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Campaign for Supporting Establishment of International Criminal court since June 16 1998 - continuous Since ACIJLP participation in the Rome Conference in July 1998, and then selection of ACIJLP to be the coordinator of the Arab coalition of International Criminal Court ICC at 15 / 9 / 1999. Campaign aims at raising governmental and non-governmental awareness of the significance of ICC as an important new mechanism to implant criminal justice and human rights around the world. Campaign included: 1. On 27 May 1999, the center invited a number of Egyptian non-governmental organizations and individuals concerned with human rights to a round table in order to discuss three main topics: 1. the possibility of starting joint activities to contribute to the role played by international NGOs for an International Criminal Court. 2. calling for the creation of an Egyptian NGOs coalition for an ICC. 3. to set a work plan for such an Egyptian NGOs coalition to urge for the establishing of an ICC. 2. On 29 May 1999, the round table was held where the center presented a paper explaining in brief the importance of the establishing of an ICC. 3. On 1 June 1999, the Egyptian NGOs Coalition was announced putting among its major activities to raise the awareness of the need for an ICC among legal and judicial circles as a first step, and to form a coalition of NGOs on the Arab level. 4. On 15 June 1999, and at the sideline of the First Arab Justice Conference held in Beirut, an extended meeting took place between a number of Arab NGOs after a paper had been distributed among them by the ACIJLP on the importance of the creation of an ICC, and the role could be played by NGOs in this regard. 5. On 1 July 1999, an Arab NGOs Coalition was formed and announced its objectives. It consisted then of 21 Arab organizations. 6. On 3 July 1999, an invitation was sent to other Arab NGOs urging them to join the coalition. Subsequently, its members reached 25 organizations. 7. On 12 July 1999, the Arab Coalition for an ICC sent an appeal letter to the ministers of foreign affairs in Arab countries asking for ratification of the ICC Statute. 8. On 14 July 1999, a sample letter was sent to members of the Arab Coalition for an ICC to send it to the ministers of foreign affairs in their countries urging them to sign and ratify the ICC Statute. 9. On 26 July 1999, the Declaration of The Hague was sent to members of the Arab Coalition for an ICC for signatures. The signatures of 25 Arab NGOs were collected and sent to the International NGOs Coalition for an ICC in New York. 10. On 28 July 1999, a letter was sent to permanent Arab representatives at the United Nations, and heads of missions. The letter included governmental decisions made towards the establishing of an International Criminal Court. 12. From 8 – 13 August 1999, ACIJLP participated in the second Prep Com of ICC in UN and brochure and founding declaration were distributed. 13. From 8 – 13 August 1999, ACICC met with official Arab delegations in the second Prep Com of ICC in UN and attended by many international organizations. 14. On 17 September 1999, the brochure produced by the Center on the International Criminal Court was distributed to editors in chief, and columnists in Egyptian newspapers. 15. On 17 September 1999, the brochure and the Monitor newsletter, issued by the International Coalition for an ICC, were distributed to members of the ACICC. 16. On 19 September 1999, letters were sent to Arab embassies in Cairo asking them to provide us with their constitutions to see how international treaties are ratified according to these constitutions. 17. On 22 September 1999, members of the ACICC were informed about the ratification by the state of Bangladesh of the ICC Statute, and they were called to urge their states to sign and ratify the statute. 18. On 27 September 1999, the brochure and the founding declaration were distributed to organizations, which are not members in the ACICC, inviting them to join the Coalition. 19. On 14 October 1999, press news on ACIJLP commendation of attitudes of delegations of international parliament conference on establishment of permanent ICC was distributed to Egyptian newspapers and NGOs. 20. On 17 October 1999, a letter was sent to Ms. Hanan Ashrawy, Secretary General of the Palestinian institution Miftah, telling her about the activities made so far regarding the ICC. Her organization then joined the ACICC. 21. On 17 October 1999, the videotape on the ICC produced by the ICICC was translated into Arabic, and distributed to the 36 organizations members of the ACICC at that time. The video features the atrocities experienced by the humanity in this century, and shows the need to punish the responsible for this atrocities. 22. On 18 October 1999, a letter of nomination of some persons to participate in the third PrepCom by ACIJLP was sent to International Coalition for ICC (CICC). 23. On 21 October 1999, the Coalition nominated Ms. Asma Khedr to attend the third PrepCom held from 29 November to 17 December 1999. 24. On 1 November 1999, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) joined the ACICC following a meeting between Nasser Amin, General Director of ACIJLP, and Mohamad Fayik, Secretary General of the AOHR, in which they discussed how to activate the role of the Coalition. 25. On 7 November 1999, letters were sent to Egyptian members of the Coalition informing them of the joining of the AOHR to the Coalition. 26. On 21 November 1999, a report was made on the activities achieved, and planned to be achieved, by the ACIJLP as the Coalition coordinator. The report, along with a final list of the 36 organizations members of the ACICC, were sent to Arab members of the Coalition. 27. On 29 November 1999, the founding declaration announcing the Arab Coalition for an ICC, the ICC brochure, and all documents and publications on the ICC were sent to heads of judicial bodies in Egypt and Arab countries, as well as to judges on the ACICC mailing list, and professors of law in faculties of law in Egypt and Arab countries. 28. An interview was made by the TV Channel ART with Nasser Amin on the ICC and its role in the Arab region. The videotape on the ICC was presented more than one time during the interview. 29. A site was made in Arab on the ACICC: http://www.acicc.org 30. A statement on need to implementation of Afro European conference recommendations on ICC. 31. A statement to Egyptian Foreign Minister to exert efforts towards Us works to undermine ICC. 32. From 18 – 21 December 2000, ACIJLP, coordinator of ACICC, participated with a paper in an Arab seminar entitled “ For Independent and Active ICC” in Amman – Jordan. 33. A workshop on ICC in Tunisia by Amnesty. 34. Call for New Egyptian and Arab organizations to join the ACICC. 35. A poster on the ICC was made and distributed to bar associations and their branches in Egypt and Arab countries, and to members of the ACICC.
36. The conclusions of the March 2000 PrepCom were sent to the ACICC members, and Egyptian newspapers. 37. A letter was sent to ACICC members to be sent to their foreign ministers in their countries to urge them to participate in the next PrepCom. 38. More copies were printed of the brochure on the ICC, and the videotape.
39. From 24 – 27 May 2001, a training session was held by ACIJLP for human rights activists in the Arab region on how to support the establishing of an International Criminal Court. 41. Participation in all PrepComs. 42. Participation in founding International Criminal Bar (ICB). 43. On 17 July 2003, Celebration of International Criminal Justice Day. |
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