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Judge Joenson

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2013-12-05
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2013-12-05
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  1. “Those capacity-building initiatives represent some of the concrete measures that the Tribunal has taken to help to restore peace and reconciliation in the region and ensure that present and future generations are provided with the necessary tools to continue the fight against impunity long after the Tribunal closes its doors. It remains my distinct honour to address the Council once more on behalf of the Tribunal. I wish to express our gratitude for the support members' Governments have shown over the past 19 years. I truly believe that, with continued assistance from Member States, the Tribunal will close its doors with its mandate completed and its legacy secured.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  2. “Throughout its existence, the ICTR has instituted training programmes, professional workshops, visiting professionals programmes and partnerships with institutions of higher learning across the globe. The Tribunal created the Umusanzu Information and Documentation Centre in Kigali and a capacity-building task force. It also instituted programmes aimed at sharing lessons learned with respect to the administration of a court adjudicating international crimes and with respect to running an international court in general. The Office of the Prosecutor created a manual of best practices on the tracking and arrest of fugitives from international criminal justice and recently finalized a best-practices manual on the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  3. “As the work of the ICTR concludes, it is worth remembering that it was the Security Council that not only established the ICTR to try those accused of being most responsible for the planning and execution of the genocide in Rwanda, but also provided the ICTR with a broad mandate that included helping to contribute to the process of peace and reconciliation in the Great Lakes region by helping to bring to justice those most responsible for the Rwandan genocide. While the legacy of the ICTR will no doubt include its jurisprudential contributions to the development of international criminal law and international humanitarian law, it remains important to also recall the efforts that the Tribunal continues to make to foster genocide education and remembrance through its outreach and capacity- building initiatives.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  4. “I have come to work very closely with President Meron in his role as President of the Mechanism and I cannot stress enough how important it is that he and Registrar Hocking have ensured such great cooperation between the Mechanism and ICTY offices and the ICTR, allowing for a very smooth transition so far. I want to also thank the Registry, especially the archives staff, for the important work they have completed to date with distinction.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  5. “Since the last report to the Council, the ICTR has completed three temporary archives facilities and handed them over to the Mechanism, together with some of the ICTR records that have already been prepared for management by the Mechanism. The transfer to the Mechanism of judicial records not in active use remains ongoing and is still expected to be completed by the end of 2014. However, records that are still in active use, including records related to the Butare case, will remain the responsibility of the ICTR and will be transferred only once they are no longer in use. The Tribunal remains hopeful that the preparation and transfer ofits records will be completed prior to its closure. I would next like to take this opportunity to congratulate my friend and colleague President Theodor Meron on his re-election as President of the ICTY.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  6. “The Registrar and I continue to oversee the administrative functions of the monitoring of the Uwinkindi trial in Rwanda, and will do so until the end of2013. The Mechanism has assumed all responsibilities associated with the monitoring ofthe Munyagishari case in Rwanda upon his transfer in July and for the two cases referred to France, save for the fact that the ICTR is providing interim monitors who are now working closely with Mechanism staff as interim monitors until arrangements with an organization are finalized. With respect to the archives, the Mechanism has begun to assume responsibility for the management of the archives for both Tribunals.”

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  7. “Therefore, recalling resolution 2080 (2012), in which the Council reiterates its call upon Members States that are in a position to do so to cooperate with the Tribunal, I must once again call upon the Council for urgent assistance and increased cooperation from Member States to support the Tribunal in its efforts to find host countries for the seven acquitted persons and three convicted released persons still residing in Tanzania. I next turn to the transition to the Mechanism. The monitoring of all ICTR cases referred to national jurisdictions is now the responsibility ofthe Mechanism. That currently includes two cases referred to France and two cases referred to Rwanda. The Mechanism will also be responsible for monitoring the six fugitive cases transferred to Rwanda once those individuals are arrested and proceedings commence.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  8. “More specifically, I met with representatives of nine European countries, while the Registrar met with representatives from four African and two European countries, to brief them on the serious challenges facing the ICTR in terms of relocation and to appeal for their assistance in accepting one or more acquitted or released persons currently residing in Tanzania. The Registrar and I continue to follow-up with the officials of each country that we met with, as well as others, in order to continue to explore all possible avenues available to the Tribunal to find an equitable resolution to the problem of relocation. I firmly believe that failing to relocate the acquitted and released persons residing in Tanzania represents a serious challenge to the credibility of the enforcement of international criminal justice.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  9. “For the past five years, all efforts made by the ICTR to achieve the relocation of the remaining individuals have proved unsuccessful. To date, seven acquitted and three convicted released persons reside in a safe house in Arusha, despite the fact that some of those persons were acquitted over a decade ago. Since the last report to the Council, and pursuant to the framework of the strategic plan submitted to the Security Council's Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, the Registrar and I met with representatives of North American, European and African countries between May and October 2013.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  10. “The ICTR delegation further outlined the progress being made in terms of reparations for victims and survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and on the very recent commissioning of a draft project proposal to be carried out by the International Organization for Migration. That proposal will provide a meaningful way forward that is in line with the position that the General Assembly has taken in calling for assistance to victims and survivors of the 1994 genocide. Returning to the matter of relocation, I note that, as the ICTR continues to make preparations for closure, the issue of the relocation of acquitted and convicted released persons in Tanzania remains one of the most serious challenges to the successful completion of the Tribunal's mandate.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  11. “I would next like to take this opportunity to inform the Council about a recent joint visit of the ICTR and the Mechanism to Rwanda on 4 and 5 November. In order to strengthen mutual assistance and cooperation between both institutions and Rwanda, for the first time the Presidents, Prosecutor and representatives of the Registrars of the ICTR and the Mechanism met with senior Government officials in Kigali. During these meetings, discussions took place regarding issues of mutual interest, and the ICTR delegation provided updates on the problems that the Tribunal is facing in terms of relocating acquitted and convicted released persons who are still residing in Tanzania.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  12. “In order to mitigate any detrimental effect on the completion of appeals work that would come with the loss of such an esteemed judge, in accordance with article 12 bis of the Statue of the Tribunal I requested that the Secretary-General appoint a replacement judge to serve the remainder of Judge Vaz's term. I am therefore grateful to the Secretary-General for his appointment of Mr. Mandiaye Niang of Senegal as permanent judge of the ICTR to replace Judge Vaz. I am confident that the appointment of Mr. Niang, coupled with the recent election of Mr. Koffi Afande as Permanent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will play a crucial role in contributing to the remaining work.”

