ICC - ICC holds workshop with local leaders in Amuria district

ICC holds workshop with local leaders in Amuria district

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Representatives of the local authorities and community leaders from Amuria District will review strategies in order to start raising awareness about the International Criminal Court and explaining how the Court functions to the people from the area.

Gathered in Amuria town, on 26 August, 70 leaders participated in an introductory workshop entitled “Understanding the ICC”. Information on how victims can participate in Court proceedings was distributed. Court officials responded to questions raised by the participants, and concerns expressed by the group were addressed.

At the meeting, organised by the Registry of the Court, 10 representatives of the Amuria sub-counties were elected. They shall eventually elect other persons to coordinate activities concerning the ICC at the grassroots level.

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For more information, please contact Mr. Charles-Martin Jjuuko, Field Public Information and Outreach Coordinator for Uganda, Telephone: +256-312261879, Email: [email protected]