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A scene in the streets of Benghazi, Libya. © Kate Thomas/IRIN
Coalition Urges Libya’s NTC to Prioritize Rome Statute Ratification

The Coalition has called on Libya’s interim leaders to move quickly in ratifying key international human rights and humanitarian law treaties, in particular the Rome Statute. In a letter of 27 October 2011 to H.E. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, president of the National Transitional Council (NTC), the Coalition stressed that such ratifications would be an important expression of democratic reform and evidence to the Libyan people that their demands for justice and the protection of human rights have been heard.
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Four Kenya Post-Election Violence Suspects to Face Trial at ICC

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On 23 January 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court decided to move cases against William Samoei Ruto, Joshua Arap Sang, Francis Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta to trial for crimes against humanity during post-election violence in 2007-2008 in Kenya. Judges declined to confirm charges against Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Mohammed Hussein Ali. ICC Decisions Summary; Coalition Media Advisory

Pictured is a Nairobi slum in Kenya after the election in 2007. Credit: Julius Mwelu/IRIN

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26 January 2012
18th African Union Summit: African society organizations call on African ICC states parties to renew their support for the court’s efforts to combat grave international crimes.

24 January 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina acceded to the APIC.
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