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  13. “I wish to underscore that every effort is being made by the Tribunal to complete this case while fully respecting the fundamental rights of the accused to due process in accordance with international standards, and I assure the Council that the Registrar and I will continue to closely monitor the status of the Butare case in order to forestall any further impediments to its completion. I must now take this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude to all of the judges and the support staff of the Appeals Chamber, who have worked tirelessly to complete the Tribunal's work under extremely tight deadlines. I hope that the Member States will also join me in recognizing their efforts. On a related note and as detailed in my previous report to the Council, Judge Andresia Vaz resigned from her position as appeals Judge in May.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  14. “In that respect, the Presiding Judge held a status conference in May aimed at streamlining the consideration of several motions and at facilitating more efficient disposal of pre-appeal work. The Appeals Chamber has taken further steps to follow-up with the translation unit to accelerate the translation of pre-appeal documents, and the Butare legal team in Chambers now consists of staffmembers able to work in both English and French, which facilitates preliminary work on submissions from the parties without awaiting translations.”

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  15. “Unfortunately, during the past six months amid these efforts, the Butare case also had an unexpectedly large amount of pro-appeal work that threatened to further delay the projected completion date. I am happy to inform the Council today, however, that our efforts to advance the completion date, including the allocation of additional resources to the Butare team in 2014, have at least had the effect of preserving the projection of completion around the end of July 2015, in spite of the pre-appeal litigation that distracted from the core judgement work. I would also like to note that I remain in close contact with the Presiding Judge, who continues to take all necessary measures to expedite the appeal work in this case without compromising the rights of the parties.”

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  16. “While the Appeals Chamber has continually devoted its best efforts towards the completion of all appeals work by the end of 2014, the final appeal judgement concerning six persons in the Butare case is now projected to be completed not before the end of July 2015. As explained more fully in my written report submitted in May 2013 (see S/20l3/310), the initial change in the briefing and projected schedule for the completion of the appeal in the Butare case was occasioned, in part, by the sheer complexity ofthe case, coupled with an inability to meet expedited translation goals with respect to the more than 1,400-page trial judgement. I have worked closely with the Presiding Judge on the Butare case since May, when the projection was pushed past the end of 2014, to see what could be done to mitigate the delay.”

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  17. “First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the past and current judges and staff members of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for all of their hard work and the dedication that they have shown, which have led us to the stage we are at today, with only appeals remaining following nearly two decades of judicial work. As Council members are aware, it has been nearly one year since the ICTR completed its work at the trial level. As of today, the Tribunal has concluded appellate proceedings in respect of 46 persons. The Appeals Chamber will render one more judgement on 16 December in the Ndahimana case, while four other appeal judgements concerning eight persons will be disposed of in 2014. This leaves only one appeals case, Nyiramasuhuko et al. ("Butare"), which will be completed in 2015.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  18. “In particular, please allow me this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude to the representative of Guatemala. His country's excellent leadership as Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals for the past two years has led to continued excellent communication and cooperation between the Tribunals and the Working Group, which helps to ensure that the Council and Tribunals remain aware of each others' needs and concerns, which is especially crucial at this time of transition and as we near closure. It is as always an immense honour for me to have this opportunity to address the members of the Security Council and to provide them with an update on the progress being made towards the completion of our work.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source

  19. “Judge Joenson: I would like to begin by extending my sincere congratulations to the representative of France, which is presiding over the Security Council in December, as well as the representatives of Chad, Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria on their nations' election to the Security Council for the term beginning in January 2014. I wish them all the best for a successful tour of duty. I would also like to thank the representatives of Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo for their nations' service to the Security Council as they near the completion of their terms, and express the gratitude of the entire Tribunal to all Governments represented on the Council for the continued support they have provided as we draw closer to the completion of our mandate and the closure of the Tribunal.”

    2013-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7073 (2013) · source