Cultural Policy sent to International Criminal Court - 05April 2021
A Social justice approach is fundamentally based on the identity of societies and communities in our world, and besides focusing on inequalities and injustices it is also positioned to consider issues of cultural heritage deterioration, violations of heritages, and cultural rights. Heritage is part of human rights,
part of human identity, and represents communities. A large number of our cultural heritage, represented by sites, artifacts, and buildings is degrading mostly due to attacks, wars, and collateral damages. Who’s responsible for that? of erasing people’s cultural identity? For the sake of whom?
We can notice, every day the high risk that is heavily affecting several cultural heritages in different communities.
Systematic cultural heritage destruction such as that carried by wars or terrorist organizations is considered as a form of “cultural genocide”. The tangible cultural heritage regarded as built heritage such as museums, monuments, artifacts, works of art, archaeological sites, manuscripts, and religious buildings
should be protected. It’s an unbearable catastrophe watching all of these cultural treasures and identities being destroyed to achieve agendas that wants to implement a blank identity to the next generations, and this is a huge social inequality and injustice. Without a cultural identity, what would be left for
people? How will they preserve their roots, their origins, and their land? This cultural heritage being destroyed is a very important issue we need to consider, as it is not only about a past, art work or additions but it’s fundamental, these cultural heritages is the fingerprint of people’s identity, the evidence that certain communities own lands, a culture and identity that is mostly reflecting their origin, dignity, communities bond and connection, and preservation of all of that to the next generations. What’s currently happening in many countries and communities, the loss of their cultural heritage is unacceptable and we need to act fast!
The issue of protecting cultural property during the period of armed conflicts is at the core of the competence of international humanitarian law, not only as civilian objects, but because of the importance that cultural heritage represents in the lives of peoples, because it embodies their civilization and expresses
their cultural identity and values, as well as it is a common heritage of all humanity.
The issue of protecting heritage and antiquities goes back to the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare, Article 27 of which stipulates the necessity of the parties to the conflict to take the necessary measures to protect buildings designated for the performance of religious rituals, as well as the arts, sciences
and historical monuments. However, this article limited the obligation of states to exert care only without going beyond that to achieve a result, which may lead to the conflicting countries' violation of cultural property, failing that they have made the necessary efforts to protect them. Article 56 of the same
convention stipulates the prohibition of seizing and damaging property and designated facilities. For worship and works of arts, I also recognized that people who commit these violations must be pursued. In addition, the Committee on Responsibility of Persons who caused war and the enforcement of penalties,
established in 1919, considered the wanton destruction of religious, charitable, educational and historical buildings and monuments as a war crime. Civil In the aftermath of the Second World War, UNESCO adopted The Hague Convention of 1954, and this convention was the first international treaty aimed at protecting cultural heritage in the context of war. General protection and special protection. The two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions also stressed the need to protect cultural property. So we appreciate the work for developing this Policy from the Office of the Prosecutor’s Strategic Plan.
Best Regards,
Roba Youssef -
Architect, ICAI-HOKOK
Member
May El Khansa – Chief ICAI-HOKOK
A Social justice approach is fundamentally based on the identity of societies and communities in our world, and besides focusing on inequalities and injustices it is also positioned to consider issues of cultural heritage deterioration, violations of heritages, and cultural rights. Heritage is part of human rights,
part of human identity, and represents communities. A large number of our cultural heritage, represented by sites, artifacts, and buildings is degrading mostly due to attacks, wars, and collateral damages. Who’s responsible for that? of erasing people’s cultural identity? For the sake of whom?
We can notice, every day the high risk that is heavily affecting several cultural heritages in different communities.
