Estonia and Switzerland invite Sri Lanka to ratify Rome Statute of ICC
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) discussion the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL), Estonia and Switzerland invited Sri Lanka to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a guarantee against non-recurrence.
While calling on Sri Lanka to reform its criminal code, Switzerland said "[encouraged] the Government of Sri Lanka to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and to accept the jurisdiction of the Court from 1 July 2002 according to Article 12 paragraph 3 of this instrument."
Endorsing the recommendations of the OISL report, Estonia said, "as an additional guarantee against impunity and non-recurrence, Estonia invites the government of Sri Lanka to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court". See full statementhere.
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