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ICJ - FIRST STEP TOWARDS JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE OF DARFUR

Rome/Brussels, 27 February 2007

The Hague, ICC-Sudan: In a historic move, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court today presented evidence to the Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC, requesting that summons to appear be issued for two individuals alleged to bear criminal responsibility for crimes committed in Darfur.
No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) welcomes this signal of the determination of the ICC and the international c... more »

 
 

ICJ - STATEMENT BY NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE ON THE TRANSFER OF CHARLES TAYLOR TO THE HAGUE

Brussels, 20 June 2006

The Special Court for Sierra Leone was established in 2002 to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for the crimes committed during the conflict in that country. Charles Taylor is directly responsible for untold death and destruction carried out by the Revolutionary United Front and other armed forces under his direction and with his support, first as a Liberian rebel leader, and then as ... more »

 
 

ICJ - YEMENI PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS RATIFICATION OF ICC STATUTE. IMPORTANT STEP IN ARAB WORLD IN FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY

Brussels, 13 January 2006

The Council of Representatives of Yemen will discuss ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at its forthcoming session that will begin next week. No Peace Without Justice has been invited to Sana’a to brief key legislators on the ICC on the eve of the vote.
NPWJ has long been working in partnership with the Government of Yemen on the ratification process... more »

 
 

ICJ - SEMINAR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN SIERRA LEONE ON 11-15 DECEMBER 2006

Freetown, 8 December 2006

No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leonean NGO “Manifesto 99” and the Commonwealth Secretariat, and with the support of the European Union, the Open Society Institute and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, are hosting a seminar on the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Sierra Leone at t... more »

 
 

ICJ - ICC issues DRC warrant against Thomas Lubanga - Charges include recruitment and use of child soldiers

Rome/Brussel, 17 March 2006


The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued the first arrest warrant for the DRC, alleging the recruitment and use of child soldiers, a war crime prohibited under the Rome Statue of the ICC. No Peace Without Justice welcomes this historic event as a step toward ending impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and as a signal of growing internat... more »

 
 

MENA - DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD. IN MOROCCO NEW INITIATIVE ORGANISED BY NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE

Brussels/Rome, 23 March 2007

From 26 to 27 March 2007 will take place in Rabat (Morocco) a seminar aimed at reinforcing the dialogue between non-governmental actors and governments of the Middle East and North Africa region in the prospective of the necessary reforms to be taken in the field of democracy, human, civil and political rights and rule of law and to offer a concrete follow-up to the “International Collo... more »

 
 

ICJ - NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE WELCOMES YEMEN AS 105TH STATE TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Brussels/Rome, 24 March 2007

Yemen, ICC: In a long-awaited session, the Yemeni Parliament voted today in favour of ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. With this ratification, the number of States Parties has now reached 105 and Yemen becomes only the fourth Arab State to join the ICC.
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ICC – PAKISTAN, NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE IS ORGANISING A MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS IN ISLAMABAD ON 2 3 MAY 2007

Rome/Brussels, 1 May 2007

No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), in association with the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) and with the financial support of the European Union, is organising a Roundtable Conference on “Justice, Accountability and International Experience” on 2-3 May 2007 in Islamabad. The Conference is part of a series of meetings organised within the framework o... more »

 
 

ICJ - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT BEGINS FIRST TRIAL: A MILESTONE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS

Rome/Brussels, 9 novembre 2006

The first ever confirmation of charges hearing is being held today at the International Criminal Court, focusing on the charges against Thomas Lubanga for the conscription, enlistment or use of child soldiers in the DRC. No Peace Without Justice welcomes this historic event as a step toward ending impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and as a signal of growing international dete... more »

 
 

MENA - NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE AMONG THE ORGANISERS OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRACY AND REFORM IN THE ARAB WORLD TO BE HELD IN DOHA ON 27-29 MAY 2007.
EMMA BONINO, THE ITALIAN MINISTER FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, WILL PARTICIPATE

Brussels/Rome, 25 May 2007

The international organisation No Peace Without Justice, in cooperation with the Ibn Khaldun Center of Cairo and the Qatari National Human Rights Committee, and with the financial support of the Italian Government, through the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), is organisi... more »

 
 

ICJ - NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE WELCOMES ICC PROSECUTOR’S DECISION TO OPEN INVESTIGATIONS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND URGES IMMEDIATE OUTREACH FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CAR

Rome/Brussels, 25 May 2007

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced on Tuesday 22 May the decision to open an investigation into crimes under international law allegedly committed in the Central African Republic. The decision has been taken following the referral of the situation by the Government of the Central African Republic and the subsequent confirmation by the highest judicial body of the country that the national... more »

 
 

MENA - DEMOCRACY IN THE ARAB WORLD. NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE ORGANISE A MEETING IN JORDAN TO DISCUSS DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

Brussels/Rome, 14 June 2007

No Peace Without Justice, in collaboration with the Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center is orgnising a meeting in Amman (Jordan) on 17 to 19 June 2007, aimed at reinforcing the dialogue between non-governmental actors and governments of the Middle East and North Africa region on reforms needed in the field of democracy, human, civil and political rights and the rule of law.
 
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