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Karev

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first: 1998-04-30
most recent: 2012-12-17
sittings or episodes: 36
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“With such objective information, the Security Council would finally have been able to proceed to develop practical steps to help the Tribunal to fulfil resolution 1966 (2010). Unfortunately, for reasons beyond our comprehension, that proposal did not find a positive response among several Council members and was not included in the final draft. That did not allow us to support today's resolution.”
2012-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6889 (2012) · source
“The systematic failure of the leadership of the Tribunal to honour its promises on deadlines for completing its work has definitely undermined our confidence in that body. In those circumstances, the need for urgent measures to rectify the situation in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is, in our opinon, beyond all doubt. Such a set of measures was suggested by the Russian delegation at the stage of preparing the resolution just adopted. In particular, we suggested the speedy conduct of an independent analysis of the legal and administrative activities of the ICTY. That would have helped to understand the nature of the insufficiencies and miscalculations in the work of the Tribunal.”
2012-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6889 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation abstained in the voting on resolution 2081 (2012) for the following reasons. It is obvious to us that there are serious systemic problems in the work of the Tribunal that that body is not dealing with by itself. The interminable trial delays, along with the clear inability of the Tribunal to execute its mandate, are too costly not only for some of the accused, but also for the international community. In particular, that situation leads to a heavier financial burden for States Members of the United Nations. The so-called "measures to enhance the efficiency of trials" undertaken by the leadership of the Tribunal have had the opposite effect.”
2012-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6889 (2012) · source
“In that context, we note the importance of the implementation by States of their relevant obligations regarding cooperation with the Court, while complying with the norms of international law in the matter of the immunity of senior State officials. We welcome the Prosecutor's steps to bring to justice persons who committed the attacks against African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita in 2007. Considerable work has been put into the case of the insurgent leaders Banda and Jerbo. It is important not to lose momentum in those cases and to avoid them going on too long for reasons that are not objective. We trust that in administering justice in matters relating to Darfur, the Court will continue to work harmoniously with the process of post-conflict recovery.”
2012-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6887 (2012) · source
“In the context of Darfur, that means that a scrupulous and impartial investigation must be carried out both in cases involving Sudanese officials and those involving leaders of insurgent groups that have committed serious violations meriting the attention of the Court. We are pleased with the balanced approach of the Prosecutor in that regard. In the seven years since the Council adopted resolution 1593 (2005), the International Criminal Court has achieved clear results in investigations of Sudanese cases. In some cases it has reached the stage when further proceedings are not possible without the accused appearing personally in The Hague. That situation requires that thought be given to the Court's next steps and that new approaches to the issue of fighting impunity be explored.”
2012-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6887 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for the sixteenth report to the Security Council and for today's briefing. The International Criminal Court is meant to make an important contribution to the effort to bring to justice perpetrators of the most serious crimes committed during the conflict in Darfur. Its efforts in that area complement the activities of national judicial institutions in the matter of fighting impunity. The Court is called on to objectively assess unlawful actions by all parties involved in a situation. Its reputation, and consequently States' relations with it, depend on how effectively it is able to do that.”