Systematic cultural heritage destruction such as that carried by wars or terrorist organizations is considered as a form of “cultural genocide”. The tangible cultural heritage regarded as built heritage such as museums, monuments, artifacts, works of art, archaeological sites, manuscripts, and religious buildings
should be protected. It’s an unbearable catastrophe watching all of these cultural treasures and identities being destroyed to achieve agendas that wants to implement a blank identity to the next generations, and this is a huge social inequality and injustice. Without a cultural identity, what would be left for
people? How will they preserve their roots, their origins, and their land? This cultural heritage being destroyed is a very important issue we need to consider, as it is not only about a past, art work or additions but it’s fundamental, these cultural heritages is the fingerprint of people’s identity, the evidence that certain communities own lands, a culture and identity that is mostly reflecting their origin, dignity, communities bond and connection, and preservation of all of that to the next generations. What’s currently happening in many countries and communities, the loss of their cultural heritage is unacceptable and we need to act fast!
The issue of protecting cultural property during the period of armed conflicts is at the core of the competence of international humanitarian law, not only as civilian objects, but because of the importance that cultural heritage represents in the lives of peoples, because it embodies their civilization and expresses
their cultural identity and values, as well as it is a common heritage of all humanity.
The issue of protecting heritage and antiquities goes back to the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare, Article 27 of which stipulates the necessity of the parties to the conflict to take the necessary measures to protect buildings designated for the performance of religious rituals, as well as the arts, sciences
and historical monuments. However, this article limited the obligation of states to exert care only without going beyond that to achieve a result, which may lead to the conflicting countries' violation of cultural property, failing that they have made the necessary efforts to protect them. Article 56 of the same
convention stipulates the prohibition of seizing and damaging property and designated facilities. For worship and works of arts, I also recognized that people who commit these violations must be pursued. In addition, the Committee on Responsibility of Persons who caused war and the enforcement of penalties,
established in 1919, considered the wanton destruction of religious, charitable, educational and historical buildings and monuments as a war crime. Civil In the aftermath of the Second World War, UNESCO adopted The Hague Convention of 1954, and this convention was the first international treaty aimed at protecting cultural heritage in the context of war. General protection and special protection. The two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions also stressed the need to protect cultural property. So we appreciate the work for developing this Policy from the Office of the Prosecutor’s Strategic Plan.
Best Regards,
Roba Youssef -
Architect, ICAI-HOKOK
Member
May El Khansa – Chief ICAI-HOKOK
Press Release
08/Jun/2020
The Organization, International Coalition Against Impunity – HOKOK,
has declared that the United States of America practices chronic racial discrimination against ethnic minorities, which is contrary to international human rights law.
The organization stressed that the lives of people with dark skin are also life, and their human rights must be guaranteed, and stressed that the demonstrations that took place after the killing of George Floyd, an African American, and work to suppress the demonstrators constituted a violation of public freedoms and a clear violation of human rights.
What is happening now reveals that the United States is repressing not only through police violence against non-whites, but we must not forget racial discrimination in the areas of health, education, and employment.
The organization stressed that all societies in the world must remain vigilant to the crimes committed by the American administration from the policy of repression and the excessive use of force at home and the policy of invading the people of the world outside the United States through committing the policy of unfair and inhumane sanctions.
The organization also stressed that peaceful demonstrations are legitimate and that Washington adopts double standards because it criticizes the way a number of governments deal with violent protests, while the way the United States deals with current protests in the United States of America is never different.
08/Jun/2020
The Organization, International Coalition Against Impunity – HOKOK,
has declared that the United States of America practices chronic racial discrimination against ethnic minorities, which is contrary to international human rights law.
The organization stressed that the lives of people with dark skin are also life, and their human rights must be guaranteed, and stressed that the demonstrations that took place after the killing of George Floyd, an African American, and work to suppress the demonstrators constituted a violation of public freedoms and a clear violation of human rights.
What is happening now reveals that the United States is repressing not only through police violence against non-whites, but we must not forget racial discrimination in the areas of health, education, and employment.
The organization stressed that all societies in the world must remain vigilant to the crimes committed by the American administration from the policy of repression and the excessive use of force at home and the policy of invading the people of the world outside the United States through committing the policy of unfair and inhumane sanctions.
The organization also stressed that peaceful demonstrations are legitimate and that Washington adopts double standards because it criticizes the way a number of governments deal with violent protests, while the way the United States deals with current protests in the United States of America is never different.
