Labour MP opens International Criminal Court
Ross ROBERTSON
Associate Disarmament Spokesperson
9 December 2012
MEDIA STATEMENT
Labour MP opens International Criminal
Court
Labour Associate Spokesperson for
Disarmament and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)
President, Ross Robertson, will this week join Hon
Gianfranco Fini, President of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies, in opening the 7th Consultative Assembly of
Parliamentarians for the International Criminal Court (ICC)
and the Rule of Law (CAP ICC) World Parliamentary Conference
on Human Rights in Rome.
“This Conference
provides PGA with an opportunity to bring the voice of more
than 120 countries, who have worked for the past 23 to
promote the establishment and the effective and independent
operation of the International Criminal Court, to the
Assembly,” Ross Robertson said.
“The focus of
the conference will be to work on key priorities for the PGA
ICC Campaign, and gather the opinion of some of the
world’s best known leaders and experts in this crucial
field of law and politics, bearing in mind the promise of
“never again” – never again shall genocide, crimes
against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression be
committed with impunity.
“Two days of
intense deliberations are ahead of us. It is our individual
and collective commitment, as legislators to make sure that
future generations will stop being victimised and affected
by the inhumane and destructive force of international
crimes.”
Ross Robertson said that in addition to
the ICC Conference and in the presence of the President of
the Italian Senate, Hon Renato Schifani, PGA will grant
their annual Defender of Democracy Award to two human rights
activists, - Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of
NETWORK (United States) and Ms Khady Koita, President of La
PALABRE (Belgium/Senegal).
“It is always very
positive and uplifting to acknowledge those who lead in this
way,” he
said
ENDS