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International Criminal Court ICC-ASP/17/18
Assembly of States Parties Distr.: General
2 November 2018
ENGLISH
Original: English, French and Spanish
Seventeenth session
The Hague, 5-12 December 2018
Sixth election of members of the Board of Directors
of the Trust Fund for Victims
Note by the Secretariat
1. The Trust Fund for the benefit of victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the
Court, and of the families of such victims, was established by the Assembly of States
Parties in its resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.6 of 9 September 2002. The terms of reference of
the Board of Directors are set out in the annex to the resolution.
2. The procedure for the nomination and election of the five members of the Board of
Directors was set out by the Assembly of States Parties in its resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7
of 9 September 2002. In accordance with paragraph 6 of that resolution, each nomination
shall specify how the candidate fulfils the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 of the
same resolution, i.e., to be of high moral character, impartiality and integrity and to have
competence in the assistance to victims of serious crimes.
3. In accordance with paragraph 8 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7, each regional group
shall have one seat.
4. In accordance with paragraph 10 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7, every effort shall
be made to elect the members of the Board by consensus. In the absence of consensus, the
election shall be by secret ballot. This requirement may be dispensed with if the number of
candidates corresponds to the number of seats to be filled, or in respect of candidates
endorsed by the respective regional groups, unless a delegation specifically requests a vote
on a given election.
5. Paragraph 11 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7 provides that in the event of a tie for a
remaining seat, there shall be a restricted ballot limited to those candidates who have
obtained an equal number of votes.
6. Paragraph 12 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7 provides that the persons elected shall
be the candidate from each group who obtains the highest number of votes and a two-thirds
majority of States Parties present and voting, provided that an absolute majority of the
States Parties constitutes the quorum for voting.
7. At its third meeting, held on 29 January 2018, the Bureau of the Assembly of States
Parties decided to open the nomination period for the sixth election of members of the
Board of Directors, which would run from 6 June to 28 August 2018. At the end of this
period, the minimum requirements for the nomination of members of the Board of
Directors had not been met. Pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7, the
President of the Assembly extended the nomination period for four weeks, until 25
September 2018.
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8. As at 25 September 2018, the following five nominations had been received:
African States:
- Ms. Koite Doumbia, Mama (Mali)
Asia-Pacific States:
- Mr. Belal, Sheikh Mohammed (Bangladesh)
Eastern European States:
- Mr. Lordkipanidze, Gocha (Georgia)
Latin American and Caribbean States :
- Mr. Michelini, Felipe (Uruguay)
Western European and Other States:
- Ms. Helić, Arminka (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
9. In accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7, information relating
to the candidates, with accompanying documents, is contained in the annex to the present
note.
Annex
Alphabetical list of candidates (with statements of qualifications)
Contents
Name and nationality Page
1. Belal, Sheikh Mohammed (Bangladesh) ...........................................................................................
3
2. Helić, Arminka (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) .......................................
8
3. Koite Doumbia, Mama (Mali) ...........................................................................................................
11
4. Lordkipanidze, Gocha (Georgia) .......................................................................................................
15
5. Michelini, Felipe (Uruguay) ..............................................................................................................
19
Also the nominating State(s) unless otherwise indicated.
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1. Belal, Sheikh Mohammed (Bangladesh)
[Original: English]
Note verbale
The Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in The Hague presents its
compliments to the Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute and
with reference to the former's Notes No. ICC-ASP/17/SP/02 dated 14 March 2018 and
ICC-ASP/17/SP/33 dated 29 August 2018 has the honour to inform that the Government of
the People's Republic of Bangladesh has decided to nominate H.E. Sheikh Mohammed
Belal, presently Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of the Netherlands for election
as a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims, at the elections to be
held during the seventeenth session of the Assembly of States Parties in The Hague from 5
to 12 December 2018.
The Government of Bangladesh considers that H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal meets
the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of the Resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7. Ambassador
Sheikh Mohammed Belal is of high moral character, impartiality and integrity and has
competence in the assistance of victims of serious crimes. He served as the Assembly of
States Parties' The Hague Working Group Facilitator for Victims for the period 2015-2016;
and as the HWG Facilitator, he played a committed role in advancing the issues of the
victims of the serious crimes. A C.V. of Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal is attached
herewith.
