Chief prosecutor warns that lack of protection discourages people from taking part in ICC investigations.
By Katy Glassborow in The Hague
The International Criminal Court (ICC) faces a big challenge protecting individual victims and witnesses of war crimes who are working with the court.
Issues surrounding the security of victims and witnesses recently dealt a serious blow to investigations into two of the three situations being dealt with by the court - Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.
On 14 June 2006 the ICC chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told the United Nations Security Council that the absence of a “functioning and sustainable system” for victim and witness protection prohibits an “effective investigation inside Darfur.”
He added that the lack of protection is a “strong disincentive” to those who would otherwise come forward to participate in investigations for the ICC, and that “in addition to a moral duty, my office is under a legal obligation to protect victims and witnesses.” Read more >>>
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