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Role of ICC in protecting HR
stressed
Post Report
KATHMANDU, May 15 : The International Criminal
Court (ICC) which comes into force shortly has provisions that a government can use force
to a certain extent to protect its citizen.
It was disclosed by international experts at
Meet the Press Programme organised by Coalition for International Criminal Court (CICC).
Speaking on the occasion, Joanne Lee, an Australian lawyer, said, "A government can
use all legitimate means to protect its citizens."
CICC lobby tour member from Nepali side Subodh
Raj Pyakurel said that the major purpose of the ICC is to protect people from mass scale
violation of Human Rights like genocide. "Lots of people have been killed in
genocides in different parts of the world after World War II. But the culprits are
enjoying impunity," said Pyakurel, adding, "ICC wants to bring such culprits
into the net of justice."
Pyakurel is also the General Secretary of
Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC)
Asked about the plans of the governments to
ratify ICC, David Mattas, another member of CICC team, said it was very positive.
Responding to queries about the relation between ICC and the International
Court of Justice (ICJ), the experts said, they
will be functioning as complementary to each other for the common goal of justice.
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