Judge Fumiko Saiga

Nationality: Japan (Asia-Pacific States)

Term: 1 June 2008 - 24 April 2009

Elected from: List A on 30 November 2007

Biography

Judge Saiga passed away on 24 April, 2009.
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Elected from the Asian Group of States to fill a judicial vacancy for a term of fifteen months.

Between 2003 and 2007, Judge Saiga represented Japan as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Norway and to the Republic of Iceland, serving as Ambassador with responsibility for Human Rights from 2005. She has considerable expertise in Japan's relations with the United Nations and has been extensively involved in human rights issues, particularly gender issues. She was active in the process of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and has legal expertise on gender issues, including violence against women.

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Past situations and cases:
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 24 October 2008 - 29 April 2009 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 19 March 2009 - 28 April 2009 )
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 19 March 2009 - 28 April 2009 )
The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 19 March 2009 - 29 April 2009 )
The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen - Pre-Trial Chamber II ( 19 March 2009 - 29 April 2009 )