By Coalition for the International Criminal Court |
<p><em>Civil Society Says New Government’s Priorities Should Include Accession to Rome Statute</em></p>
<p>New York, USA/ Bangkok, Thailand – The Coalition for the International Criminal Court today [3 Oct] called on Thailand to demonstrate its commitment to the global fight against impunity by acceding to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)—the world’s first and only permanent international court able to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Thailand is the focus of the Coalition’s Universal Ratification Campaign (URC) for October 2011, a campaign launched to call upon a different country each month to join the Rome Statute—the ICC’s founding treaty.</p>