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Medina Mejias

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2016-12-08
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2016-12-08
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  1. “Moreover, we support the strategic plan adopted by the Residual Mechanism, consisting of stepping up efforts to find suitable places for the relocation of staff, thereby providing them with appropriate assistance, which will help to reduce overhead costs. We urge the Mechanism to maintain its pace of work as set out in its management report in order to ensure that there is a successful and smooth transition from the Tribunal. Finally, we reiterate our support to the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to continue taking the necessary steps to complete its work in an expeditious manner and ensure that all cases that are still being tried be concluded without delay in 2017, just as envisaged. Doing so will allow the international community to fulfil its commitment to the promote the rule of law and put an end to impunity.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

  2. “We wish to highlight the efforts and dedication of the ICTY in working to conclude its functions within the established time frame, that is, by December 2017, in line with the strategy agreed in that respect. While the judges should carry out their duties with independence and impartiality, we are convinced that they must conduct judicial trials and deliver their sentences in a timely manner, in accordance with the universal principle of due process. In that connection, we support and recognize the work and efforts of the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and his team for the progress achieved and their effectiveness, economy and transparency.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

  3. “Despite the various difficulties encountered in this undertaking, we urge a strengthening of the cooperative relations between those countries and this judicial forum. Similarly, we believe that the support of other States and of international organizations is vital to a successful outcome in pending cases. To that end, we deem necessary to ensure access to documents, the relevant information and witnesses, as well as ensuring the protection of witnesses and their relocation, so as to facilitate the consolidation of the rule of law in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Our country also values the contributions of the Office of the Prosecutor in bolstering the national juridical institutions of the nations that formed part of that territory in terms of the prosecution of war crimes and their perpetrators.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

  4. “With the finalization of the work of the ICTY and the transfer of its archives to the Residual Mechanism, we deem it necessary to enhance cooperation between the Mechanism and States in order to guarantee compliance with the mandate conferred upon it in resolution 1966 (2010). This relationship is vital to helping ensure that we achieve the projected goals, particularly in terms of the arrest of fugitives and compliance with the relevant judicial orders. To that end, we welcome the cooperation between the Prosecutor's office and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia during the reporting period, which represents a positive factor in bolstering the Tribunal's work in this transitional phase.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

  5. “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela supports the efforts of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes, in violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The work carried out by these bodies has reaffirmed the international community's commitment to combat impunity for such heinous crimes, so as to prevent their recurrence. These efforts help to bolster the rule the law at the international level by combating impunity and ensuring thatjustice is done for the victims.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source

  6. “Mr. Medina Mejias (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome and thank Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals; Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their semiannual briefings. We also thank the Office of Legal Affairs, in particular to Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares and Mr. Stephen Mathias, for their work and for their timely dialogue. We take this opportunity also to acknowledge the leadership of the delegation of Uruguay, Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals.”

    2016-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7829 (2016) · source