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The panel held at the OAS working session on the ICC. Pictured are speakers (L to R): Renan Villacis, Miriam Spittler, Mauricio Herdocia, Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee, Patrick Zahnd, Marco Gerardo Monroy Cabra, Congressman Sigfredo Reyes, and Francesca Varda. Credit: CICC
On Wednesday 27 January 2010, the Organization of American States (OAS) held a special working session on the ICC in Washington, D.C., with a special focus on issues to be discussed during the Review Conference in Kampala, Uganda (31 May to 11 June 2010).

A panel held during the working session, chaired by Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee, President of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS, brought together key individuals representing the ASP, the OTP, the Inter-American Judicial Committee of the OAS, the ICRC, a Colombian expert on the ICC, the National Assembly of El Salvador, and PGA, in addition to CICC representatives.

Delegations present at the session included: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela. France, Italy and Spain participated in their capacity as observer states to the OAS.
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Abu Garda Case Not Ready For Trial

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On 8 February 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) declined to confirm charges of war crimes against Darfur rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, hence refusing to move his case forward to trial. The decision does not prevent the Prosecution from subsequently requesting the confirmation of the charges against Abu Garda if supported by additional evidence. The Prosecution may also request leave to appeal the decision. This decision results from a public hearing held by Pre-Trial Chamber I from 19 to 30 October 2009, during which the ICC Prosecutor was required to support his charges with evidence. Abu Garda objected to the charges and challenged the evidence through his counsel. 78 victims participated in the hearing through four legal representatives. Read ICC Press Release; CICC Media Advisory.

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26 January 2010
In advance of the African Union (AU) Summit meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 25 January to 2 February 2010, CICC members have called on African leaders to further cooperate with the ICC in the fight against impunity on the continent.
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