URC - Ukraine

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is calling on Ukraine to take the necessary steps to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Increased ratifications of the Statute in the 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.

Ukraine signed the Rome Statute of the ICC on January 20th 2000, soon after the Treaty was finalized on July 17th 1998. Ukraine also became the first non-state party to accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) on January 29th 2007.

To date, Europe and the Central Asian Republics have 40 States Parties to the Rome Statute, 26 of which are European Union (EU) countries. Including Ukraine, the region has 8 signatories to the Rome Statute (Armenia, the Czech Republic, Krygyzstan, the Kingdom of Monaco, Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Uzbekistan).

European states and the European Union have been frontrunners in the establishment of the International Criminal Court and their constant efforts will continue to be critical to ensure the ICC will remain a fair and effective Court.

The Coalition therefore appeals to Ukraine 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 President of Ukraine to encourage him to ratify 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 below when sending your letters

Send your letter to:

H.E. Mr. Victor Yushchenko
President of Ukraine
11, Bankova str., Kyiv�220, Ukraine, 01220/ 12,
Shovkovychna str., Kyiv 01220
Tel: +380 44 291 50 71
Fax: +380 44 226 20 77
Email: [email protected]

H.E. Arseniy Yatseniuk
Chairman of Verkhovna Rada (Parliament)
5, bul. M. Grushevskogo, 01008, Kiev-8
Tel: +380 44 255 27 45
Fax: +38 044 253-06-53
Email: [email protected]

H.E. Volodymyr Ogryzko
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1, Mykhaylivska sq., Kyiv, Ukraine 01018
Tel: +380 44 226 3379
Fax: +380 44 226 3169
E-mail: [email protected]

H.E. Mykola Onishchuk
Minister of Justice
13, Horodetskoho str., Kyiv, Ukraine 01001
Tel: +380 44 278 37 23
Fax: +380 44 279 66 64
E-mail: [email protected]

H.E. Andryi Pravednyk
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kingdom Of The Netherlands
Zeestraat, 78, 2518 AD, The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 362 60 95
Fax: +31 70 361 55 65
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
220 East 51st Street
New York, N.Y. 10022
Tel: + 1-212-759-7003
Fax: +1-212-355-9455
Email: [email protected]

Your Excellency:

I am writing to urge you to ensure Ukraine�s ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC as soon as possible. The Court�s first cases in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Uganda signify that it is moving forward in its crucial work to end impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Ukraine�s support for this new and vital system of international justice by ratifying the Rome Statute is therefore of utmost importance.

This year, we are approaching the 10th anniversary of the Rome Statute on July 17th 2008, and I urge you to accelerate your efforts to deposit the instrument of ratification at the Rome Statute tenth anniversary commemoration event at United Nations Headquarters on July 17 or at another opportune time during this anniversary year. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice�s recent submission of draft constitutional amendments to the National Constitutional Council is a positive development. These amendments, meant to remove any constitutional obstacles towards ratification and to bring Ukrainian legislation in line with the Rome Statute, should be submitted to Parliament for approval without delay.

Commendably, Ukraine signed the Rome Statute of the ICC on January 20th 2000, soon after the Treaty was finalized on July 17th 1998. Ukraine also became the first non-state party to accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) on January 29th 2007.

Ukraine should join the rest of the world in the determination to cooperate for the prevention of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to put an end to impunity of perpetrators thereof, by adhering to the new system of international justice created by the Rome Statute.

Yours sincerely,

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