CICC | Urge Bangladesh to ratify the Rome Statute
by alejandro on 21 Aug 2009 | Comments
This month’s target country for our ongoing Universal Ratification Campaign is Bangladesh. The Universal Ratification Campaign is a worldwide effort to promote universal acceptance of the International Criminal Court. Actions are needed to promote awareness of the International Criminal Court; increase media coverage; urge governments to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute; and adopt effective implementing legislation and ratify the ICC Agreement on Privileges and Immunities.
Greater support for the International Criminal Court in the Asian region is needed in order to increase the region’s commitment to the fight against impunity. We ask you to visit our ratification campaign page where you can send a letter to the President of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Md. Zillur Rahman.
This CICC ratification campaign page on Bangladesh is accessible at:
http://www.iccnow.org/?mod= urc0809
Other Related Actions to Support the Campaign
There are a number of other ways to support the ratification campaign in Bangladesh:
1. Modify a copy of the letter available on the CICC ratification campaign pages noted above and send it to the Embassy of Bangladesh in your country.
2. Join the ICC-Asia listserv, which sends periodic updates about the International Criminal Court as it relates to the Asia/Pacific region, by e-mailing the Coalition Secretariat’s Asia/Pacific and Latin America/Caribbean Outreach Liaison Michelle Reyes at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or send a message to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
3. Contact Anaga Dalal at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at the CICC for a model press release that you can use to raise awareness about the Universal Ratification Campaign in your country.
4. Contact Michelle Reyes at the Coalition’s Secretariat office in New York ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) as well as Evelyn Serrano, Asia Coordinator ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) to inform us of any actions you take, or to discuss initiatives. You can also raise awareness of this campaign by sending this email to other organizations in your country.
Please do not hesitate to contact the CICC if you have further questions or need more information.
Sincerely,
Brigitte Suhr/Director of Regional Programs/(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
www.iccnow.org
