On the World’s First Permanent Court: To try individuals accused of committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Did you know… -gw

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, the religious community’s national governing body, is a founding member of the Washington Working Group for the International Criminal Court (WICC) and the American Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC).

Both WICC and AMICC are committed to achieving full U.S. support for the world’s first permanent court. The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 in The Hague, Netherlands, to try individuals accused of committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

A Baha’i representative serves as co-chair of the Faith & Ethics Network for the ICC. The Network is an international interfaith coalition created to promote awareness of the Court and to support justice and reconciliation efforts in countries where the ICC is prosecuting and conducting investigations.

http://bahai.us/international-criminal-court

Photo: “Haagse Arc (International Criminal Court) ICC: Het Internationaal Strafhof (International Criminal Court/Court Pénal Internationale, afkorting ICC/CPI) is een permanent hof voor het vervolgen van personen die verdacht worden van genocide, misdaden tegen de menselijkheid en oorlogsmisdaden zoals deze zijn erkend in diverse internationale verdragen. Het strafhof is opgericht in 2002, is in Den Haag gevestigd en de werktalen zijn Engels en Frans.” Uploaded on July 17, 2007
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