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2023-02-24
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2023-02-24
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  1. “The Court stated that Russia shall immediately end the military operations that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine. That is the first step to putting an end to the all-too- long list of crimes that require accountability and justice and the first step to putting an end to human suffering in Ukraine and easing the human suffering caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but clearly also globally. The violation of the United Nations Charter we are witnessing today is an attack on the international community as a whole. We should not just seek accountability for what has already taken place. We must strive to prevent anyone — and I mean anyone — from committing such a violation ever again, in Ukraine or elsewhere.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  2. “We commend the ongoing work of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which has documented violations since 2014. Of particular concern are the reports of conflict- related sexual violence, including rape as a tactic of war. Those crimes constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law. Conflict-related sexual violence must be countered through effective accountability measures that will contribute to the deterrence and prevention of such horrendous crimes. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter, which underpins peaceful coexistence and global security. We call on the Russian Federation to abide by the order on provisional measures by the International Court of Justice of 16 March 2022.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  3. “Our quest for justice, our fight against impunity, our fight against violations of international law, should not, must not and cannot be pursued without taking a firm, collective stand against the aggressor. We commend the efforts and initiatives already taken to ensure accountability. That includes the deployment of forensic missions to Ukraine, the opening of an investigation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the creation of an International Centre for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression and Register of Damages Caused to Ukraine by Russian Aggression, to be located in The Hague. We welcome the establishment of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine and the establishment of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Moscow Mechanism.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  4. “Wherever they occur, they must be met with the same strong response: this cannot stand. Accountability and justice for Ukraine, for Ukrainians and for the international community, as a whole, is of the utmost importance to ensure a sustainable peace. Yesterday the General Assembly resumed its emergency special session on Ukraine (see A/ES-11/ PV.19). Once again the General Assembly took a strong stance in defence of the Charter of the United Nations by adopting a resolution on the Charter principles, underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine (General Assembly resolution ES-11/6). In that resolution, the General Assembly emphasizes the need to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law committed on the territory of Ukraine.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

  5. “I am here today on behalf of the Group of Friends of Accountability, following the aggression against Ukraine — a Group of 49 Member States and the European Union that share one strong conviction: that the power of justice should always prevail over the power of force. Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s full- scale invasion of Ukraine. The people of Ukraine have shown extraordinary courage and resilience in their continued fight for freedom and independence. We have seen horrendous images and reports of indiscriminate killings of civilians — men, women, children. We have seen unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure — houses, schools and hospitals. And we have seen horrendous reports of sexual and gender- based violence and abductions of children. Such actions are unacceptable. They violate international law.”

    2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source