2012-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6887 (2012) · source
“The Council and relevant agencies and mechanisms of the United Nations system must pay more attention to ways to involve women in such processes, as required under resolution 1325 (2000). We also support the proposals on considering gender-based issues when establishing peacekeeping contingents. We also note the importance ofincluding such issues in the mandates of those missions. At the same time, we must deal with such matters not with a standard model but by taking into account the specific characteristics of each situation. In conclusion, we would like to reiterate our belief that ensuring the rights of women and their protection in armed conflict will be possible only through the joint efforts of all interested parties, including civil society.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“We believe that work on the indicators, which is now at the review stage, must be more transparent and open, that is to say, with the participation of all United Nations Member States. With regard to using the so-called national action plans on implementing resolution 1325 (2000) as a tool to assess a country's policy in improving the status of women, States in situations of armed conflict should prepare such plans on a voluntary basis. If other countries wish to draw up similar national plans, they have the right, not the obligation, to do so. Russia is convinced that there exists a significant and positive potential for women to participate in various aspects of armed conflict settlement and post- conflict recovery.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“We have attentively studied the report of the Secretary-General prepared for today's meeting (S/2012/732). With regard to its contents, collected on the basis of the first third of the assessment indicators for implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), we would like to underscore that the appropriateness and relevance of individual indicators, as well as their scope and application, still raise questions. The information in the report given under the indicators is, for the most part, dry statistics. There has been no serious analysis of the information gathered. It has therefore not been possible to understand the significance of the data, to assess its value added or to draw specific conclusions about the status of women from the information.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“We welcome the use of background information provided by the Council on questions of violence against women by the General Assembly, the Peacebuilding Commission, the Human Rights Council and the Commission on the Status of Women within their mandates. It is important, however, to adhere to the existing division of labour in the Organization and not duplicate efforts or intrude upon one another's area's of authority. The problems of family Violence, women's health, education and many others are being successfully dealt with by other United Nations bodies. The Council must, under resolution 1325 (2000), consider women's issues solely as they relate to the theme of maintaining peace and security and strictly with regard to those situations that are included on its agenda.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the fact that this year priority attention in the presidential statement was given to issues of the role of women's organizations in civil society in the prevention and settlement of armed conflict and in peacebuilding (see S/PRST/2012/23). Although a critical role in protecting women at all stages of armed conflict belongs to national Governments, measures undertaken both by civil society and by United Nations system bodies support and complement the efforts of States. Women particularly suffer during various crisis situations, not only during armed conflicts that are a threat to international peace and security.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has indicated, speaking also with regard to the Council, that it is necessary to make sure that the investigation is completed. As we know, during today's debate we will hear a representative of NATO speak. We would like to hope that she will take this opportunity as adviser to inform us about the status of the results of the investigation. We are also seriously concerned by statistics concerning the so-called collateral damage as a result of the use of new types of weapons, such as drones. Women are not only victims of armed conflicts; they make a significant contribution to preventing and settling them. The direct involvement of women in conflict prevention and settlement is, in our View, an important precondition for overcoming violence against them.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“Unfortunately, in spite of the multiple efforts undertaken, the number of women who are victims of various forms of violence in armed conflict is not declining. That is why we believe that equal attention should be paid to all categories of violence, including instances of killing and wounding women and children as a result of the indiscriminate or excessive use of force. That problem is not only theoretical; it exists currently. The international community is expecting results in the investigation ofthe cases of deaths of the civilian population, including women and children, as a result of the NATO operations in Libya. Specific information with regard to the facts in this case has been published by independent media on many occasions.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): First of all, we would like to thank the Indian presidency and the delegation of Guatemala for organizing today's meeting. We are grateful to all who have spoken for their assessments and useful information. Much has changed in the 12 years since the adoption ofresolution 1325 (2000). The major principles enshrined in the resolution to enhance the role ofwomen in the prevention and settlement of conflicts and in post-conflict reconstruction, as well as the protection of women in conflict situations, have become a type of road map for the implementation and practice of a comprehensive approach regarding the issues of women and peace and security.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“We welcome the Prosecutor's information on the ongoing ICC consideration of additional materials that could serve as a basis for instituting new criminal proceedings within the framework of the Libyan dossier. We emphasize the importance of conducting an objective investigation into wrongful acts committed by any participants in the events in Libya. It has already been established that crimes were committed both by representatives of Muammar Al-Qadhafi's regime and by the rebels. We look forward with interest to the results of the Prosecutor's analysis of the actions of Al-Qadhafi's opponents, including those involved in the extra-judicial killing of the former Libyan leader.”
2012-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6855 (2012) · source
“Nor do we completely understand what prevented Libya from sending the ICC confirmation on the progress of the national investigation into those two individuals. We believe that the Prosecutor and Judges of the International Criminal Court should investigate this situation carefully. We regret that during the past six months the ICC has also been unable to make any progress with the investigation of the alleged crimes committed by officials of the States that participated in the operations in Libya under NATO's leadership. We believe that it is important that the ICC continue to assess the information received through the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Libya from non-governmental humanitarian organizations and other channels.”
