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Above the Law?
The U.S. and the International Criminal Court
July 31, 2002
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The Bush administration has put up stiff opposition to the International Criminal Court, which went into effect on July 1, 2002. U.S. officials say the judicial body, which will try defendants on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is a threat to the nation's sovereignty. Human rights advocates -- and many nations around the world -- say that the court could end an era of impunity for those who have engaged in genocide and mass rape.
On this program, we take a look at U.S. government opposition to the ICC. And, the National Radio Project's Women's Desk examines what the establishment of the court could mean for victims of sexual violence in wartime.
Featuring:
Richard Dicker, Human Rights Watch; Tod Ensign, Citizen Soldier; Heather Hamilton, World Federalist Association/Washington Working Group on the ICC; William Pace, NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court; Raj Purohit, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights; Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights; Betty Kaari Murungi, Urgent Action Fund - Africa; Voices from the video "If Hope Were Enough," produced by the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice.
For more information:
Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299
212-290-4700; hrwnyc@hrw.org
www.hrw.org
Citizen Soldier
267 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901
New York, NY 10016
212-679-2250
www.citizen-soldier.org
World Federalist Association/Washington Working Group on the ICC
418 Seventh St., SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-546-3950
www.wfa.org
NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court
777 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
212-687-2176; cicc@iccnow.org
www.iccnow.org
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
100 Maryland Avenue, NE, suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-5625
202-547-5692; www.lchr.org
Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012-2399
212-614-6464
Urgent Action Fund - Africa
P.O. Box 60389
Nairobi, Kenya
tel/fax: 254-2-572720; urgentact@iconnect.co.ke
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice (and video "If Hope Were Enough")
P.O. Box 3541 Grand Central P.O.
New York, NY 10163
718-626-2681;
fax: 718-626-3528; caucus@iccwomen.org
www.iccwomen.org
The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
82-2-365-4016, 392-5252;
fax: 82-2-365-4017; mss@peacenet.or.kr
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138