(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) UN Security Council, marking the International Criminal Court for Rwanda's 20th anniversary, recognized ICTR's contribution to the fight against impunity.
ICTR's contribution was displayed through fulfilling its mandate of prosecuting persons responsible for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, as set forth in resolution 955, the UNSC said in a statement.
The members of the Security Council also acknowledged the contribution of the ICTR to the process of national reconciliation and the restoration and maintenance of peace.
The Council emphasized that the establishment of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals pursuant to resolution 1966 (2010) was essential to ensure that the closure of the ICTR does not leave the door open to impunity for the remaining fugitives and for those whose appeals have not been completed.
The Security Council called upon all States to cooperate with the ICTR, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and the Government of Rwanda in the arrest and prosecution of the remaining nine ICTR-indicted fugitives, and further call upon States to investigate, arrest, prosecute or extradite, in accordance with applicable international obligations, all other fugitives accused of genocide residing on their territories.
The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their strong commitment to justice and the fight against impunity, the statement concluded.
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