Justice that is meaningful to victims
Justice for victims of sexual and gender-based crimes
The Rome Statute codified the broadest range of sexual and gender-based crimes (SGBC) in the history of international law. 25 years after its adoption, while the ICC Office of the Prosecutor has adopted in 2014 a progressive Policy on SGBC and is now in the process of updating it, only a few ICC cases including a wide range of SGBC charges have been successful. FIDH calls for the full implementation of the Rome Statute’s SGBC provisions at both international and national levels.
Justice free from double standards and selectivity
Justice respectful of human rights defenders
This year we also commemorate the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, who play a vital role within the Rome Statute system. States Parties and the ICC should stand up against the criminalisation, threats, and attacks against Human Rights Defenders who are working tirelessly to end impunity and support the ICC.
#RomeStatute25 Events and Links
– Watch incoming FIDH Representative to the ICC, Danya Chaikel speech at the 17 July event at UN Headquarters in New York that was web streamed on UN Web TV. See the full programme here. See recorded speech here
– Check out the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), Ukrainian International Criminal Justice Week.
– Read the Coalition for the International Criminal Court’s (CICC) special webpage for the 25th anniversary of the Rome Statute - #NGOVoices Are at the Heart of the Rome Statute System.