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Silveira Braoios

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2023-06-12
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2023-06-12
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  1. “Therefore, we call for full cooperation with the Mechanism in the tracking of fugitives and the execution of outstanding arrest warrants and orders for surrender and for the relocation of acquitted or released persons. Brazil reiterates its belief that States bear the primary responsibility to hold accountable those who perpetrate crimes in their territories. International tribunals are supplementary to national judiciaries. They must act when national institutions are unable or unwilling to adjudicate those crimes themselves. The principle of complementarity ensures that States retain ownership in their right and, above all, duty to provide justice to their citizens. Strong national institutions that ensure accountability for serious crimes make their societies more resilient against criminality.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source

  2. “That task must be carried out until the final convict passes away or finishes serving their sentence. Victim and witness protection may be necessary until the final member of the immediate family deceases. Convicted persons may also request judicial reviews of their cases if new facts arise. The tracking of fugitives is also a key function of the IRMCT to ensure punishment for serious crimes. There are still remaining fugitives. In that context, we commend the Office of the Prosecutor for its key role in arresting Fulgence Kayishema, who remained at large for more than 20 years and will be extradited to Rwanda for prosecution. It is also crucial to preserve the IRMCT’s archives, and we welcome its efforts to disseminate information about its legacy. The IRMCT needs the support of the international community to discharge its mandate.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source

  3. “We were also satisfied to learn about the progress achieved by the Mechanism in its remaining core judicial cases. That was illustrated by the conclusion of appeal proceedings in the Stanišić and Simatović case on 31 May. We are also grateful for Judge Gatti Santana’s initiative to present Council members’ experts with an overview of the expected timeline concerning the case of Félicien Kabuga, whom on 7 June the Trial Chamber considered unfit to stand trial. We support the Trial Chamber’s decision to proceed with evidence hearings, even in the face of the impossibility of a conviction. Despite the progress in the conclusion of the IRMCT’s core judicial cases, Brazil is aware that there are long-term residual functions that the Mechanism is expected to perform. That is the case for the supervision of the enforcement of sentences.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source

  4. “In spite of its importance, the IRMCT, with the support of the Security Council, must envisage the path towards the conclusion of all of its activities. The Security Council conceived it to be temporary and for its functions to diminish over time. For that reason, we commend the principals of the IRMCT for bearing in mind the need for clear timelines for the completion of its judicial activities. We also welcome Judge Gatti Santana’s remarkable efforts to promote a reflection on how best to gradually discontinue the activities of the IRMCT — an undeniably complex task. In that regard, we note with satisfaction the establishment in January of a panel on judicial functions to assess the nature and durationofthe Mechanism’sremainingjudicialfunctions.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source

  5. “One cannot underestimate their invaluable contribution to the development of jurisprudence on international criminal law and their role in providing accountability for the most serious crimes of international law committed in the territories of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. It is of the utmost importance to preserve their legacy. One year ago, by adopting resolution 2637 (2022), the Security Council allowed the IRMCT to continue its work for two more years. One year before the expiration of the current mandates of its Prosecutor and Judges, we must acknowledge that the IRMCT still needs time to complete the tasks for which it is responsible in its mandate to fulfil the residual functions of the ICTY and the ICTR.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source

  6. “I would like to thank the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their latest reports on the activities of the Mechanism. We also express our condolences following the passing of Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya to her family and close ones. As we know, the IRMCT inherited judicial cases and the residual functions of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Those former Tribunals are landmarks in the history of international criminal justice.”

    2023-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9344 (2023) · source