​The Hague - The services provided by the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) and its partners to over 110,000 victims, their families and their communities already greatly contribute to the Rome Statute’s endeavour to ensure justice for victims. This conclusion was reached by a high-level delegation visiting the TFV programmes in northern Uganda and in the Ituri District in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Speaking in Gulu, Northern Uganda, the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, recalled that the International Criminal Court had been established with the aim of fighting against impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. States Parties are pursuing a common policy to achieve the universality of the Rome Statute.

The The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Vilnius, Lithuania on 29 August 2013. During her brief trip, President Intelmann met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Linas Linkevičius; the Minister of Justice, Mr. Juozas Bernatonis, the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Parliament (Seimas), Mr. Julius Sabatauskas; and other high officials.

In light of the visit of the President of Sudan, Mr. Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir to Abuja, Nigeria, from 14-16 July 2013, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, recalled that two warrants of arrest were outstanding against Mr. Omar Al-Bashir.

From 8 to 9 July 2013 the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the President”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited The Hague. During her visit she delivered opening remarks at the official event marking the celebrations of the Day of International Criminal Justice. She welcomed the keynote speaker, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, and called upon States Parties to reaffirm their support to the Court and the Rome Statute system.

Today, 8 July 2013, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E. Navi Pillay delivered a keynote lecture to mark International Criminal Justice Day in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Today, 8 July 2013, an Opening Ceremony was held for the 3rd annual Iberoamerican Week of International Justice and Human Rights at The Hague University’s main auditorium, with high level officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) opening the ceremony and visiting experts, as well as students from seven countries, in attendance.  

From 25 to 26 June 2013, the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, participated in a high level seminar on witness protection in Dakar, Senegal. The seminar, organized by Norway and co-sponsored by Estonia and the Netherlands, in cooperation with the International Criminal Court (“the Court”), was held at the Goree Institute and gathered Ministers of Justice and Prosecutors from nine francophone African States Parties to the Rome Statute.

The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann (Estonia), welcomed the deposit of the instruments of ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression and on article 8 on war crimes, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Mr. Guido Westerwelle and the Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Charles Thembani Ntwaagae.

The President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Geneva 27 and 28 May 2013. The President met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, and with the Vice-President of the International Committee for the Red Cross, Ms. Christine Beerli. Challenges of the Rome Statute system and activities of the States Parties in support of the Rome Statute system, including domestic implementing legislation were addressed at both meetings.