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On Monday, 17 July 2006, the CICC will celebrate the World Day for International Justice, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 17 July 1998 Africa Benin TV and radio Interviews, organized by the Benin Coalition for the ICC. Interviews with public and private channels. Objective: Assessment of the ICC. Hosts: Jean-Baptiste Gnonhoue, Eliane B. Egue-Adote, Reine Gansou-Alapini, Gratia Noutais-Holo, and Francis Dako. The Benin Coalition will also distribute a press release to seven press agencies. Cotonou, Benin For more information, contact Jean-Baptiste Gnonhoue, President of the Coalition, by phone: 0022921301572 or by e-mail: cbpourlacpi@yahoo.fr. Burkina Faso World Day of International Justice Celebration, organized by the Burkinabe Coalition for the International Criminal Court, in celebration of the adoption of the Rome Statute. Cameroon Reflections on Crimes against humanity and genocide against Indigenous Communities in The North-West of Cameroon, organized by the Association For The Reconstruction and Development of the Moko-oh Peoples Cameroon (AFTRADEMOP). Key participants include: Musongong Cecilia, Jedo D. M., Musa Ndamba, Aboufe Ester, Ayiengwa Cecilia, Musongong Martin Richard Ndi, Sumfor Samuel, Achonji Richard, Unusa Karimo. Location: Bamenda, Cameroon. For more information, please contact Musongong Cecilia by email at aftrademop@yahoo.com, cissiemus@yahoo.com, or by telephone at (237) 769 29 45. Côte d’Ivoire Press Release of the Ivorian Coalition for the International Criminal Court to the media (press and TV/radio) Amnesty’s Headquarters, Côte d'Ivoire For more information, contact Ali Ouattara by phone: 225 07 53 30 80 or by email ouattaraali@yahoo.fr. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Seminar: Media Reporting on the ICC, organized
by the DRC Coalition for the International Criminal Court, to
bring together journalists interested in reporting on ICC
activities related to the DRC situation. The objective of the
seminar is to assist journalists in informing the public about
the ICC by disseminating objective and accurate information
through their press agencies. Debate Conference: Fight against impunity, Rome Statute and Rule of Law in DRC, organized by O.N.G.D.H. Justice et Solidarité (J.S.) in collaboration with le Comité de Promotion et de Protection des Droits de la Femme (Comité for the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Rights). Intervenants: Honoré Monsengo, Me Didier Nkumu, and Jean Carlos Mbomba. Others participants include representatives of the National Army and Police and Judges of civil and military Tribunals as well as Women leaders of the city of Mbandaka. Place: Centre Interdiocésain Bakanza Isidore For more information, contact Jean Carlos Mbomba by phone: 0998169878 or by email justiceetsolidarite@yahoo.fr. Day of Justice and Freedom, organized by Auto-Prog et Fondation G for Kasenga. Participants: Gaby Gamtha Mumbi de Auto-Prog et Bertin Muntandwe de FGK. Lubanda, Kasenga, RDC For more 'information, contact Gaby Gamtha Mumbi: +243 99999919767 Togo TV Debate on the ICC, organized by La Fondation Galilee in collaboration with NGO members of the Togolese Coalition Objective: Discussing the importance for Togo to sign the Rome Statute. Participants: Togolese Minister of Justice For more information, contact by phone Mr. Yorou Abbas, Coordinateur of the event at the Fondation Galilee: 002289261512. Radio Show (15 and 17 July), Press Realease, Outreach to Governement Officials (Head of State, Head of Parliament, Ministry of Human Rights, Ministry of Justice), and Debate among members of the Togolese Coalition of Human Rights organizations (Coalition togolaise des défenseurs des droits humains (CTDDH) ) on the Rome Statute (22 July), organized by the Togolese Coalition for the International Criminal Court. Lomé, Togo For further information, please contact Véwonyi Hotowossi. Asia and the Pacific Pakistan Seminar on Justice and Peace, organized by the Human Rights Society Pakistan. Key participants include Ch Muhammod Aslam, Ijaz Ahmad, Ch Munaver Goundal, Abdul Satar Shakhe, and NGO Executive Director Syed Manzar Sajjad. Location: Hotel City Mandi Bahauddin Punjab Pakistan For more information, please contact Syed Manzar Sajjad at telephone number 092-0546-501123 or 03217747411 or by email at info@hrpk.org. Philippines Launching of Informational Video on the International Criminal Court: “Kung binigo ka ng iyong bansa, saan ka pupunta?”, organized by the Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC). The speaker for the event will be