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01 Sept 2010

Dear all,

Please find below latest information related to the International Criminal Court's investigation in Kenya.

This message includes the latest press release issued by the ICC announcing the Registrar's visit to Kenya this week (I) as well as other news and opinions (II).

Please also take note of the Coalition's policy on situations before the ICC (below), which explicitly states that the CICC will not take a position on potential and current situations before the Court or situations under analysis. The Coalition, however, will continue to provide the most up-to-date information about the ICC.

Best regards,

CICC Secretariat
www.coalitionfortheicc.org

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I. ICC PRESS RELEASE

Note: This document has been produced by the ICC. The Coalition for the ICC distributes it as part of its mandate to inform member organizations and individuals about ICC-related developments. The document does not reflect the views of the CICC as a whole or its individual members.

"The ICC Registrar visits Kenya to discuss operational issues in relation with the Kenya situation," ICC Press release, 31 August 2010, http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/C96B322C-032D-451B-9BB9-4679D140882F.htm

"The Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Silvana Arbia, will pay a visit to the Republic of Kenya between 1 and 4 September. In Nairobi, the ICC Registrar will meet the relevant national authorities to discuss the operational and legal framework needed to conduct Registry activities in Kenya, following the Pre-Trial Chamber II decision authorising the Prosecutor to open an investigation in the context of this situation.

Ms Arbia will also visit other localities in the country to discuss with the local authorities the necessary measures needed to facilitate the ICC Registry's work in Kenya.

Furthermore, the Registrar will hold meetings with representatives of international organisations and embassies in order to discuss mechanisms of support to the Court's operations.

During her mission, two hundred thousand samples of the publication Understanding the International Criminal Court will be distributed to Kenyans via the Daily Nation newspaper on Friday 3 September, 2010. This booklet aims at presenting basic facts about the Court's work and mandate, its structure and mode of function. It provides answers to frequent questions asked by audiences that have participated during informative sessions."

II. OTHER NEWS AND OPINIONS

i. "Kenya: Ocampo to Issue Sealed Warrants," by Nzau Musau (Nairobi Star), 31 August 2010, http://allafrica.com/stories/201009010023.html

ii. "Poll chaos witnesses flown out", by David Opiyo and Andrew Doughman (Daily Nation), 20 July 2010, http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Poll chaos witnesses flown out /-/1056/961716/-/1xdfhz/-/

iii. "Poll violence witness flown out for safety," Daily Nation, 18 August 2010 http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Poll violence witness flown out for safety/-/1064/980796/-/sw2drx/-/

iv. "Kenyans Mixed on Whether Election Violence Could Repeat", by Christine Delmeiren (Gallup), 2 August 2010, http://www.gallup.com/poll/141662/Kenyans-Mixed-Whether-Election-Violence-Repeat.aspx

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CICC's policy on the referral and prosecution of situations before the ICC:

The Coalition for the ICC is not an organ of the court. The CICC is an independent NGO movement dedicated to the establishment of the International Criminal Court as a fair, effective, and independent international organization. The Coalition will continue to provide the most up-to-date information about the ICC and to help coordinate global action to effectively implement the Rome Statute of the ICC. The Coalition will also endeavor to respond to basic queries and to raise awareness about the ICC's trigger mechanisms and procedures, as they develop. The Coalition as a whole, and its secretariat, do not endorse or promote specific investigations or prosecutions or take a position on situations before the ICC. However, individual CICC members may endorse referrals, provide legal and other support on investigations, or develop partnerships with local and other organizations in the course of their efforts. Communications to the ICC can be sent to: ICC P.O. box 19519 2500 CM the Hague The Netherlands