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2012-10-09
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2012-10-09
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  1. “However, the victory, so greatly acclaimed, will be incomplete if the want of adequate resources and financial impediments deter the tribunal from fairly and fully completing its mandate and its residual task to their logical conclusions. We therefore count on the Council to spare no effort to avoid such an undesirable scenario and to launch appropriate mechanisms to provide the much needed relief and assistance to the Court for its continued survival.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  2. “In conclusion, Sierra Leone underscores the importance of the Special Court in fighting impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, and in contributing to peace and stability in Sierra Leone and the subregion. Some notable and recognizable milestones attained by the courts so far would include victory for hundreds of former child soldiers and adoptees, who had the letters "R-U-F" carved or engraved with a hot iron on their back and chest to prevent them from escaping. It would be a victory for victims of sexual violence and a victory for human rights and democracy.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  3. “Needless to say, the successful completion of the Court's mandate would send a powerful message that the international community strongly supports institutions established to hold accountable those responsible for war crimes and, in so doing, would deter or minimize the incidence of the perpetration of such atrocities in the future. We therefore count on Member States and the international community to continue to support the Court so that it can complete its work and help facilitate its effective transition to the Residual Special Court immediately upon completion.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  4. “Indeed, that tribunal has proven to be equal to the task as evidenced by its landmark judgements and contributions to the rule of law at both the national and the international levels and as an important adjunct to our peacebuilding initiatives. Despite those special and compelling accolades, it is a matter of common knowledge that the Court continues to face significant funding gaps that endanger the completion of its judicial mandate and its residual mechanism. We wish to express much appreciation and gratitude for Member States' support for the Court in the form of voluntary contributions and for the life-saving subsidies from the United Nations, as well as to underscore the need for the United Nations and the international community to continue to support the Special Court so that it can complete its good work.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  5. “Furthermore, the Special Court's jurisprudence underscores the importance of understanding gender-related traumas from the point of view of those who experienced them, as well as the importance of understanding suffering within local cultural contexts. It has also made critical contributions to national reconciliation efforts and to the restoration and maintenance of international peace and security in the subregion. Taking into consideration what I have just said, one cannot gainsay that the Special Court has successfully delivered on the goals set for it by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  6. “The Special Court represents an effective partnership between the Government and the people of Sierra Leone and the United Nations for the purposes of promoting justice and fighting impunity for heinous crimes committed in Sierra Leone during the civil war. As the first hybrid tribunal created to assist a State in addressing impunity for crimes against humanity, the Special Court has made unprecedented contributions to gender justice and has laid the foundation in international criminal jurisprudence for designating acts of forced marriage, sexual violence, sexual slavery and the recruitment and use of child soldiers during the conflict as punishable crimes. It has also successfully established that wanton attacks on United Nations peacekeepers are proscribed and that perpetrators are liable to be prosecuted.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  7. “We commend the President of the Court and the Prosecutor for their comprehensive briefings to the Council on the Court's operations during the period under review, and also for the Court's unremitting efforts in implementing its mandate in accordance with resolution 1315 (2000), adopted on 14 August 2000, including the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, signed on 16 January 2002. Accordingly, we welcome the new completion strategy adopted by the Court's management committee and wish to underscore the various challenges outlined in the strategy, in particular the perennial funding gap for the completion of the Court's mandate and its residual tasks.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source

  8. “At the outset, allow me, as I take the floor for the first time, to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to wish him full success during his tenure. I would also ask that he accept our thanks and appreciation for the inclusion of a briefing on the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the Security Council's programme of work. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his unwavering support for the work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and for backing the efforts undertaken by the Court to carry out its mandate.”

    2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source