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Statement by Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter on the Importance of Implementation of the Rome Statute of the ICC in Paraguay

Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, Member of PGA
Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, Member of PGA

On 7 July 2016, PGA held Consultations on the Implementation of the Rome Statute and Support to the ICC, hosted by the House of Deputies of Paraguay.  On this momentous occasion, Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter, PGA Member, made a very powerful statement reiterating his country’s commitment to the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international. Additionally, Dip. Bogado urged the Senate to adopt the Draft Implementing Legislation of the Rome Statute into the domestic legal system. This step would strengthen Paraguay’s legal system, while universally protecting the most vulnerable. This statement sent a strong signal that Paraguay would not tolerate impunity for perpetrators of crimes of concern to the international community as a whole.

Read Dip. Juan Félix Bogado Tatter's statement (available in Spanish only)

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