Communiqué de la F.E.A.J.D.
Bruxelles, Belgium - Dans un communiqué publié
aujourd'hui, la Fédération Euro-Arménienne pour la
Justice et la Démocratie (CDCA Europe) a salué l'entrée
en vigueur, du TPI chargé de juger les responsables des Crimes
de guerre, des Crimes contre l'Humanité et des Génocides.
"C'est la victoire de tous les défenseurs des Droits de l'Homme,
qui ont longtemps lutté pour sa création ; malgré
les oppositions de quelques états, nous ne doutons pas que le TPI
contribuera à briser enfin la chappe de silence pesant sur les
plus abominables crimes des temps modernes", a déclaré
Hilda Tchoboian, la présidente de la Fédération Euro-Arméniennne.
European Armenian Federation welcomes the establishment of International Crimes Court Brussels, Belgium - The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (ANC of Europe) welcomes the establishment of the International Crimes Court (ICC) charged with the judgement of perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. "This is a victory for all defenders of humans rights, who have long fought for its creation; despite opposition from some states, we have no doubt that the ICC will at last help break the heavy silence on the most abominable crimes of modern times," stated Hilda Tchoboian, the European Armenian Federations Chairperson. "We do however regret that as a result of pressure from some states, including Turkey, the ICC will not have the authority to try past crimes that never benefited from international justice," Mrs. Tchoboian continued. According to international experts, in the genocides of the Armenians and the Cambodians, the absence of justice by an international court served as significant encouragement for new crimes against humanity. "If the international community, in the past, failed in its duty to condemn those guilty of committing genocides, it can no longer afford not to assign responsibility for these crimes today. It is up to international democratic institutions, like the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, and to democratic nations to remind countries with past criminal records of their responsibilities in terms of recognition and reparation. The work by the UN Humans Rights Commissions experts with regard to the issue of impunity is very clear in this respect," stated Mrs. Tchoboian. The European Armenian Federation proposes to the Convention on the Future
of Europe the establishment of a European penal jurisdiction on the prevention
and repression of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which would
also have responsibility of dealing with all attempts to justify or deny
such criminal acts. This universal authority should have retroactive powers
and should reaffirm the non-applicability of a statute of limitation to
these crimes. The Federation proposes that ratification of the ICC statutes
be a condition of membership in the European Union for the new candidate
states. Turkey is among the countries that have not signed the statutes
of the International Crimes Court. PRESS RELEASE |
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