excerpt- Senior British lawyers have written to the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague, urging it to investigate crimes committed in Gaza, including the destruction of homes, hospitals and schools. The letter was sent by Kirsty Brimelow QC, the chair of the Bar Councils human rights committee, and was signed by a host of senior British barristers and law professors. Addressed to the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, it calls on the court to launch a preliminary inquiry into abuses committed during the conflict. The initiation of an investigation would send a clear and unequivocal message to those involved in the commission of these crimes that the accountability and justice called for by the United Nations on the part of victims are not hollow watchwords, the letter states. It would bring about an end to the impunity which has prevailed in the region to date, fuelling ever increasingly brutal cycles of violence. The international community cannot continue to act simply as witness to such bloodshed and extreme civilian suffering.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:47:54 +0000
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