2012-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6855 (2012) · source
“The local revolutionary military leaders who seized power on the ground understand the rule of law each in their own way and, to put it mildly, extremely specifically. They have no wish to submit to the central authorities, which are simply not in a position to bring them under their control. A stark example of the inability of the official Libyan authorities to uphold the rule of law was the detention in June for almost a month in Zintan of a group of ICC officials, which is a matter of serious concern to us. We seriously doubt that in such circumstances the country's authorities can ensure fair legal proceedings that meet high international standards in the case of Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi.”
2012-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6855 (2012) · source
“We are of the view that instituting proceedings against people who have committed the most serious crimes under international law is undoubtedly a matter for the State in question. The jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court complements but does not replace national jurisdiction. In the case of Libya, specifically, it is becoming increasingly clear that the continuing effects of the crisis in that country are a serious obstacle on the path to achieving nationaljustice. Attempts to impose alien models of State-development and State-building on Libyan society and to impose values that disregard local political and legal traditions and culture have resulted in a serious absence of stability and lack of viable Government institutions and of the rule of law in general.”
2012-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6855 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): First of all, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We would like to tell you, Sir, that you can count on our full support. We also wish to thank the delegation of Guatemala for its successful leadership in October. We thank Ms. Bensouda for her briefing and for the fourth report on the investigation of the situation in Libya pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). We support the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring to justice those involved in committing serious crimes during the events in Libya. However, judging by the report, the work in that area has started to become bogged down recently.”
2012-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6855 (2012) · source
“It has made a considerable contribution to the development of international criminal justice. In being the first such hybrid court, including both international and national elements, and having been established in a post-conflict phase, it has contributed to strengthening the rule of law at both the international and the national levels.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Taking into account the effective work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in terms of phasing out its activities, we hope that it will be able to avoid the problems that other courts have encountered. We note the rapid pace with which the Special Court has conducted its proceedings, including the most recent case, that is, Charles Taylor's. The report provides particularly indicative information to the effect that the Appeals Chamber never exceeded the time allotted to it for its cases. That is a good example for those courts that constantly violate the timetables for proceedings while saying that it is ostensibly impossible to accurately predict the time needed for their trial activities. Overall, the outcome of the work of the Special Court should be evaluated positively.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Prosecutor and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone for their briefings on activities. Today's briefings have been of particular importance in summing up the essence of the work of the Special Court. The Special Court is scheduled to close on 30 September 2013, after which date a small residual mechanism will be launched. International judiciairy mechanisms already have experience in transitioning to a mode of residual jurisdiction. As the Council knows, the Rwandan office of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia opened in July.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“As we see it, this has highlighted once again the importance of ensuring that when such important instruments are negotiated, the views of all members of the Council, without exception, are taken into account. In our view, consultations on the text should have continued, since during those consultations we saw positions converging, and prospects remained for reaching a consensus on the text. We hope that in future such situations will be avoided.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“Devising plans of action on putting an end to this type of crime, as was proposed in the 2010 report (S/2010/181) of the Secretary-General, is not, in our view, the sole response to this issue. On the one hand, certain parties to armed conflict have adopted such plans but are still listed, and, on the other, it is well known that the existence of this type of document in no way ensures that it is being implemented in practice or even that there is an intention to do so. In conclusion, we deem regrettable that for the first time a draft resolution on the issue of children and armed conflict was not adopted unanimously by the Security Council.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“There are ample credible reports in this case, not only on children's deaths but also on their recruitment. There is one other issue: elaborating specific procedures and criteria for delisting parties to an armed conflict from the annexes to the annual report of the Secretary-General. It is our view that the current inclusion of 32 such parties is evidence, inter alia, of the need to devise understandable criteria for delisting parties from such lists. It cannot be denied that States on whose territory such parties are engaged in an armed conflict are working very hard to remedy the situation. The lack of simple and clear criteria not only does not help the Governments of those countries but continues to engender certain suspicions with respect to the objectivity of the instrument as a whole.