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54 ICJ Newsl. 1 (1993)

handle is hein.icj/icjnews0054 and id is 1 raw text is: ADIS CETR FO AH NEEDNEOFJDE N AYR ICJ Places International Penal Court on the Agenda of the World Conference on Human Rights A s from March 1993 the Inter- national Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its Centre for the Independ- ence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) fi- nalized preparations in view of the World Conference on Human Rights. In May, the ICJ launched a global institu- tional and media campaign for the pro- motion of the establishment of a per- manent International Penal Court to judge war criminals and perpetrators of gross human rights violations any- where in the world. Much time was spent by the ICJ Secretariat, as well as by ICJ members, national sections and affiliate organizations, in lobbying gov- ernments not only to accept but also to support and globally promote the idea and necessity of such a court. Hence, ICJ/CIJL Officers were particularly ac- tive in the preparatory stages of the World Conference. For instance, dur- ing the UN Preparatory Committees and through numerous media interven- tions, they contributed to raise public and State awareness of the need to es- tablish this new international organ by placing the item on the agenda of the World Conference. Highlights of the Campaign Owing to the untiring efforts of the ICJ/CIJL, the idea of an International Penal Court was unanimously en- dorsed by the NGO regional meetings in preparation for the World Confer- ence held in San Jos6 (Costa-Rica) and Bangkok (Thailand) as well as by the Arab Satellite meeting that convened in Cairo (Egypt) attended by CIJL Di- rector Mona Rishmawi. On 22 April, Alejandro Artucio of the ICJ, delivered an oral intervention before the fourth UN Prep-Com meet- ing in Geneva for the World Confer- ence, asking that the Conference rec- An Aztec Indian stands in front of the Austria Centre in Vienna where the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights started on 14 June. Some 183 Countries, and dozens of representatives of indigenous peoples gathered there for two weeks. (Keystone Press AG) ommend the establishment of the court. Following this, broadcast inter- views were given by all ICJ legal offic- ers to media such as Radio Suisse Internationale, the BBC, the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation and Deut- Continued on Page 2 ICJ Denounces Unfinished Ordeal of Comfort Women S ometime in the late 1920s the Japa- nese Government set up a system whereby soldiers would be offered the comfort of women during their military service. Comfort Stations were set up near various military camps in Japanese occupied Mandchu- ria and were then extended into other parts of China controlled by the Japa- nese military. As the Japanese military advanced into South East Asia, Com- fort Stations were also established in these areas. There can be no doubt that women were forcibly and involun- tarily taken from their homes and fami- lies and made to provide sexual serv- ices to the Japanese army. It is esti- mated that between 100.000 and Continued on Page 4

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