Mr. Marcel van den Bogaard, Second Secretary, Royal Netherlands Embassy, and video reviews will be made by Ms. Aida Santos, WEDPRO; Ms. Yuen Abana , Partido Manggagawa; Mr. Max de Mesa, PAHRA; Ms. Grace Salonga, Ateneo Human Rights Center; and Ms. Daryl Leyesa, PKKK. Location: Serye Restaurant, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City (9:30-11:30 am) For more information, please contact Aurora A. Parong, M.D., Coordinator, PCICC at telephone number 4566196, by telefax (9267882), by email at phil_icc@yahoo.com.ph, or at the following address: Rm. 100-C, PSSC Building, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Europe The Netherlands Exposicion de pintura primitiva y la relacion de los pueblos indigenas Organizer: Biblioteca Publica de Amsterdam. Participants: Juana Guillen Location: Soerebajastraat 4 For more information, contact Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam at telephone number 66815 65 or visit their website: www.oba.nl. Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Press Conference, by the Mexican Coalition for the International Criminal Court and Amnesty International, Mexican Section, A. C. Location: Offices of the “Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights, A. C.”, at Tehuantepec 142, Col. Roma Sur, delegación Cuauhtémoc, México, Distrito Federal Contact: Susana Romero Tahuilán, Secretariat CMCPI, Amnesty International, Mexican Section, A. C. Phone: 55 74 71 39 or 55 74 67 32; email: surytah@yahoo.com.mx Colombia Regional meeting of Civil Servants: ”The International Criminal Court and the Law of Justice and Peace”; Hosts: la Fundación Concern Universal - Colombia, in association with la Pastoral Social de la Arquidiócesis de Ibagué. Intervenants: Dr Reinaldo Villalba Vargas, and José Alvear Restrepo with the participation of victims of serious human rights violations in Colombia . Location: Hotel Ambalá, Ibagué – Tolima. Colombia Contact: Rubén Darío Gómez Ávila, Coordinator of the Project “Training in Human Rights”, Fundación Concern Universal – Colombia Phone: (8) 2 72 23 56; Telefax: (8) 2 72 62 82; email: Concern-Universal@telecom.com.co Middle East and North Africa Bahrain Demonstration, organized by the Bahrain Coalition for the ICC, on behalf of Guantanamo Bay prisoners who are being without access to free and fair trials. One hundred orange balloons will be released into the sky as a giant distress call and former Bahraini detainees, who were returned from Guantanamo last November, will speak about their experiences during incarceration. A letter writing petition, leaflets, postcards and DVDs of the British Film "The Road to Guantanamo" will also be available at a stand. Location: beside the UN House in Bahrain (6pm till 6.30 pm) For more information please contact: gtmocampaign@gmail.com Yemen World Day for International Justice Celebratory Meeting, organized by Sisters Arab Forum For Human Rights (SAF). Members of the Yemeni Coalition for the ICC and members of the Constitutional Committee in the Yemeni Parliament will be in attendance. Location: Sana'a- Yemen For more information, please contact SAF at +967-1-211937 or by email at saf@y.net.ye. North America Launch of 25 days of action for justice in Darfur, organized by the US section of Amnesty International (AI) in conjunction with AIUSA's crisis response on Darfur. AI is asking activists to write to their Members of Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, urging the US Government to strengthen its relationship with the ICC and keep the pressure on the government of Sudan to cooperate with the ICC's investigation. For more info, see: http://www.amnestyusa.org/international_justice/ijday_2006.html. Classroom discussion of the Rome Statute of the ICC at the University of California at Berkeley, as part of a course titled “International Human Rights: Law and Politics”. Location: UC Berkeley campus, 100 Wheeler Hall For more information, contact Rita Maran, course lecturer, at 510-540-8017 or by email at ritam@berkeley.edu. Distribution of a report about the injustice in Iran against Arab Ahwazis by the State of Arabistan National Association (SANA). For more information, please contact Dr. Faisal Khazaal by email at info@stateofarabistan.org or by fax at +1 (302) 397 2362 Global Annual International Justice Day Action, organized by Amnesty International, which will focus on raising awareness of the International Criminal Court. AI is asking people around the world to lobby their governments to donate to the Victims Trust Fund of the ICC. For more information, please visit the Amnesty International website at www.amnesty.org. |