
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday called on countries which are still not members of the court to sign the Rome Statute which is the founding charter of the ICC. "While almost two-thirds of the worlds sovereign nations are ICC States Parties, a number of countries, comprising the majority of the worlds population, still remain outside the Rome Statute system," said ICC President Sang-Hyun Song in a statement to mark Human Rights Day. Last week, Song said he visited Indonesia and Malaysia, where he met senior politicians and officials in order to facilitate these countries decisions on accession to the Rome Statute. "I equally wish to see every other State not yet party to the Rome Statute to join," he said. "Our commitment to the Rome Statute system must become global. Universal human rights cannot be fully protected and promoted without a universal International Criminal Court," he stressed. He clarified that ICC is not a human rights court in the strict sense. "It looks at the responsibility of individuals, not States. But the ICC is every bit a court in the service of human rights," he added
GMT 19:37 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Video: Bodies of children killed in Fujairah fire laid to restGMT 17:17 2018 Monday ,22 January
2 dead, 5 injured in accident on Emirates Road in DubaiGMT 08:45 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Eleven killed Turkey ski holiday bus crashGMT 00:52 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Youth burns to death as car rams into lamppost in RAKGMT 00:45 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Youth burns to death as car rams into lamppost in RAKGMT 00:44 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Youth burns to death as car rams into lamppost in RAKGMT 18:47 2018 Saturday ,20 January
Israeli forces kill suspect in rabbi's murderGMT 23:00 2018 Thursday ,18 January
Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor