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Intervention of PGA Board Member Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch MP (Suriname) in the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Adoption of the Rome Statute of the ICC Assembly of States Parties

Ruth Wijdenbosch said that her Suriname’s accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC was an extra guarantee against the possibility of some future governments or individual violating human rights and then escaping justice.
Ruth Wijdenbosch said that her Suriname’s accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC was an extra guarantee against the possibility of some future governments or individual violating human rights and then escaping justice.

On 17 July 2008, H. E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Liechtenstein, and President-elect of the ASP, organised an event at the United Nations Headquarters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Mr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Foreign Minister of Costa Rica and President of the ASP opened the commemoration. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, adressed the audience, followed by Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the ICC, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the Court; Mr. André Laperrière, Head of the Trust Fund for Victims, Dr. Ruth Wijdenbosch, MP, Member of PGA (statement available on this page), and Mr. Bill Pace, Convenor of the Coalition for the ICC.

Mr. Ben Ferencz presented an award to Mr. Arthur N. R. Robinson, former President of Trinidad and Tobago, and former PGA member, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the cause of international justice. In the afternoon, Amb. Wenaweser chaired a panel discussion on the topic "International Criminal Justice ten years after Rome - Prospects for the next decade", with participation by the ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, Mr. Nicolas Michel, UN Legal Counsel and Mr. Richard Dicker of Human Rights Watch.

In the morning, a press conference was held at the United Nations with Dr. Wijdenbosch, MP (PGA Executive Committee Member), H.E. Amb. Mac-Donald, Permanent Representative of Suriname to the UN, and Mr. Peter Barcroft, Senior Program Officer, PGA, to allow for an opportunity for the media to discussion the recent accession by Suriname to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

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"Verkhovna Rada" by Martin Schulz is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

PGA Celebrates the Verkhovna Rada’s Historic Adoption of the Law Ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its Amendments

On 21 August 2024, with an overwhelming 281 votes in favor out of 328 MPs present, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law to Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its amendments.

July 22-24, 2024 visit by Ghana Delegation to The Hague

Ghanaian MPs Engage in High-Level Discussions on ICC Draft Implementing Legislation Bill

The visit aimed to provide the MPs with comprehensive information and address questions concerning the draft bill to implement the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the national level.

From 28 to 30 May 2024, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized an important visit of Somali Members of Parliament to The Hague, Netherlands

Somalia Paves the Way for Justice & Accountability

The delegation – all members of the Committee of Justice and Defense from the Federal Parliament of Somalia – had the opportunity to engage in direct and crucial exchanges on accountability and justice.