20 years later, the ICC calls for help in fighting war crimes

The International Criminal Court celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday. nations to help his "vital work" to seek justice for victims of war crimes, despite his controversial acquittal of an old "Two decades after the Rome conference, the international justice system created by the Rome Statute continues to make waves to establish a culture of responsibility, "insisted the Attorney General Fatou Bensouda

. The Hague has faced many challenges "its work is increasingly shaping standards, casting a dissuasive shadow around the world," she said

which opened in 2002. a court of last resort to prosecute those who committed the worst atrocities in the world, where the national authorities could not or did not want to intervene.

In 16 years, he sentenced three people, two Congolese militia leaders and one Malian jihadist. 19659009] Other cases collapsed. In some cases, wanted suspects are still on the run, including Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, and four trials are ongoing.

Last month, former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba was sentenced to 18 years in prison for war crimes.

The court has been repeatedly criticized for unfairly targeting African nations, although complex initial investigations are also under way in the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan, the Philippines and Ukraine. [19659009] In 2017, under investigation of alleged crimes against humanity in which 1,200 people were reported to have died, Burundi became the first country to withdraw from the court.

Bensouda acknowledged that the court's work "is not an easy task given the complex environments" in which she operates.

She pointed out "large-scale crime on the ground, changing political climates, with declining resource capacity, and varying degrees But she pointed out:" Field attacks to undermine His important work, or serving the machiavellists to protect the culprits, must continue to be met with determined and unequivocal voices of support from the leading states parties and civil society.

All had the responsibility "to be careful not to disappoint the victims of devastating conflicts around the world, past or present". 19659009] The victims expressed "the hope that cold calculations of international politics will not abandon them, or worse jeopardize the common values ​​of humanity and the common aspirations of peace, stability and stability". protective embrace of the law against the most serious crimes ". In delivering a keynote speech, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said he was honored "to celebrate the anniversary of this vital global institution." I say "vital" because the world needs the ICC. "

"With the alarming proliferation of the most serious crimes in the world, the ICC and all that it represents is now more necessary than ever," he said, urging "all states not to politicize "the decisions of the court and insisted that" the challenges are not insurmountable "