http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog See justice through the eyes of civil society. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:18:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Enterprise Blogs http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=600&langswitch_lang=en On 12 June 2010 shortly after midnight, the first-ever Review Conference of the Rome Statute concluded in Kampala, Uganda. After a week of high-level discussions on the impact of the Rome Statute to date, ICC states parties came to an agreement regarding amendments to the Rome Statute ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=594&langswitch_lang=en There is no doubt that the success of the ICC is closely linked to the level of cooperation it secures from States Parties and intergovernmental organizations. We have seen that arrest warrants cannot be enforced and requests of provisional release - as in the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba - cannot ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=588&langswitch_lang=en NGOs Say Meeting is an Opportunity to Reconfirm Commitment to Justice for the Gravest Crimes More than 500 NGO representatives will attend the first ever Review Conference of the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court (ICC), to be held in Kampala (Uganda) from 31 May to 11 June 2010. Kampala ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=576&langswitch_lang=en Enterprise Blogs http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=564&langswitch_lang=en * Excerpts from an Op-ED published in the Jamaica Gleaner on 11 April 2010 at http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100411/focus/focus5.html "An interesting aspect of the history of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is that, although the idea of an international criminal court was raised from as far back as the period after ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=557&langswitch_lang=en The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Court's Pre Trial Chamber to authorise an investigation into the situation in Kenya with regard to crimes against humanity committed during the December 2007 - January 2008 post election violence.The decision represents a new ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=549&langswitch_lang=en 100 days for France to stop providing a safe haven for criminals against humanity With less than 100 days to go before the conference in Kampala, Uganda which will review the first years of operation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International France is launching a national campaign to urge ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=537&langswitch_lang=en March 8 marks the celebration of International Women's Day (IWD). The CICC calls on governments to promote justice for women by ratifying the Rome Statute and by implementing its landmark gender provisions at the national level. "Countries are strongly encouraged to bring their national laws in line with the standards enshrined ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=533&langswitch_lang=en The International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers is a special commemoration highlighting the fate of children who were forced to join armed forces and groups. The ICC trial against Congolese warlord, Thomas Lubanga, accents this tragedy. Lubanga is accused of using children under the age of fifteen to ... http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog/?p=526&langswitch_lang=en