotel Rwanda, produced in 2004, is about the
genocide in Rwanda. Actually it is more about a hotel manager who turned a
luxury hotel into a refugee camp for the people who tried to flee from their
murderers. As you know, in 1994 almost one million Tutsi were killed by the
Hutu militia in just 100 days! For us it is impossible to distinguish the
Hutus from Tutsis just by looking at them, and for them it had been
impossible too. Hutus were only able to identify Tutsis by looking at their
identity cards, which bore an entry about their ethnicity. All massacres are
insane, but can you imagine, just 13 years ago people were killed simply
because of something written on their identity cards. And the world stood
back and watched the tragedy of humanity there. Shame on everyone! |
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2007 Action Plan of the Coalition |
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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Activities Activity 1: Ensuring a Widespread Presentation of ICC and CICC In order to strengthen the visibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Coalition of Turkey for the International Criminal Court (CICC-Turkey) and their objectives and activities, following instruments shall be developed: 1.1. Building a website 1.2. Periodic ICC bulletin 1.3. ICC presentation CDs |
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Universal Ratification Campaign |
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
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http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=urc0707
Malaysia
Greater support for the International Criminal Court in the Asian region is crucial for the growing global fight for the defense of fundamental human rights.
The Coalition for the International Criminal Court and its members are calling on Malaysia to take a major step forward in its commitment to international justice and the rule of law by acceding to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as soon as possible.
In October 2005, upon an invitation by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), statutory body established by the government of Malaysia, the President of the ICC Mr. Philippe Kirsch visited Kuala Lumpur to provide information on the Court’s mandate and jurisdiction. During the visit former Attorney General of Malaysia, Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman, and current chairman of SUHAKAM, reportedly expressed the hope “that Malaysia will seriously consider subscribing to the Rome Statute and submit to the jurisdiction of the ICC.”
Asia remains poorly represented at the Court, and greater Asian participation is needed to ensure that the ICC is enriched by the diverse legal cultures of the region. Currently, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Tajikistan are the only Asian States Parties to the ICC. Although Thailand, the Philippines and Bangladesh signed the Statute, they have yet to complete the process of ratification. Encouraging reports also confirm that Japan has completed the legislative steps required to accede to the Statute and that it is expected to deposit its instrument of accession in July 2007, making it the 105th state party to the ICC.
Acceding to the Rome Statute would demonstrate Malaysia’s commitment to the ICC as fundamental to ensuring accountability and promoting human rights and international humanitarian law. I hope that Malaysia will continue to lead the Asia/Pacific region forward on the path to the Court, providing a powerful example for other ASEAN states committed to joining the global fight to end impunity.
Take Action Now!
Support the CICC’s appeal by sending letters by mail or fax urging the government of Malaysia to accede to the Rome Statute as soon as possible.
You might like to use the following letter as a guide.
Send your letter to:
Rt Hon Dato’ Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister’s Office Malaysia
Tel: 03 8888 6000
Fax: 038888 3444 |
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Periyodik Bülten 1 |
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
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Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi için Türkiye Koalisyonu Periyodik Bülten 1 (Bültenin PDF haline ulaşmak için aşağıdaki resme tıklayınız) 
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