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The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) is calling on Morocco to take the necessary steps to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and thus join the global fight against impunity and for the defense of human rights and international justice. Commendably, Morocco is one of these signatories, having signed the Rome Statute on 8 September 2000. However, Morocco has not yet ratified the Statute.

Increased accessions and ratifications of the Statute in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will further strengthen the global voice at the Court and result in a more robust and meaningful participation in the global struggle to establish a truly fair, effective, and independent ICC.

To date, the MENA region is the most underrepresented region at the ICC. The Arab League, consisting of 22 Arabic-speaking states, has only 3 states parties to the Rome Statute – Jordan, Djibouti, and the Comoros Islands – and nine signatories.

Though underrepresented, the MENA region has a growing human rights movement and the Coalition today has nearly 250 active member organizations spread across almost every country in the region. Through its strengthened regional efforts targeting civil society, parliamentarians, governments, media, and others, the Coalition is pushing for an increased number of accessions and ratifications and full implementation of the Rome Statute in all MENA countries.

The Coalition therefore appeals to Morocco to ratify the Rome Statute and to fully support this first permanent, independent court capable of investigating and bringing to justice individuals who commit the most serious violations of international law, namely war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Take Action Now!

Write a letter to the King of Morocco and other government officials to encourage Morocco’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

You might like to use the following letter as a guide.

Please be sure to cc all contacts above when sending your letters and try the phone and fax numbers in the order that they are listed.

Send your letter to:

His Majesty King Mohamed VI
Bureau de Sa Majesté le Roi
Palais Royal
Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
Fax: +212 5 37 76 85 15
+212 5 37 73 07 72
Web: www.maroc.ma/portailinst/Ar


H.E. Mr. Abbas Al-Fassi, Prime Minister
Département du Premier Ministre
Palais Royalm Touarga
Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 77 47 77
+212 5 37 76 38 04
+212 5 37 76 17 63
Fax: +212 5 37 76 17 77
+212 5 37 76 99 95
+212 5 37 76 86 56
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.pm.gov.ma

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Al-Yazghi, Minister of State
H.E. Mr. Mohand Laenser, Minister of State

Tel: +212 5 37 70 20 47
+212 5 37 73 31 00
Fax: +212 5 37 20 27 77


H.E. Mr. Taib Fassi-Fihri, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 76 11 23
+212 5 37 76 15 83
+212 5 37 76 21 95
Fax: +212 5 37 76 55 08
+212 5 37 76 46 79
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Web: www.maec.gov.ma


H.E. Mr. Taib Al-Cherkaoui, Interior Minister
El-Hei El-Idari Adjadid
Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
Ministry of the Interior
Tel: +212 5 37 76 51 45
+212 5 37 76 46 15
Fax: +212 5 37 76 74 04
+212 5 37 76 20 56

H.E. Mr. Driss Lachguer, Minister in Charge of Relations with Parliament
Ministry in Charge of Relations with Parliament
El-Hei El-Idari Adjadid
Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 77 51 70
+212 5 37 77 51 24
Fax: +212 5 37 77 54 68
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.mcrp.gov.ma

H.E. Mr. Mohammed Naciri, Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
Place Mamounia, Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 73 44 68
+212 5 37 73 28 83
Fax: +212 5 37 72 37 10
+212 5 37 73 47 25
Web: www.justice.gov.ma

H.E. Mr. Mustapha Mansouri, President of the House of Representatives (Parliament)
Chambre des Représentants
BP 431 – Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 76 09 60
+212 5 37 76 26 20
+212 5 37 67 95 10
+212 5 37 67 95 02
Fax: +212 5 37 76 77 26
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.parlement.ma

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Al-Sheikh Biadillah, President of the House of Councillors
Chambre des Conseillers
BP 432 – Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 21 83 05
+212 5 37 21 83 04
Fax: +212 5 37 73 31 92
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.chambredesconseillers.org

H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of Morocco Mission to the United Nations
866 Second Avenue, 6th and 7th Floors
New York, NY USA 10017
Tel: +1 212 421 1580
Fax: +1 212 980 1512
+1 212 421 7826
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.morocco-un.org

Mr. Ahmed Herzenni, President of the Advisory Board of Human Rights
Conseil conslutatif des droits de l’Homme
Place Achouhada- BP 1341
Rabat, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 37 72 22 07
Fax: +212 5 37 72 68 56
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.ccdh.org.ma/?lang=ar


Your Majesty:

I am writing to urge you to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Court’s first cases in Uganda, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan signify that it is moving forward in its crucial work to end impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is underrepresented in the ICC. The League of Arab States has but three members that are states parties to the Rome Statute, and nine that have signed it.

