The Hague – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today kicked off an campaign in support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, with a call to unite humanity against crimes. The campaign, called “Humanity against crimes”, explores the crimes under the Court’s jurisdiction, how the ICC promotes access to justice, and how we can work together to protect people from suffering and help prevent mass crimes. A new webpage on the campaign features exclusive interview footage with the ICC President, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, and the President of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), Mr O-Gon Kwon. Join over 120 countries already supporting the Rome Statute system… No more crimes against humanity. Time for humanity against crimes.”A special feature also being launched today is a new ICC “Crimes on trial”animation series, which tells the survivor stories of some of the world’s worst crimes.

Source: Front Page Africa May 09, 2019 14:37 UTC