Justice? Government decides what will be done to captured Boko Haram terrorists
– President Issoufou revealed that Boko Haram terrorists have caused displacement in Niger
– He said the terrorists will be handed over to the ICC
– He said the people need humanitarian aid and all countries must rally to make it possible
President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger has revealed that captured Boko Haram terrorists will be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
NAN reports that his decision was contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit which is going on in Istanbul, Turkey and made available to reporters in New York.
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Issoufou vowed that the terrorists would be tried at ICC.
“This is something that all countries should do.”
“The best way to protect civilians was to ratify humanitarian conventions. “
“Political, military and administrative authorities must be aware of pledges made by Governments and of the sanctions provided for under those conventions.”
The president said “all countries must take on commitments to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law and human rights instruments, as well as guarantee that populations in need received humanitarian aid.”
He said due to terrorist attacks, Nigerien people faced numerous problems especially displacement.
Ján Eliasson who is the UN deputy secretary-general said: “International humanitarian law and human rights are under assault around the world.”
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Eliasson said that civilians were being indiscriminately killed, summary executed, arbitrarily detained and tortured daily.
“Lives are being shattered by sexual violence.
“Indeed, more than 150 years of achievements to protect the most vulnerable during conflict were unravelling.
“The Geneva Conventions seem to have been forgotten.”
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