The international community made a commitment to justice for victims of these most serious crimes by adopting the Rome Statute in 1998. The Statute created the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecuting those responsible for these crimes and provided for a Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) to make the funds of the convicted persons and additional voluntary contributions available for the benefit of the victims.
Following the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi, the entire nation was left to reflect on how to rebuild our country. Very early in this process, Rwanda government recognised that emphasising equality throughout the country, particularly with respect to gender equality, would be a key pillar on which progress could be built.
n April 2021, the UN’s Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change provided the latest in a long line of dire warnings, telling the world what many already know: climate change is real, and the international community is squandering its chance to limit the consequences. World leaders need to approach this crisis with the urgency it deserves.
In an interesting conversation at his residence in Port-au-Prince, H.E. Mr. Faruk Miguel Castillo, the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, exchanged with Diplomat Magazine some insights about his mandate, the relationship between the two countries and the current situation in Haiti.
On 28 May, Azerbaijanis worldwide celebrate the “Independence Day”. 104 years ago on this significant day, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) - predecessor of the modern Republic of Azerbaijan was proclaimed.
By Antonio Polosa, Chief of Mission International Organization for Migration in the Netherlands
The year 2021 marked the 70th anniversary of our Organization. On December...
By H.E. Mr. Fikrat Akhundov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
This year marks an important milestone in bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Netherlands. In...
Face au fracas des armes, plus que jamais l’ambition de la Cour Internationale de Justice, siégeant à La Haye, d’établir la Paix par le Droit apparaît comme une impérieuse nécessité.
A cet égard la décision du Procureur de la Cour Pénale Internationale de se saisir dès le 28 Février 2022, des crimes commis lors de l’invasion de l’Ukraine fût une bonne nouvelle, de même que le renvoi, deux jours plus tard, de cette situation par 39 Etats, qui a permis au Procureur de commencer immédiatement ses enquêtes, sans avoir besoin d’attendre l’autorisation des Juges.
