Civil society urges support for ending impunity on International Justice Day

Civil society urges support for ending impunity on International Justice Day
#GlobalJusticeWeekly (CICC), 18 Jul 2014

As International Justice Day (IJD) celebrations continued this week, the Coalition for the ICC called on civil society and governments worldwide to reaffirm their support for the ICC and the pursuit of peace through justice and the rule of law.The Coalition issued a statement and held a special video conference on the relationship between the UN Security Council and the ICC. The American Bar Association (ABA) released a statement in support of IJD and launched a new website for its ICC project. In a Huffington Post op-ed, the ABA’s Kip Hale called for individuals to make their voices heard in support of international justice. No Peace Without Justice urged states to reaffirm their commitments against impunity. Parliamentarians for Global Action held a conference to discuss the steps that need to be taken to give full effect to the principle of complementarity in Uganda and the DRC. Destination Justice co-organized a showing of the ICC’s Justice Matters multimedia exhibition in Phnom Penh. The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) commemorated IJD by reviewing five scenarios where national judicial systems delivered justice where it mattered most. Avocats Sans Frontières affirmed the need for victims of grave crimes to see justice being done in order to increase their confidence and participation in justice processes. Human Rights Agenda called on Turkey to join the ICC, and theTurkish Coalition for the ICC issued a statement in celebration of IJD.

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