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“Carefully weighed evaluations, based on credible and reliable information, will guarantee the subsequent practical implementation of recommendations made, above all by establishing mutually respectful dialogue with the Government concerned. For example, with respect to crimes committed against children in Syria, the report (S/20l2/26l) of the Secretary-General accuses only Government forces and their supporters. They alone are mentioned in annex I to the report. Crimes perpetrated by representatives of the opposition are referred to only in passing in the same report. With respect to Libya, we never received complete information with respect to the situation of children in that country and the investigation of the deaths of children as a result of the NATO military operation in that country.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“Here we should mention specifically the active part played by the Special Representative in the International Criminal Court's first prosecution of a war crime for the recruitment and active use of children in combat in the Lubanga case. At the same time, there are still several issues concerning the implementation of certain aspects of the Special Representative's mandate. First, we note that the Special Representative's area of responsibility does not cover every issue related to the protection of children in armed conflict, but only those situations that are on the Security Council's agenda. In that context, the concept of armed conflict itself should not be too broadly interpreted, including in the Secretary-General's reports. It is essential that the information used be accurate and objective.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“Leila Zerrougui and hope that her considerable experience in the United Nations system will help her make a significant contribution to measures taken at the international level to protect children affected by armed conflict, and to make efforts in this area more effective. Based on the experience already gained, we would like to make some recommendations that we hope will help enhance the effectiveness of the Special Representative's work. In recent years, we have unquestionably been quite effective in achieving system-wide coordination of efforts in the area ofthe protection of children in armed conflict. Information and outreach activities have been very successful.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“As far as other situations are concerned, they can be considered by the Working Group only with the consent of the State involved. Under Germany's leadership, the Working Group has achieved a great deal in terms of crafting recommendations on specific situations. Implementing them effectively requires developing close cooperation with the Governments concerned in an atmosphere of trust and dialogue, which should ultimately help to improve conditions for children on the ground. A key role in the Security Council's activity in the area of protecting children in armed conflict unquestionably belongs to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict. In that regard, we welcome the appointment to the post of Ms.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“The primary responsibility for protecting and rehabilitating children belongs to national Governments, while steps taken by United Nations entities should be designed to support and complement those efforts. United Nations representatives may be allowed to engage with non-governmental armed groups only with the consent of the Government of an affected nation. The parameters for protecting children in armed conflict and post-conflict recovery are laid out in resolution 1612 (2005). They relate both to the operation of the monitoring and accountability mechanism and to the activities of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. Those mechanisms must focus primarily on the most pressing and large-scale situations of armed conflict on the Council's agenda.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank our German colleagues for organizing today's meeting, and we are grateful to the guest speakers for their useful briefings and assessments ofthe state ofthe protection of children in armed conflict. It is clear that, despite the measures that have been undertaken at the international and national levels, along with the existence of a broad international legal foundation, children continue to be among the most vulnerable groups affected by armed conflict. Russia condemns all serious offences committed against children, regardless of who perpetrates them, and advocates the prosecution of all such perpetrators. We also firmly condemn intentional attacks on civilians, including children, as well as the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force that produces the same results.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838 (2012) · source
“We call on all members of the international community to eschew indiscriminate, unilateral approaches to the issue of the protection of civilians. We believe that only strict compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights standards and unswerving implementation of relevant decisions of the Security Council can help us to resolve protracted conflicts. Moreover, we believe that the Council has sufficient capacities at its disposal and that it would be unwise to create any new specialized Security Council mechanisms for the protection of civilians.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Russia believes that the adoption by the international community of any reactive measure to protect civilians that involves the use of force is possible only with the approval of the Security Council and in unswerving respect for the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. We regret cases ofunsatisfactory implementation of Council resolutions relating to the protection ofcivilians. In particular, there remain a number of question marks hanging over the participants in the NATO operation in Libya regarding how the relevant Security Council resolutions were implemented in practice. All cases of the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force during conflict that claims civilian victims need to be investigated, and the guilty brought to justice.