URC - El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua

Il est essentiel d�apporter un soutien plus important � la Cour P�nale Internationale dans la r�gion d'Am�rique centrale afin de consolider le positionnement du continent am�ricain en tant que r�gion totalement engag�e dans la lutte contre l'impunit�. Des 19 �tats latino-am�ricains, seuls 4 n'ont pas ratifi� le Statut de Rome, et dans les Cara�bes, plus de la moiti� des �tats Membres de la CARICOM sont devenus des �tats Parties � la Cour. La volont� du Salvador, du Guatemala et du Nicaragua de s�unir � leurs voisins du Costa Rica, de Honduras et du Panama en soutenant la CPI sera un pas d�cisif afin d�obtenir une plus grande participation de l'Am�rique centrale sur ce sujet. Un nombre d'adh�sions au Statut plus �lev� en Am�rique Centrale signifiera que la r�gion aura une voix plus forte au sein de la CPI et contribuera � faire de la CPI un m�canisme international v�ritablement effectif pour la justice et la paix.

Le Statut de Rome est entr� en vigueur en juillet 2002 et dispose de l'appui de plus de la moiti� des nations du monde. � ce jour, 108 �tats ont adh�r� ou ont ratifi� ce trait� et 139 sont signataires de celui-ci.

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El Salvador

Presidente de El Salvador
S. E. Sr. Antonio Saca
F +503 2243 9947

Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador
S.E. Sra. Marisol Argueta de Barillas
T + 503 2231 1000 F + 503 2243-9658

Presidente del Parlamento de El Salvador
S.E. Sr. R�ben Orellana
F +503 2281 9620

Guatemala

Presidente de Guatemala
S. E. Sr. �lvaro Colom Caballeros
F +502 2221 4423

Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala
S. E. Sr. Haroldo Rodas
T +502 2232 1212, +502 2410-0000 F + 502 2332 1172

Presidente del Parlamento de Guatemala
S.E. Sr. Arturo Eduardo Meyer Maldonado
F +502 2220 4028

Nicaragua

Presidente de Nicaragua
S.E. Sr. Daniel Ortega Saavedra
F +505 266 3102

Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Nicaragua
S.E. Sr. Samuel Santos L�pez
T +505 244-8015, +505 244-8016 F +505 228-5103
[email protected]

Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua
S.E. Sr. Ren� N��ez T�llez
F +1 (212) 286-0815 (Misi�n de Nicaragua ante la ONU)

Your Excellency:

It is a great honor to write to you in reference to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. On this occasion I would like to urge your government to adopt a strong stance of support to this historic institution which will ensure that genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes will no longer remain unpunished.

As you are aware, the ICC is complementary to national criminal jurisdictions and will only act when national courts are unwilling or unable to do so. The Court does not have retroactive jurisdiction and is only entitled to investigate acts which occurred after its entry into force on July 1st, 2002. To date, 108 countries from around the world have already joined this important mechanism.

Within the framework of the European Union- Central America association agreement negotiations, various sources have reported on the cautious stance of Central American governments with respect to the possible inclusion of an ICC clause. I respectfully urge your government to decisively support the inclusion of ICC references in the agreement, as well as to take concrete steps toward acceding to this important instrument.

In Latin America, support for the ICC has been constant. The resolutions on the Promotion of the ICC that the Organization of American States (OAS) has issued since 1999 are clear examples of the commitment to the Court from the region. Similarly, the fact that there are currently only four Latin American countries who have not yet ratified the Statute, and that in the Caribbean more than half of the countries have already joined the ICC, is also an encouraging result.

In July of this year, the world celebrated the historic tenth anniversary of the Statute�s adoption. Your government�s accession to the Statute would therefore be highly symbolic serving to demonstrate both to the international community and to your citizens, that your commitment to protect human rights and strengthen the rule of law remains steadfast.

Sincerely,

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