UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to speak at International Criminal Justice Day celebrations in The Hague
On Monday, 8 July 2013, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Navi Pillay will deliver a keynote lecture to mark International Criminal Justice Day in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Also scheduled to take part in the celebrations are H.E. Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, President of the Assembly of States Parties, H.E. Vesela Mrđen Korać, Ambassador of Croatia to The Netherlands and Facilitator of The Hague Working Group on Strategic Planning, and H.E. Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
17 July is the Day of International Criminal Justice and marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC. The day commemorates the landmark steps that the international community is taking to reach the common goal of global justice, and an opportunity for those who support justice around the world to make their voices heard.
The event will be held at The Hague Institute for Global Justice, starting at 16:30. The programme for the event is available here.
Media representatives can register to attend the event at: [email protected]. Registration will be limited to available seats. Attendance for other guests is by invitation only.
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For further information, please contact Sonia Robla, Chief of Public Information Section, International Criminal Court, by telephone at: +31 (0)70 515-8089 or 31 (0)6 46448726 or by e-mail at: [email protected].