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Today, there is no single set of criteria for assessing the effectiveness of implementation by the belligerents of their responsibilities to protect civilians. We think that efforts to artificially introduce such criteria are fraught with serious political manipulation and strengthen elements of intrusiveness in international relations. We believe that, when assessing efforts in that area, we need to take into account the economic, social, historical, religious, cultural and other specific aspects of countries and regions, as well as the nature of each conflict, its root causes and options for finding a settlement.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“To the same degree, we are alarmed at the tendency to subjective interpretation of the standards of international humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict and the tendency to equate those norms with the highly ambiguous concept of the responsibility to protect. Practice has shown that invoking that concept with what initially appeared to be noble goals often leads to interference in the internal affairs of sovereign States and to violent regime change. In that respect, we reiterate that the priority for the protection of civilians in armed conflict should be the understanding that primary responsibility in that sphere lies with the belligerents, while the international institutions and mechanisms should perform a subsidiary role, assisting national efforts in that area.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“We believe that unswerving respect on the part of parties to an armed conflict for their commitments under international humanitarian law is a guarantee for the effective protection of civilians. However, that does not mean we have to dream up any new international legal or political concepts to bridge the supposed gaps in the protection regime of the Geneva conventions. In particular, we question the wisdom of proposals to designate new categories of persons requiring special protection under international humanitarian law. Such ideas can in practice only weaken protection already afforded to civilians.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Amos, Mr. Simonovic' and Mr. Spoerri for their briefings. The issue before us today remains extremely relevant in view of the difficult situation that prevails with respect to the protection of civilians in many of the world's hot spots. Despite the efforts of the international community and the presence of a significant international legal basis for the protection of civilians, thousands of people continue to die in conflicts. What is particularly troubling is that the majority of them are children, women and the elderly - in other words, those considered to be the most vulnerable groups in the population. We vehemently condemn deliberate attacks on civilians and their deaths as the result of indiscriminate or disproportionate use of force.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“It is quite clear that Serbia is conducting a national inquiry that will in no way impact the ICTY trial nor the successful implementation of resolution 1966 (2010).”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“With regard to cooperation on the part of States in the relevant regions with the Tribunals, we note that in the past several years, thanks to the efforts of national authorities, the Tribunals have advanced considerably in the prosecutions of individuals who have fled from justice. Serbia demonstrated a high level of cooperation in that regard when it transferred the last two fugitives to the ICTY. With respect to that case, Russia is surprised by the ongoing attempts by the ICTY Prosecutor to pressure Serbian authorities with regard to a matter initiated by them, namely, to investigate the causes underlying the ability of several indictees to hide for so long in Serbia. We firmly recommend that the ICTY Prosecutor focus on the issues that bear directly upon the purview of the Tribunal.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“The situation in the ICTR is less troubling, although we no longer hear promises of completing its activities any earlier than scheduled. Our View is that, even if appeals in the cases oszabonimana and Nizeyimana are taken up by the ICTR, nothing will prevent the Tribunal from meeting the schedule established in resolution 1966 (2010). Similarly, nothing prevents the taking of a final decision on the transfer of the Munyagishari case to the national jurisdiction of Rwanda, especially given the recent transfer to Rwanda of a similar case concerning indictee Uwinkindi.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Moreover, the resources formerly devoted to the Tribunals can be used to add to its financing, if its caseload requires. We anticipate that the first appeals will be referred to the Residual Mechanism in the near future. That will free the Tribunals to focus on their remaining cases within the timeframe set out in resolution 1966 (2010). Nevertheless, it is unclear whether resolution 1966 (2010) can be implemented. We are concerned by the delays that have been predicted in proceedings by the ICTY. We note the useful measures it has adopted to accelerate its proceedings, thanks to which the cases of Hadeie and Mladic' are ready for trial ahead of schedule. However, those measures have still not dramatically improved the situation. Additional substantive measures are necessary.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports (see S/2012/354 and S/2012/349) and their briefings. Today's briefings were of special importance, taking place as they are in the month before the opening of the Rwandan branch of the Residual Mechanism. That Mechanism is the first of its kind in the history of international criminal justice, and it will require of both management and staff the utmost focus and accountability. In our view, the Mechanism has been established within parameters that will enable it to carry out substantive work, including conducting trials and appeals, and it has the requisite funding.”