REPORT ABOUT FRANCE 02-01-2021
Right to Protest- Crimes against human rights-War Crimes
In 2019 -2020 protests in France, the authorities excessively limited the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. Thousands of protesters suffered injuries at the hands of police or were arrested and prosecuted on weak basis or crimes that are protected under human rights law.
Many were subjected to frequent police pressure and persecution, particularly journalists, human rights observers and activists defending the rights of refugees and migrants.
After 2018 “Yellow Vests” protests, around three thousand protesters were injured, thirty protesters lost an eye, five protesters lost a hand and two were died with the police using disproportionate force during the demonstrations. They were actually using dangerous weapons in addition to imprecise rubber bullets and tear gas grenades that are restricted during public assemblies. ICAI HOKOK called for investigation into charges of extreme use of force by police.
During the last protests in Paris in 2020 against the Global Security Bill which prohibits people from broadcasting "the image of the face or any other element of identification of an official of the national police or of a soldier of the national gendarmerie when acting within the framework of 'a police operation', police took 142 people into custody.
The International Coalition against Impunity (HOKOK) has echoed concerns over the new French law that restricts photos and videos of police officers, amid numerous allegations of police violence.
“Article 24” of the proposed security law criminalizes those who post videos of police abuses online. Guilty people will be sentenced to up to a year in prison and a fine of USD/53,000/.
According to HOKOK, these images are very important for victims of police brutality to seek justice. The French police forces are used to abuse, beat, harm and kill protesters. Therefore, this law will allow police impunity as police brutality will be undiscovered and unpunished.
The organization denounces police brutality and considers that the new security law will pose considerable risks on information, freedom and privacy. It could also lead to large violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular the right to freedom of expression. This law will pose, as well, a threat to press freedom in the country and make it very difficult for all citizens to report on police brutality.
HOKOK rejects the measure, especially that people were killed by police during protests, including the anti-government Yellow Jackets movement.
The law that would place restrictions on citizens filming the police and publishing the images is intended to convince people not to film police and hold them accountable. To note that scandals in France of police brutality were disclosed because of phone footage. And this law will limit the documentation of police violence by citizens and journalists especially during protests because many protesters and journalists were have been injured during demonstrations.
France Selling arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
France continued to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These arms are used to commit human rights violations against civilians in the conflict in Yemen. In fact, the French authorities are still not abiding by their commitments after ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty in 2014. This treaty stipulates that “arms should not be sold when there is a substantial risk that they could be used to commit abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law”.
With their involvement in the Yemen conflict, KSA and UAE formed, in 2018, the largest recipient of war supplies from France.
As well, these countries along with Qatar received, during 2019, great amounts of arms from France accounting for billions of euros. In its turn, France was the 3rd largest exporter of arms worldwide during 2019, as per SIPRI.
Weapons provided by France are actually implicated in war crimes and serious abuses which contradict policy aiming at perceiving France as the world leader for human rights values. France encourages respects for international humanitarian law; however, it still supplies arms to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen despite its blatant and flagrant violations, especially against civilians. France is fueling appalling rights abuses with its arms sales.
Indeed, ICAI HOKOK has documented the crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as, the violations of international laws and international human rights values committed by the Saudi-led Coalition countries with weapons sold by France. Therefore, France is a complicit in murders and massacres against civilian Yemenis.
France Violates Freedom of religion and belief
France violated the human rights of Muslim women by fining them for wearing the full-body Islamic veil.
21-01-2019
INTERNATIONL COALATION AGAINST IMPUNITY-HOKOK,
CONDEMNS BOKO HARAM’S ATTACK AGAINST CIVILLIANS , WHICH IS A WAR CRIME .
