The YWCA of Japan signed on to the Joint letter to the Japanese government to take actions to protect the independence of ICC
On 30th May, the YWCA of Japan joined 32 organizations to submit the Joint letter to the Japanese government to take actions to protect the independence of ICC, coordinated by Human Rights Watch and Human Rights Now.
The letter calls on the Government to protect the court’s independence and publicly condemn efforts to intimidate or interfere with the court’s work, its officials, and those cooperating with the institution.
It urges the Japanese Government to make clear that the court’s judges have full support in undertaking their independent examination of the prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants in the Palestine situation. It also calls on the Japanese Government to ensure public support for arrest warrants the court may issue, commit to working to ensure the execution of such warrants, and press Palestinian and Israeli authorities to cooperate with the court.
Full letter ( Human Rights Watch website)