Statement of qualifications
This is a statement submitted in accordance with paragraph 6 of the resolution of the
Assembly of States Parties relating to the procedure for the nomination and election of
members of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims for the benefit of Victims
(ICC-ASP/1/Res.7), adopted on 9 September 2002.
Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal meets the criteria established in paragraph 1
of the above mentioned resolution; “the candidates [shall] be of high moral character,
impartiality, integrity and have competence in the assistance to victims of serious crimes.”
Following obtaining his Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University
of USA in 2012, Mr. Belal devoted his career towards furthering Bangladesh's advocacy for
diplomacy, disarmament and justice for the victims. His quest for working for peace and
justice took a boost when he was appointed as Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands
with residence in The Hague-the city of peace and justice.
In his role as Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ambassador Belal has
been working as Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the International Criminal Court
(ICC), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Permanent Court
of Arbitration (PCA), Common Fund for Commodity (CFC), etc.
Ambassador Belal has been a frequent participant and speaker, as Bangladesh
representative, in events at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)/ United Nations International Residual
Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), etc. Mr.
Belal is a frequent speaker and guest at the T.M.C Asser Institute, The Hague in his quest to
make a knowledge-bridge between institutions of Bangladesh and the Netherlands.
Ambassador Belal has been working constantly to make connectivity between the legal
institutions based in The Hague and Bangladesh. Ambassador Belal has been instrumental
in arranging a good number of judicial delegation visits between Bangladesh and the
Netherlands including that of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
Ambassador Belal represented Bangladesh during his nation's historic achievement
of peaceful settlement of maritime disputes with India at the Permanent Court of
Arbitration (PCA) and led the process that resulted in gaining access to a maritime territory
that has changed Bangladesh's maritime history forever. Ever since, Ambassador Belal has
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involved himself in a series of speaking engagements highlighting the importance of
peaceful settlement of disputes and importance of diplomacy.
During his stay in the Netherlands, Ambassador Belal was elected as Chairperson of
the Executive Council of the OPCW for the 2017-2018 term. Mr. Belal was the first-ever
Chairperson from Bangladesh in the twenty years' plus history of the OCPW. Although his
tenure as the Chair of the Executive Council, an apex organ of OPCW comprising 41 of the
OPCW's 193 member States, was hugely challenging because of ongoing civil war in Syria
and repeated alleged uses of chemical weapons in several countries, Mr. Belal conducted
his business with utmost professionalism and sincerity.
Ambassador Belal oversaw the process of appointment of the incumbent Director-
General of the OPCW, which happens only after eight years, to the satisfaction of all. His
innovative, calm and candid approach helped conclude this rather arduous job in the
shortest possible time. The hallmark of Mr. Belal's tenure as Chairperson of the Executive
Council was his ability to engage almost all 193 State Parties in the affairs of the OPCW
despite his mandate to work as Chair of the 41-member Executive Council.
Always on the look-out for innovations and creativity, Mr. Belal remained engaged
with all key stakeholders in dialogue and negotiations to pursue consensus culture of the
organization. In addition to his role as Chair of the Executive Council, Mr. Belal also
worked in a host of other capacities like Chairperson of Credential Committee for the
Conference of State Parties (CSP), Vice Chairperson for the CSP of OPCW as well as
Vice-Chairperson of the Governing Council of the CFC.
While working with all these organizations, Mr. Belal was also instrumental in
arranging hosts of training programs in his home country, including trainings for "First
Respondents for Chemical Attack" with the assistance of OPCW and other organizations.
Mr. Belal always pursues a policy of "humanity first" despite being a representative
of a nation state. In his pursuit for peace and justice, Mr. Belal has been able to vindicate
that when resolution is for the "common good" it is always good for one's nation's interests
as well.
In his engagements with the ICC, Mr. Belal has been a constant voice and activist
for the cause of victims. Perhaps this was the reason why the Bureau appointed him as
"Facilitator for the Trust Fund of Victims" for the term 2015-2016. Ambassador Belal was
also a member of the panel of Ambassadors, appointed by the President of ASP for
nomination of Head of IOM at the ICC in the recent past.
