Ninth Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC Statute, 6-10 December 2010 in New York

06/12/2010
Press release
International Criminal Court (ICC)

The Ninth Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened on the 6th December 2010. FIDH sent a delegation to present FIDH recommendations and participate in the various sessions and events organised throughout the ASP, from 6 to 10 December 2010 in New York.

At the eve of the opening of the Ninth Session of the ASP, FIDH published a position paper with its main recommendations to the Ninth session of the ASP.

FIDH Position Paper: Recommendations to the Ninth Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court, 6-10 December 2010

FIDH addressed the ASP on the 9 December 2010. You will find the FIDH statement pronounced by Luis-Guillermo Pérez, FIDH Secretary General:
– in English
– in Spanish
– in French

Paulina Vega (on the left), FIDH Vice President, chairing, next to the ICC Registrar Silvana Arbia, the meeting on “Victims’ Participation before the ICC”, organized by the Victims’ Rights Working group (VRWG) on 6 December 2010 in New York
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9th session of the ASP, 6-10 December 2010, New York.
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ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo gives a talk about preliminary examinations during the 9th session of the ASP, New York.
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See also
– FIDH press release for the closing of the ICC Review Conference "Conclusion of landmark ICC Review Conference: Difficult compromise and commitments to be confirmed", 14 June 2010
– FIDH position paper for the ICC Review Conference "Renewing Commitment to Accountability", May 2010
– FIDH paper on the ICC first years, December 2009

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