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Celebrate World Day for International Justice July 17, 2024 In recognition of the fact that world leaders have taken unprecedented steps in recent years towards holding accountable the world’s worst criminals, human rights groups are urging the United Nations to recognize International Justice Day. Five years ago today at a conference in Rome, the international community agreed to establish a new International Criminal Court (ICC) which would be tasked with holding accountable those who commit the most serious crimes: genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Since that time 139 countries have signed the treaty establishing the Court, and 91 countries have ratified it. Just yesterday the ICC Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo announced that the Court has received 499 communications about crimes allegedly committed around the world. In particular, he said the situation in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo will be looked at more closely. “We selected the situation in the Ituri region as the first case because it's urgent, it's of great gravity, it is under our jurisdiction and the state itself is not certain to act," Moreno Ocampo said. “We may be able to prevent more killing.” The new International Criminal Court is the anchor of a growing system of international justice which has emerged since the devastation of World War II, when the Allies put Nazi leaders on trial at the Nuremburg tribunal and pledged that ‘never again’ would such horrible crimes be permitted. Since then, the ad hoc tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone have been created and are working to provide justice for crimes committed in those countries. You can help ensure that the International Criminal Court gets off to a strong start by sending a contribution to the International Criminal Court’s Victims Trust Fund which will provide direct reparations to victims of atrocities to help them recover from their losses and rebuild their lives. For more information, visit www.victimstrustfund.org. Click
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