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2019-12-11
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2019-12-11
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  1. “In her guilty plea to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsie spoke from her own experience, warning that where leaders rely on stoking fear and prejudice, thereby become victimizers, the result is "graves, refugees, isolation and bitterness against the whole world". We must recommit to protecting the welfare of civilians during armed conflict and holding those who do not to account. The Mechanism has been an important part of this work, and we continue to support its efforts on behalf of victims. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the Assistant Minister of Justice of Serbia.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  2. “To this end, it is absolutely essential that requests for cooperation be met by Member States with the swiftness and utmost seriousness that the victims and survivors deserve. When we do not cooperate with the Mechanism, fugitives remain at large and impunity reigns. It is deeply troubling that the Prosecutor continues to report the ongoing challenge of genocide denial and the non-acceptance of historical truths in both Rwanda and the Balkans. We cannot bring back those whose lives were lost, but if we do not act forcefully when leaders seek to turn certain populations into scapegoats for society's ills or deny historical facts, we will fail to ensure justice for the victims and their loved ones.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  3. “These proceedings remain vital to ensuring that the pursuit ofjustice will not end even as prosecutions at the Mechanism conclude. We note Rwanda's progress in continuing to try cases related to the genocide and urge Balkan States to improve their cooperation across national systems. We also continue to support the efforts of the Mechanism to apprehend the remaining eight Rwandans still wanted for their roles in the 1994 genocide. The United States continues to offer rewards of up to $5 million for information that leads to the arrest, transfer or conviction of any of the remaining fugitives. We strongly urge all countries to cooperate fully with the Mechanism and to bring these people, who are wanted for some of the worst crimes in history, to justice.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  4. “We therefore welcome and celebrate the Tribunal's work to rule on General Mladie's responsibility for grave crimes committed during the war. Similarly, we support the work of the Mechanism in the retrial of Jovica Stanisic' and Franko Simatovie on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes for their alleged roles in the unlawful, forcible removal of non-Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also support the contempt proceedings in the cases of Prosecutor v. Maximilien Turinabo et al. and Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware. Attempts to interfere with witnesses or otherwise undermine court proceedings are a grave threat to the rule of law and must be dealt with seriously. We also commend the endeavours of the Mechanism to support national judicial efforts, from the Balkans to Rwanda.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  5. “The report delivered by President Agius (S/2019/888, annex I) predicts that 2020 will mark an important year for the conclusion of the vast majority of the current judicial work of the Mechanism. The conclusion of appellate proceedings in the case of Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladic' will be a landmark in the history of international criminal law. Let us be very clear about exactly what kind of acts were committed that bring us to this meeting today. General Ratko Mladic served as the commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, and his forces systematically murdered Muslim Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica, raped women and girls, shelled the civilian population of Sarajevo and brutalized Muslim and Croat prisoners, all with the horrifying objective of permanently removing Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats from Bosnian Serb-claimed territory.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  6. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings. We are grateful for the unwavering commitment of the judges, attorneys and staff in Arusha, The Hague, Kigali and Sarajevo to pursuing justice for the victims in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. We welcome the efforts of President Agius aimed at improving efficiencies and harmonizing the operations of the two branches of the Mechanism as the remaining cases pending before the Tribunal draw to a close. This focus is helping to achieve the lean operations envisioned by the Security Council when it established the Mechanism in 2010. We are looking forward to the Council's review next year of the progress of the work of the Mechanism, pursuant to resolution 1966 (2010).”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  7. “I thank Prosecutor Brammertz for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  8. “I also wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/888, which contains the text of a letter dated 18 November 2019 from the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals addressed to the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to Judge Agius.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source

  9. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/622, which contains a note by the Secretary-General on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.”

    2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8681 (2019) · source