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Susan Dickson

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2020-05-05
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2020-06-10
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  1. “We again thank the Prosecutor and her team for their continued commitment to pursuing these investigations and achieving justice for victims in Darfur.”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  2. “However, we do not yet understand how the Government of the Sudan will cooperate with the ICC. We urge it to productively engage, and swiftly, with the Court and the Prosecutor. The willingness demonstrated in February is to be commended, and we sincerely hope that as a signal of that willingness, the Prosecutor will be permitted to visit the Sudan and Darfur as soon as COVID-19 implications allow. A way forward needs to be agreed, along with greater clarity on how the individuals concerned will be tried and the nature of the justice that the Government in Khartoum has committed to delivering. The United Kingdom stands ready to assist, where helpful, as part of our wider commitment to supporting the people of the Sudan.”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  3. “We welcome reports yesterday that one of the indicted individuals, Ali Kushayb, is in the custody of the ICC. The United Kingdom commends the authorities of the Central African Republic, France, Chad and the Netherlands as well as the leaders of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic on the role that they played in getting him into custody in The Hague. As the Prosecutor highlights, a positive development emerged in February of this year when the Government of the Sudan stated its intention to try those indicted by the ICC for the crimes for which they have been charged. United Kingdom Ministers welcomed this announcement, which signifies an important step in the Sudan’s progress towards fulfilling the goals of the revolution and achieving a peace settlement in Darfur.”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  4. “The Council agreed last week (see S/2020/496) to a new Mission to support the Sudan’s transition and peace process and, with that, attention must remain on the protection of civilians. The United Kingdom is pleased that accountability for Darfur and justice for victims remains a central issue in the ongoing peace talks between the Government of the Sudan and armed groups in Juba. I would like to thank the Prosecutor and her team for their continued dedication and work on this situation during this reporting period. The United Kingdom welcomes the progress that has been made by the Office of the Prosecutor to further and strengthen their investigations despite a difficult operating environment, including the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  5. “Part of that future, as recognized within the Constitutional Document agreed following the 2019 revolution, is the pursuit of accountability and transitional justice. This must be delivered as soon as possible for the victims in Darfur, who are long owed justice for the crimes committed against them. As the Prosecutor details in her report, there has been progress in Darfur over the past several years, and we welcome that. But issues of concern remain. This reporting period has included incidents of violence, the most serious in El Geneina, which have resulted in death, injury and the further displacement of many civilians. Concern over sexual and gender-based violence and violence towards returnees continues, and we must not forget that more than 2 million people are still internally displaced.”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  6. “I would like to thank the Prosecutor for her Office’s thirty-first report on the situation in Darfur, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1593 (2005). The work of the Prosecutor and her team is an important part of efforts towards achieving accountability for those subject to appalling crimes in Darfur. The International Criminal Court (ICC) also has an important role to play in global efforts to end impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern, and the United Kingdom fully supports its efforts to hold perpetrators to account and achieve justice for victims in Darfur. The Sudan is at a historic moment, one year on from the removal of a brutal regime. Along with the people of the Sudan, we look forward towards a transition to a democratic and peaceful Sudan.”

    2020-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/538 (2020) · source

  7. “We must ensure that nothing like it ever happens again. It is vital that we all recognize the events at Srebrenica for what they were, a genocide. There is still more work to be done by the Mechanism in relation to the awful events that took place in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, and States must continue to support it as it completes its work.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  8. “It is unacceptable that individuals and sections of society continue to deny what happened in Rwanda and in the Western Balkans, and the United Kingdom will continue to condemn instances of denial in its all forms. It is almost 25 years ago in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that 8,000 men and boys were massacred, and over 20,000 women and children were forcibly deported. On behalf of the United Kingdom, I would like to pay tribute to all the victims of Srebrenica, who remain at the forefront of our thoughts. The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and now the Mechanism have pursued justice for the victims and their families for the heinous acts committed against them. This, of course, would not be possible without the survivors and witnesses who have so bravely testified, and without whom there could be no justice.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  9. “However, despite some progress, we are disappointed that regional judicial cooperation still remains inadequate. It should not be possible to evade justice simply by residing in a neighbouring country. We call on the countries of the Western Balkans region to ensure they honour the commitments they made when they signed the Joint Declaration on War Crimes at the 2018 London Western Balkans Summit and committed themselves to supporting, and removing impediments to, effective regional cooperation in the field of justice. In relation to both the events in the Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, it is deeply concerning that the glorification of war criminals continues on all sides, making reconciliation elusive.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  10. “We note the positive steps the President has taken through the revised practice direction to ensure greater transparency and efficiency on conditional release. We are disappointed that no progress has been made on relocating the nine acquitted and released persons still in the safe-house in Arusha, despite efforts by the President and the Registrar to resolve this untenable situation. We appeal to States in a position to do so to help resolve this problem. We are pleased with the Mechanism’s progress in The Hague on the Mladić and Stanišić and Simatović cases, and note the Mechanism’s efforts to minimize delays to these trials due to the coronavirus disease. We also commend the Mechanism for its work to build capacity with State prosecutors in the Western Balkans.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  11. “The United Kingdom notes the work of the Prosecutor’s Office, assisted by the international community, in confirming the death of the indicted Augustin Bizimana. Six fugitives now remain, and a number of cases require specific actions by certain States. It is disappointing that a lack of cooperation from some Member States has hindered the Prosecutor’s efforts. We call on all Member States to assist the Mechanism: it is our collective responsibility to seek justice for victims, and our obligation under the Charter of the United Nations to cooperate with the Mechanism. The United Kingdom is among those States assisting the Mechanism in enforcing sentences, and hopes that other States will also assist the Mechanism as needed.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  12. “We congratulate the Office of the Prosecutor and the French authorities on the arrest of Félicien Kabuga in France last month. The United Kingdom is proud that it was among the States and entities that cooperated in the investigation leading to the arrest. As noted in the report (S/2020/309, annex), this arrest again demonstrates that international justice can succeed when it has the international community’s support, even decades after the events. In that spirit, we welcome the preparations under way to establish an international investigative task force focusing on Rwandan genocide suspects present in Europe. We welcome the progress made on the first major contempt case, Prosecutor v. Turinabo et al.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  13. “First, the recent report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) (S/2020/236) finds that the Mechanism has successfully implemented most of the OIOS’s previous recommendations, which has further improved working practices, and it has set two new recommendations for the Mechanism to work towards that we fully support. We are pleased that work to implement these has already started. Secondly, the Mechanism has ensured that its work has continued despite the unprecedented coronavirus disease pandemic, and I would like to support the President’s call not to lose sight of the importance of international justice during this period. Thirdly, with the latest developments in the Kabuga case, the Mechanism has taken a huge step in showing that impunity is not allowed to prevail.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  14. “I will start by offering my condolences, on behalf of the United Kingdom, for the deaths of the two security guards at the Arusha branch of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I thank the President of the Mechanism, Judge Carmel Agius, and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings to the Security Council today. I would like to reiterate the United Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to the Mechanism, and I reaffirm our willingness to assist it wherever possible in fulfilling its mandate, as extended after 30 June, and in implementing its vision of being a small, temporary and efficient structure. Most recently, in February this year, we were pleased with Lord Iain Bonomy’s appointment to the roster of judges of the Mechanism. Much has happened in this reporting period.”

