CICC Regional Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, Evelyn Serrano, with participants at a conference hosted by the Karnataka Association of Professional Social Workers in association with the Department of Social Work at Bangalore University.
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Over 600 participants from different parts of India attended the Social Workers’ Conference, which took place between 12-14 August in Bangalore, India. The Conference provided a forum for discussion on the ICC, the work of the CICC, the Darfur situation, and other conflict situations in the region (e.g. Burma, Kashmir, and Sri Lanka). In addition, H.R. Bhardwag, former law minister of India and current Governor of Karnataka, spoke on India’s position vis-à-vis the Rome Statute and the ICC in 2002 when he still served in the Ministry of Law and Justice. Inspired by the lectures and presentations, participants were resolved to engage their government to ratify the Rome Statute.
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