Morocco was an early signatory of the Rome Statute, signing it on 8 September 2000. As you well know, the Rome Statute came into force in July 2002 and 110 states have ratified or acceded to the ICC Treaty and 139 are signatories. The ICC is an important tool that will ensure that the most serious international crimes no longer go unpunished. Arab and African nations are instrumental in building and strengthening this new justice system, and their support to the ICC is vital to the fight against impunity.

Given Morocco’s key role in the region, your Kingdom’s decision to ratify the Rome Statute would significantly increase and strengthen the Arab voice within the Court, as well as encourage your regional neighbors to join.

As a State Party, Morocco will be able to participate in judicial and other election appointments at the Court. States who ratify the Rome Statute by 1 March 2010 will be voting states parties by 1 May 2010, in time for the start of the Review Conference. Those who ratify by 1 April 2010 will become states parties on 1 June 2010, while the Review Conference is in progress. Morocco can then participate as a voting state party in the highly important Review Conference in June 2010 to address its needs and concerns, including the adoption of a definition for the crime of aggression.

Morocco should ratify the Rome Statute as soon as possible and fully align legislation with all obligations under the Rome Statute, including ratification of the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the ICC. It should join the rest of the world in the determination to prevent genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes and to put an end to impunity of those who perpetrate such crimes, by adhering to the new system of international justice created by the Rome Statute.

Yours sincerely,





URC – El Salvador

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) is calling on El Salvador to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and join the global fight against impunity and the defense of human rights and international justice. El Salvador has been taking important steps in this process and it should concretize its efforts by depositing its instrument of ratification promptly, especially in light of the upcoming Review Conference of the Rome Statute to be held in Kampala, Uganda between 31 May and 11 June, 2010.

If El Salvador ratifies by 1 April 2010 it will become a State Party on 1 June 2010, while the Review Conference is in progress. This will allow the country to participate fully in the discussion of important proposals, including in the adoption of a definition for the crime of aggression.

Take Action Now!

Write a letter to the President of El Salvador and other government officials to encourage El Salvador’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

You might like to use the following letter as a guide.

Every letter that you or anyone else outside the CICC Secretariat sends as part of this campaign should be written in an individual capacity and not on behalf of the Coalition for the ICC. This should also be observed by members of national or regional coalitions of the CICC.

Please be sure to cc all contacts above when sending your letters and try the phone and fax numbers in the order that they are listed.

Send your letter to:

S.E. Lic. Mauricio Funes
Presidente de la República
Alameda Dr. Manuel Enrique Araujo, No. 5500
San Salvador, El Salvador
Fax: (+503) 2248-9000

Lic. Ciro Cruz Zepeda Peña
Presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa
Asamblea Legislativa
Centro de Gobierno
San Salvador, El Salvador
Fax: (+503) 2281 9812

Dr. José Belarmino Jaime
Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia
Centro de Gobierno
San Salvador, El Salvador
Fax: (+503) 2271 8758

Canciller Hugo Roger Martínez Bonilla
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Calle El Pedregal, Blvd. Cancillería.
Ciudad Merliot, Antiguo Cuscatlan
El Salvador
Fax: (+503) 2289-8016

Lic. José Manuel Melgar Henríquez
Ministro de Justicia y Seguridad Pública
Alameda Juan Pablo II y 17 Av. Norte, Complejo Plan Maestro edificios B1, B2 y B3
San Salvador, El Salvador C. A.
Fax: (+503) 22815959

S.E. Sra. Carmen María Gallardo Hernández
Representante Permanente de la Misión de El Salvador ante la ONU
46 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Fax: (212) 725-3467


Your Excellency:

I have the honor of writing to you to respectfully urge your government to promptly ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

In the last year El Salvador has taken important steps that demonstrate its commitment toward the ICC, including participating for the first time in the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of the ICC in November 2009 in The Hague. On that occasion the El Salvador delegation indicated that the government is currently conducting an internal evaluation process in order to ratify the Statute, and that it has included the promotion of the treaty within its government plan for the period 2009-2014.

From May 31-June 11, 2010 the First Review Conference of the Rome Statute will be taking place in Kampala, Uganda. In this framework El Salvador should ratify the treaty prior to April 1 since this would allow the country to become a party to the treaty by June 1st, and thus participate actively as a State Party in the discussion of important proposals, including in the adoption of the definition of the crime of aggression.

Your Excellency, El Salvador’s ratification is crucial in order to consolidate support for the Court in the region as it will serve as an example to the other States in Latin America that have yet to join this new system of international justice. Your government’s ratification of the Statute will also serve to demonstrate your respect for human rights and your commitment to the strengthening of the rule of law.

Sincerely,

NGO Media Statements
Author Date and Title
CICC
08 Feb 2010
El Salvador debe unirse a la CPI y demostrar su compromiso con el fortalecimiento de la protección de los derechos humanos
CICC
03 Feb 2010
Global Coalition urges Morocco to Ratify Rome Statute