    2020-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/527 (2020) · source

  15. “We continue to urge the Libyan parties to cease fighting and to engage in constructive dialogue. An inclusive political solution, as set out by the Berlin Conference, offers the best hope for the stability and future prosperity that the Libyan people need and deserve. We continue to call on all parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law. Support for international criminal justice remains central to the United Kingdom’s foreign policy. We continue strongly to support the mission of the ICC, including getting justice for victims, and are committed to continuing to provide our full support to the Prosecutor and her team in their ongoing investigations in Libya.”

    2020-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/371 (2020) · source

  16. “Reports of shelling and airstrikes that may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law are especially worrying. It is not acceptable that civilians, including migrants and refugees, remain at risk; that is why it is imperative that all parties cease fighting. The United Kingdom notes the references in the Prosecutor’s report once again to indiscriminate abductions, arbitrary detentions and extrajudicial killings; these are unacceptable. We are particularly concerned at the fact that member of the House of Representatives Siham Sergewa remains missing, and we are pleased that the ICC’s investigations continue. It is clear that the ongoing conflict is having an unacceptable impact on the humanitarian and human rights situation in Libya.”

    2020-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/371 (2020) · source

  17. “The United Kingdom is grateful for the Prosecutor’s updates on the cases against Mr. Al-Qadhafi, Mr. Al-Werfalli and Mr. Al-Tuhamy. We note the rejection of Mr. Al-Qadhafi’s appeal by the ICC Appeals Chamber, when it upheld the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber and dismissed Mr. Al-Qadhafi’s admissibility challenge. We note with particular concern reports of Mr. Al-Werfalli’s continued involvement in serious crime three years after the first arrest warrant was issued for him. We continue to support the Prosecutor’s call for all relevant States, including States parties to the Rome Statute and non-party States, to cooperate with the ICC in the arrest and surrender of warranted individuals. We note the reports of escalating violence in and around Tripoli leading to the death, injury and displacement of significant numbers of civilians.”

    2020-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/371 (2020) · source

  18. “It is particularly appalling, at a time when countries are facing an unprecedented shared threat from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), that health-care facilities are among the civilian infrastructure that is apparently being deliberately targeted. Civilians, including migrants and refugees, are paying an unacceptable price with their lives during this conflict. The United Kingdom is clear in its view that civilians should be protected in armed conflict and that when they are targeted — including through sexual and gender-based violence — those responsible for violations of the law should be held accountable. The United Kingdom will continue to support the ICC in the crucial role it has to play in making this happen. We welcome the progress that the Prosecutor is making in her investigations, including her work on new warrants.”

    2020-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/371 (2020) · source

  19. “It is a pleasure to see the Prosecutor, Ms. Bensouda, with us today, albeit in a slightly different format from what we are used to. I would like to thank the Prosecutor for briefing us today on her nineteenth report to the Security Council on the situation in Libya. The United Kingdom strongly supports the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to tackle impunity and hold accountable those responsible for the most serious crimes in Libya. The Court’s work is of vital importance, especially given the continued, flagrant breaches of international humanitarian law, including the ongoing targeting of civilian infrastructure and violations and abuses of international human rights law.”

    2020-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/371 (2020) · source