THE ORGANIZATION APPEALS TO THE NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN TEN THOUSANDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
THE ORGANIZATION ALSO APPEALS TO UNITED NATIONS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
تدين منظمة التحالف الدولي لمناهضة الإفلات من العقاب - حقوق ، الهجوم الذي قام به بوكو حرام ضد المدنيين في نيجريا، وهي جريمة حرب كما تناشد المنظمة السلطات النيجيرية تقديم مساعدة إنسانية فورية لأكثر من عشرة آلاف شخص نازح وتناشد الدول المجاورة والامم المتحدة تقديم المساعدات اللازمة للنازحين .
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منظمة التحالف الدولي لمكافحة الإفلات من العقاب –حقوق ، امام المحكمة الجنائية الدولية في لاهاي، بتاريخ الرابع من شهر ديسمبر الحالي 2018 بشكوى جديدة ضدّ جرائم الحرب والجرائم ضدّ الانسانية وجرائم الابادة وجرائم الكراهية ، التي يرتكبها النظام السعودي وبعض دول الخليج وشخصيات اوروبيةقدمت وبريطانية في اليمن .
اكد مسؤول بريطاني سابق على صلاحية المحكمة الجنائية الدولية لوجود عدد من مواطني الدول الموقّعة على نظام روما الأساسي للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية ، واكدت المنظمة على مسؤولية الادارة الاميركية في ظلّ صمت الحكومات العالمية ، وناشدت المنظمة الامم المتحدة والمنظمات الغير حكومية التي تلاحق قضايا حقوق الانسان التحرك من اجل انقاذ اطفال اليمن وشعبها من الجوع والموت باجراء ضغط على الادارة الاميركية والادارات الاوربية لوقف بيع السلاح الى الدول التي تشن حرب ابادة ضد الشعب اليمني .
والجدير بالذكر انه وفي هذه الشكوى قد تم التركيز على اسماء وشخصيات عالمية ايضا بعد أنّ تبيّن بأن عدد من الشخصيات الاوروبية لاعب أساسي ومباشر في الجرائم الدولية .
هذا وتتضمن الشكوى الأدلّة والمستندات القاطعة.
وتتطرّق الشكوى أيضاً إلى استخدام السلطات السعودية والامارات للأسلحة المحرّمة دولياً التي تمدّها بها اميركا وغيرها من الدول الاوروبية .
On December 4, 2018, the International Coalition Against Impunity - Rights, filed a new complaint against war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and hate crimes committed by the Saudi regime, some Gulf states and European and British personalities in Yemen.
A former British official confirmed the validity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the presence of a number of citizens of countries signatories to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The organization stressed the responsibility of the US administration in the silence of world governments. The organization appealed to the United Nations and non-governmental organizations that pursue human rights issues to move for Save the children of Yemen and its people from hunger and death by exerting pressure on the US administration and the European administrations to stop selling arms to countries waging war of genocide against the Yemeni people.
It should be noted that in this complaint has been focused on the names and personalities of the world also after it turned out that a number of European personalities is a key player in international crimes.
The complaint includes conclusive evidence and documents.
Le 4 décembre 2018, la Coalition internationale contre l'impunité - Droits, a déposé une nouvelle plainte pour crimes de guerre, crimes contre l'humanité, génocide et crimes de haine commis par le régime saoudien, certains États du Golfe et des personnalités européennes et britanniques au Yémen.
Un ancien responsable britannique a confirmé la validité de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) pour la présence de plusieurs citoyens des pays signataires du Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale. L'organisation a souligné la responsabilité de l'administration américaine dans le silence des gouvernements mondiaux. L'organisation a lancé un appel aux Nations Unies et aux organisations non gouvernementales qui luttent pour la défense des droits de l'homme afin de sauver Save the children of Yémen et son peuple de la faim et de la mort en exerçant des pressions sur l'administration américaine et les administrations européennes pour qu'elles cessent de vendre des armes aux pays guerre de génocide contre le peuple yéménite.
Il convient de noter que dans cette plainte a été centré sur les noms et les personnalités du monde également après qu'il s'est avéré qu'un certain nombre de personnalités européennes est un acteur clé des crimes internationaux.
La plainte comprend des preuves concluantes et des documents.