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Ali Adoum

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2014-06-05
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2014-06-05
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  1. “On the other hand, the only case currently active in the ICTR will not be finished until 2015. The Tribunal should therefore take all necessary steps to complete its work on schedule, while taking into consideration the comments of the Rwandan Government.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  2. “The search for the three principal fugitives should receive special attention from the United Nations and the entire international community so that nobody, anywhere, suspected of genocide has the chance to find asylum. The activities promoting awareness and information for the public on the role of the International Criminal Tribunals and international criminal law are very important, as much for ensuring that memories are kept alive as that justice is delivered to the Victims, but the lack of financing threatens to put obstacles in the way of preserving these gains. There are many difficulties on the road to completion of the ICTY's mission, but they should never undermine the hopes that have been born of international justice and the role it can play in maintaining international peace and security.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  3. “Persons who have been acquitted or who have served out their punishment for the genocide in Rwanda have been unable to find countries willing to host them, and it is Vital that we find a suitable solution to such enduring problems. It is deeply regrettable that the nine persons wanted by the ICTR have remained at large despite the search efforts of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and the Tribunal itself. This situation emphasizes how weak the cooperation of States has been, a fact highlighted by most of today's speakers, particularly those in the areas of the Great Lakes region and southern Africa, where the search has been focused.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  4. “Furthermore, the transfer of cases and functions to national jurisdictions has gone smoothly, and the jurisdictions of the countries of the former Yugoslavia have cooperated well with the ICTY in trying mid-level and lower-level accused persons, except in some cases such as in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These jurisdictions continue to benefit from the support of the ICTY, particularly in strengthening their capability for trying international crimes. However, many questions are still hanging, chief among them the delays in meeting the completion strategy deadline. Furthermore, the issues of witness protection and delivering support to the victims remain a major concern.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  5. “The fact that some principal perpetrators were not arrested until 2011 and the complexity of some cases explains most of these delays. Apart from these difficulties, there have been some achievements since the last report, in December 2013 (S/2013/363), both in the framework of proceedings and in the execution of the completion strategy. New judgements and arrests have been made. The archives are being transferred. External relations have improved thanks to efforts to promote openness. Efficient use of staff, the activities of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals and follow-up on cases both at trial and on appeal have resulted in gains both in time and means.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  6. “But there is a price to pay for justice, which should not be a reason to renounce it. The Special Court for Sierra Leone, created in 2002 and intended to last three years, did not truly accomplish its mission until 2013, long after the duration originally envisaged and having exceeded its initial budget four times over. While the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) approaches the end of its mandate, the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), on the other hand, will be unable to close its doors according to schedule owing to various judgements and arrests still under way, some of which will not be resolved until 2015 or 2017. That is clearly a setback to the established completion strategy.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  7. “The impunity currently enjoyed by the perpetrators of crimes in South Sudan, Syria, the Central African Republic, Somalia and Libya should not undermine those expectations or be interpreted as an admission of powerlessness on the part of the international community, but rather should be seen as a sign that, more than ever, we must unite in order to find more effective ways of combating it. Africa, where the worst of these atrocities are committed today, has an enormous task before it if it is to enjoy the benefits of peace and security without which overcoming its underdevelopment would be impossible. To achieve that, Africa has to be able to show that no crime committed on its soil shall go unpunished by making the ideal of justice its own, particularly for the generations dedicated to the demon of war.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source

  8. “Mr. Ali Adoum (Chad) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their briefings to the Council, and Ijoin previous speakers in commending the work of the ad hoc Tribunals, whose creation is a significant milestone in international relations that has paved the way for a new era in international criminal justice for serious violations of international human rights and crimes against humanity and in which they have made a contribution to international jurisprudence. The Victims of ethnic cleansing, genocide and other serious crimes have found their greatest support in them, however limited the number of cases may have been. Today the international community's expectations of justice are equal to the crimes perpetrated around the world, particularly on civilian populations.”

    2014-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7192 (2014) · source