UN / TRIBUNALS

What began as ‘an experiment’ in international justice two decades ago have resulted in ensuring accountability for the worst of crimes, officials from the United Nations tribunals dealing with the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda told the Security Council today. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:39
• Production Date: 5 June 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA - ICTY; INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA - ICTR
• Subject Topical: HISTORY; LAW; CRIMES; CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: RWANDA; YUGOSLAVIA
• MAMS Id: 1118417

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STORY: UN / TRIBUNALS
TRT: 1.39
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 5 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY/ RECENT

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1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters, exterior

5 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council Chamber
3. Close up, SC president
4. SOUNDBITE (English), Judge Theodor Meron, President of ICTY:
”Since its establishment by this council the ICTY has been the subject of diverse and ambitious expectations. For some observers the tribunals were the means by which victims and witnesses of horrific crimes have had and continue to have an opportunity to be heard and an opportunity to obtain a sense of justice.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English), Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the ICTR:
“”Rwanda’s achievements over past 20 years are quite impressive, including the creation of stable and functioning government whose commitment to national reconciliation and strengthening of the rule of law can be seen through one example of its vigorous effort to rebuild its justice system.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English), Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the ICTR:
“8 November 2014 will mark 20 years since this esteem Council saw it fit at the initial request of Rwanda to create this international tribunal. We hope that the international community will use this occasion as an opportunity to mark Rwanda’s achievements, as well as to further study lessons learned from what was only an experiment in the international justice in 1994.”
9. Wide shot, Council

Storyline

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was “since its establishment the subject of diverse and ambitious expectations”, said its President, Judge Theodor Meron.
“For some observers the tribunals were the means by which victims and witnesses of horrific crimes have had and continue to have an opportunity to be heard and an opportunity to obtain a sense of justice.”
This past April marked 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda, where some 800,000 men, women and children – overwhelmingly Tutsi, moderate Hutu and Twa – were systematically killed over the course of 100 days.

Since then, Rwanda had made impressive achievements, said Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
”Rwanda’s achievements over past 20 years are quite impressive, including the creation of stable and functioning government whose commitment to national reconciliation and strengthening of the rule of law can be seen through one example of its vigorous effort to rebuild its justice system.”

Also this year, 8 November marks the 20 anniversary of ICTR, which was established by the Council, at the request of Rwanda, in the wake of the tragedy.
We hope that the international community will use this occasion as an opportunity to mark Rwanda’s achievements, as well as to further study lessons learned from what was only an experiment in the international justice in 1994.” – said Joensen.