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2021-06-08
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2021-06-09
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  1. “In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the United Kingdom’s support for the Government of the Sudan’s important progress towards meeting the calls of the Sudanese people for justice and accountability as part of our wider support to the Sudan’s transition to full democracy.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  2. “The United Kingdom stands ready to assist the Court and the Government of the Sudan in facilitating that the four ICC arrest warrants are executed. We call for the surrender of Mr. Banda, who remains a fugitive from the Court. Finally, we wish to record our appreciation for the excellent cooperation between the United Nations and the Office of the Prosecutor in that respect. We also underline the role that the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan can play in supporting the Government of the Sudan as it works to deliver accountability and justice for Darfur.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  3. “Such positive developments are a testament to the Government’s meaningful engagement with the Court and genuine efforts to fulfil the transitional justice provisions of the Juba Peace Agreement. We urge the Government of the Sudan to build on that positive cooperation, in particular by facilitating the prompt transfer of Mr. Harun to the Court to be tried alongside Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman. We believe that a single trial of those two co-accused together would ensure that the possibility of retraumatizing the victims and witnesses by multiple trials would be avoided. The United Kingdom’s Special Representative for the Sudan and South Sudan raised the need for the urgent transfer of Mr. Harun with the Government of the Sudan in Khartoum this week.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  4. “In that respect, we urge the Government of the Sudan to swiftly implement the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians, and we underline the need for accountability for the crimes committed before, during and since the revolution in order for the Sudan’s transition to succeed. The United Kingdom commends the constructive and sustained dialogue between the ICC and the Government of the Sudan, including the facilitation of evidence gathering and access to witnesses, which has enabled significant progress to be made in the case against Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman. In that regard, we particularly welcome the historic visit of the Prosecutor to the Sudan and, in particular, the Darfur region, which enabled her to engage with victims and affected communities.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  5. “I would like to begin by thanking the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her thirty-third report on the situation in Darfur pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005), which is, of course, her final report to the Security Council in that capacity. The United Kingdom would like to express its deep gratitude to the Prosecutor for her unwavering commitment to the pursuit of justice over the past nine years. The continued work of Ms. Bensouda and her team have played a vital role in the effort towards ensuring accountability for the most serious crimes committed in Darfur. As detailed by the Prosecutor in her report, the situation in Darfur continues to be characterized by intercommunal violence, resulting in deaths and large-scale displacement of civilians. We call for an immediate end to the ongoing violence across the Sudan.”

    2021-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8791 (2021) · source

  6. “We must accept and acknowledge the truth of the past in order to move forward. Glorifying perpetrators of heinous acts takes us away further from reconciliation and hinders the achievement of a positive future. As Council members have seen, through our actions the United Kingdom remains committed to the Mechanism, and we reaffirm our willingness to assist it, wherever possible, in fulfilling its mandate and implementing its vision of being a small, temporary and effective organization.”

    2021-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8790 (2021) · source

  7. “Under resolution 1966 (2010), there is a clear obligation on all States to cooperate with the Mechanism. Nevertheless, regional judicial cooperation in the Western Balkans remains inadequate. That has direct implications for achieving justice for victims. The Mechanism’s referral of Serbia to the Council for a third time for the failure to arrest and transfer Petar Jojić and Vjerica Radeta is serious and follows years of requests, considerations and discussion. We therefore urge Serbia to comply with the Mechanism’s order. We also call upon States to cooperate with the Office of the Prosecutor in its efforts to track the remaining fugitives from justice. The glorification of war criminals and the denial of genocide is unacceptable and increases the suffering of victims. Reconciliation is difficult.”

    2021-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8790 (2021) · source

  8. “His attempts to outrun and evade justice have failed due to the Mechanism’s tenacity. We hope this decision offers some respite to the survivors and the families of his victims. The United Kingdom is proud to be supporting the Mechanism by agreeing to the transfer of Radovan Karadžić to serve his life sentence in a British jail. He is one of the few people in the world to have been convicted of genocide. Along with Ratko Mladić, he was responsible for the massacre of men, women and children at the Srebrenica genocide and helped pursue the seizure of Sarajevo, with its remorseless attacks on civilians. International justice can be achieved only through international collaboration. We call on all Member States to assist the Mechanism. We have a collective responsibility to seek justice for victims.”

    2021-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8790 (2021) · source

  9. “Through its tireless work, the Mechanism continues to show that impunity does not and will not be allowed to prevail. We continue to welcome the Mechanism’s work to hold perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda to account and remain committed to supporting it. Building on successes to date, we are grateful for the Mechanism’s continued progress in the case Prosecutor v. Félicien Kabuga. We also urge progress to ensure the remaining suspected genocidaires face justice. In particular, we note that Mr. Protais Mpiranya remains at large and encourage all States to cooperate in his arrest. We commend the Mechanism for making progress in the trials. In fact, today, in one of the final judgments, focused on the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Appeals Chamber of the Mechanism upheld the conviction of Ratko Mladić.”

    2021-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8790 (2021) · source

  10. “I would like to start by thanking President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings to us today. We are impressed that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has continued to function so well, despite the difficulties imposed on it by the coronavirus disease. Lockdowns have prevented travel. Social distancing has forced different ways of working, including in the courtroom. It is also appropriate to express our condolences on the passing away of Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam. We pay tribute to his contribution to international justice. We are impressed that the Mechanism has nonetheless been able to progress its work. We now see cases coming to conclusion, with three important judgments to be handed down this month.”

    2021-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8790 (2021) · source