Joint NGO Letter to the Core Group and Co-Sponsoring States of the ‘Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Initiative’

 
No peace Without Justice (NPWJ) together with a number of other civil society organisations submitted this joint NGO Letter to the Core Group and Co-Sponsoring States of the initiative for the creation of a new multilateral treaty for the domestic prosecution of the most serious international crimes, the ‘Mutual Legal Assistance Initiative’ (“MLA Initiative”) in response to the Draft Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes and in advance of the Informal Consultations to be held in The Hague on 27-29 January 2020. In it, we address a number of issues with the draft treaty, including that the treaty must ensure the effective protection of victims' rights.

• Read and download the Letter (in pdf format)

 
For further information, contact Alison Smith, Director Of International Justice Program, on asmith@npwj.org or Nicola Giovannini, Press & Public Affairs Coordinator, on ngiovannini@npwj.org org.