Les criminels de guerre devant la justice. La justice pour les victimes.
Le Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie (TPIY) a été créé par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour juger les personnes présumées responsables des crimes de guerre commis dans les Balkans au cours des conflits des années 1990. Depuis sa création en 1993, le Tribunal a radicalement transformé le paysage du droit international humanitaire et permis aux victimes d’être entendues, de témoigner des atrocités et de décrire leurs souffrances.
Dans ses décisions qui font jurisprudence, sur le génocide, les crimes de guerre et les crimes contre l’humanité, le TPIY a affirmé à maintes reprises que les hautes fonctions occupées par un individu ne constituaient plus un rempart contre les poursuites judiciaires.
Cela montre ainsi qu’aujourd’hui, les individus présumés être les principaux responsables des crimes commis pendant les conflits peuvent être amenés à répondre de leurs actes. Le Tribunal applique le principe selon lequel la culpabilité doit être individuelle, afin d’éviter que des communautés entières ne soient stigmatisées.
Le Tribunal a jeté les bases de ce qui constitue aujourd’hui un principe internationalement reconnu pour favoriser la résolution des conflits et le retour à la normale dans les régions touchées par ceux-ci : les dirigeants soupçonnés de crimes de guerre doivent être traduits en justice. Le TPIY a démontré qu’une justice internationale efficace et transparente était possible.
Jens Dieckmann, German Lawyer and Associate Member of 9 Bedford Row International, has been appointed to the Expert Commission on Asylum by the Federal Board of Amnesty International Germany. Due to § 5 Rules of Procedure and § 8 (7) of the board’s Working Framework, an Expert Commission on Asylum may offer assistance and advice in all Asylum and Refugee Law matters.
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Si è spento il 5 giugno 2018 a Girona l’Avvocato Luis del Castillo Aragón, già Presidente dell’ICB-BPI dal 2010 al 2014 e Presidente Emerito del Consiglio dell’International Criminal Bar- Barreau Penal International.
Statement: 31/03/2017
I am deeply concerned by the numerous reports over the past several months of serious acts of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in the Kasaï provinces. There have been reports of violent clashes between local militia and Congolese forces, a large number of killings of both civilians and non-civilians, kidnappings and summary executions, including of United Nations experts on mission and their support staff. Such acts could constitute crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
From the @BPI-ICB CAPI we join Human Rights Watch another great campaign in favour of women and their rights.
In human rights news around the world today: 14,000 women in Saudi Arabia are challenging the country's arcane male guardianship laws; Human Rights Watch also launches new #FreeThem campaign to highlight the unjustly jailed.
14,000 Saudi women filed a petition asking Saudi Arabia's government to end its abusive male guardianship system. Under the system, women must get permission to travel abroad, and often need permission to work or study. The issue gained international traction after animated videos highlighting the plight of Saudi women went viral in July. It's time the Saudi government listened and ended this degrading practice.
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Elderly Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have been found fit to hear a judgment in the second trial against them, in which they stand accused of multiple crimes against humanity, including genocide.
Chea, the regime’s “Brother Number Two”, and Samphan, its head of state, have already been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Add a commentTel Aviv, Israel (CNN)Shimon Peres, the Israeli elder statesman who shared a Nobel Prize for forging a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, has died. He served as a constant force for generations in Israeli politics.
The 93-year-old died after suffering a massive stroke two weeks ago. He was reported to be making progress but doctors said he took a turn for the worse Tuesday.
In top leadership roles over the decades -- including Prime Minister and President -- the Labor Party veteran became a face of the Jewish State, instantly recognized and well-respected in Israel and across the globe.