2012-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6782 (2012) · source
“We continue to closely track efforts to bring to justice those guilty of the attack on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita. We note yet again that that 2007 attack was not the only episode of destructive acts by rebel groups that merit the attention of the Prosecutor. Russia continues to believe that the administration of justice should take place within a general framework for a settlement to the problems in Darfur. In supporting the decision of the Security Council to refer the situation in Darfur to the ICC Prosecutor, in accordance with the Rome Statute, we continue to believe that work in that area should not stand in the way of the process of restoring peace and post-conflict normalization.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Since the adoption by the Council of resolution 1593 (2005), almost seven years ago, the ICC has made significant progress in investigating Sudanese crimes - so much so that further progress is impossible without those indicted being tried in The Hague. Many attribute that state of affairs to the unsatisfactory level of cooperation on the part of States with the Court, especially the Sudan itself. Of course, the situation requires analysis and a search for new approaches to the problem of combating impunity. However, we would like to stress that, in that context, invoking enforcement capacities under Chapter VII of the Charter with a view to carrying our arrest warrants for Sudanese officials is unlikely to solve problems arising for the ICC in the Sudan.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, for his fifteenth report to the Security Council and for his briefing today. As he is the first ICC Prosecutor and he is preparing to step down, we would like to recognize Mr. Moreno-Ocampo's work in that post and to wish him every success in his future endeavours. Russia supports the work of the ICC in ensuring the irreversibility of sanctions for the most grievous crimes that trouble the whole of the international community. We believe that in order to strengthen the authority of the ICC it is critical that ongoing investigations objectively assess foul play committed by all sides in any given situation, while avoiding politicization in the work of the Court.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We are seriously concerned about reports from the country of the aftershocks of the conflict resulting in violence and additional crimes being committed. We once again underscore the importance of upholding the appropriate legal guarantees when meting out justice in the post-conflict stage. In our opinion, the ICC must facilitate the implementation of that. We are closely following the work of the ICC in that area.”
2012-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6772 (2012) · source
“We take note of the expressed desire of Libyan authorities to prosecute Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi, including assurances of the commitment of Libya's Government to the highest standards of justice. We believe that prosecuting the most serious crimes under international law is first and foremost the responsibility of the particular State concerned. The jurisdiction of the ICC complements, but does not replace, national jurisdiction. It is also clear that Governments are not always in a position to tackle this on their own. One particular obstacle to doing so could be the absence in a country of a viable judicial system functioning in line with international standards. In this case, however, the primary issue is whether Libyan authorities are taking real steps to investigate the crimes committed.”
2012-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6772 (2012) · source
“All cases of disproportionate or indiscriminate use of force during the conflict leading to civilian casualties should be investigated. The Prosecutor's remit includes determining whether any crimes were committed by any of the parties to the conflict, so as to ascertain whether there are indications of criminal acts such as crimes against humanity and war crimes. In that context, we deem it important to continue to evaluate the data received from the Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, non-governmental organizations and other quarters so as to look into the future work of the International Criminal Court based on resolution 1970 (2011).”
2012-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6772 (2012) · source
“Mr. Karev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing and his third report on the situation in Libya pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). We support the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate all those who participated in illegal acts during the events in Libya. There is sufficient information to show that crimes were committed both by persons from the Al-Qadhafi regime and by rebels. However, we have not yet heard of any prosecutions of Al-Qadhafi opponents, including those involved in exacting revenge against the former Libyan leader. Questions also remain with regard to possible crimes committed by senior officials 5 of States involved in the NATO-led operation.”
2012-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6772 (2012) · source
“In that regard, we believe that the role of the international community is to provide the necessary material and technical support to the States of the region, primarily by equipping and training specialists from their coast-guard services. We agree that the United Nations can play a decisive coordinating role, in addition to helping to mobilize international financial resources to combat the threat of piracy.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source