53/13 GA
53
Session
| Draft symbol | A/53/L.12 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 53/13 |
| UN Document | 53/13 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/53/PV.47
Speeches following this vote (11)
The President
In closing our debate on the item under consideration, the presidency would like to comment on an element that it
deems vital to the strengthening of the ties that link the parliaments of the States Members of the Organization, the organization of those parliaments — the Inter- Parliamentary Union — and the United Nations system itself.
Clearly, the ideals of cooperation and dialogue that led t…
The President
May I take it that the Assembly takes note of the third annual report of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda?
The President
I call on Mr. Laïty Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Mr. Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (interpretation from French): I am grateful for the opportunity to appear before the Assembly once again to report on the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda during the past year. The third annual report, which I hav…
Mr. Mtango
Please allow me at the outset to acknowledge with great appreciation the excellent introduction of the third report of the Tribunal for Rwanda that Judge Laïty Kama, the President of the Tribunal, has just made to this Assembly.
As the country privileged to host the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, my delegation welcomes with particular pleasure the third annual report of the Tribunal…
Mr. Ka
Judge Laïty Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, presented to us with great competence and analytical clarity the third annual report of the Tribunal charged with the task of trying persons accused of genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda or in the territory of neighbouring States between 1 Januar…
Mr. Kolby
Norway welcomes the first ever judgements on the crime of genocide by an international court, 50 years after the adoption of the genocide Convention. It fell to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to deliver those ground-breaking decisions in September this year. Those precedent-setting cases provide the legal confirmation that genocide actually occurred in Rwanda in 1994, and they she…
Mr. Zmeevski
The Russian Federation is grateful to the President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the report on the work of that body of international criminal justice for 1997-1998.
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the work of the Rwanda Tribunal. It is our belief that the work of the Tribunal is a solid factor in the restoration and maintenance of peace and calm in Rwanda and…
Mr. Mangoaela
The world continues to witness unprecedented developments in the protection of the basic norms of humanitarian law and human rights. The ad hoc Tribunals have shown not only that an international criminal system is possible, but that it can be effective. By offering justice as an alternative to retribution, the Tribunals broke the cycle of violence and contributed to the process of reconciliation…
Mr. Sucharipa
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia — the associated country Cyprus, and the European Free Trade Association country member of the European Economic Area the Principality of Liechtenstein align themsel…
Mr. Díaz
There cannot be peace without justice; there cannot be reconciliation until the truth comes to light; and a free and democratic society cannot be built as long as criminals who have perpetrated the most hideous atrocities remain unpunished. Impunity poses a threat to peace because it incites the victims to vengeance and increases the arrogance of the perpetrators. In this context,
We are deeply …
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in the debate on this item.
May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 50?
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