While working with TFV, Mr. Belal had been a constant promoter of innovative
outreach for fund raising and has since been pursuing TFV to appoint at least one
professional fund raising expert at the TFV. Mr. Belal has been a constant catalyst to TFV
for fund raising, even after the completion of his tenure as Facilitator for the TFV. He made
innumerable suggestions to the TFV. Mr. Belal is a believer in sincere outreach no matter
how odd it may initially seem. Given his years of experiences in Washington DC, as
Deputy Ambassador of Bangladesh Embassy in the USA, Mr. Belal is not only conversant
with the fund-raising culture in the USA, also remained in contact with a good number of
fund raising experts there. It is expected that Mr. Belal will be hugely helpful in
complementing TFV’s fund raising drive in the future.
Mr. Belal's conviction in the well being of victims is more than personal. Given his
upbringing, in the early years of Bangladesh's independence, after a bloody war and
genocide, Ambassador Belal took upon himself the cause of coming to the aid of victims. It
is because of this belief and spirit of making a difference, Mr. Belal has represented
Bangladesh to all the Sessions of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) of the ICC from
2015 to 2017. He has been a voice for geographical and gender balance in the ICC and
beyond. It is during his tenure, Bangladesh was elected during ASP 2017 as a member of
the Bureau, for the first time ever.
Before coming over to The Hague, Mr. Belal worked as Director General in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh with jurisdiction over East Asia and the Pacific.
During his tenure as Director General, Mr. Belal was instrumental in spearheading
Bangladesh's relations with a good number of countries like Australia, New Zealand,
People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of Korea, Japan and a
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number of Pacific Island countries. At the same time, Mr. Belal also acted as focal point for
the government of Bangladesh for a number of international and regional organizations.
During this time, Mr. Belal also led his country's delegation in a number of international
and regional organizations.
Mr. Belal, despite overwhelming engagements with his present job, continues his
voluntary portfolio as President of Alumni Association of Institute of Forestry and
Environmental Sciences (IFESCU), Chittagong University in his home country. Given his
leadership and known fund raising prowess, Ambassador Belal has been working hard to
establish the first-ever career development center for students of his Institute and making
sure that incoming students will be much better endowed to take up the challenges of a
climatically vulnerable country like Bangladesh.
During his tenure in The Hague, there have been quite a few firsts' ever: first ever
official visit of any Prime Minister from Bangladesh to the Netherlands, visit of Her
Majesty Queen of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Bangladesh's election as Chairperson of
the Executive Council of the OPCW, Vice-Chairperson of the Governing Council of CFC
and counting.
In his pro bono role as Director of "Center for Asia Leadership"in the Harvard
University, USA, Mr. Belal has been instrumental in arranging exchange of visits of
students and fellows from Harvard University to Bangladesh on a regular basis. As an
active member of alumni in the Harvard and few other universities, Mr. Belal is blessed to
have a vast network of friends and peers across the globe. Ambassador Belal looks forward
to availing their good will to make the workings of TFV as a vocation for all people to
bring much needed solace to the victims.
Personal details
Name: Sheikh Mohammed Belal
Place of birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Date of birth: 5 October 1964.
Marital status: Married, two children
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Profession: Diplomat and International Foreign Service.
University education
2012: Masters in Public Administration (MPA), Harvard Kennedy School, United States of
America.
1995: Masters in Foreign Affairs and Trade, Monash University, Australia
1990: Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Profile
˗ Diplomat and International Civil Servant with experience of over 27 years in
diplomacy, trade, investment, disarmament, peace and justice.
˗ Passionate activist of justice, rule of law and human rights.
˗ Professional Mediator with excellent negotiating skills.
˗ Manager with proven innovative and creative leadership skills.
˗ Economic diplomat with entrepreneurship skills in both the public and private sectors.
˗ Environmental activist aimed at honing skills to address the challenges of climate
change.
˗ Helped planning Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 and promoting "Digital Bangladesh"
campaign to impart innovations and creativity in aspects of our national planning.
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˗ A promoter of geographical and gender balance in all organizations.
˗ A strong advocate for international judicial mechanisms and inter-state cooperation to
bring perpetrators to justice while ensuring justice to victims.
˗ An activist for a connectivity driven world where poverty is a responsibility of all.
Professional working experience
2014 to present: Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to TheNetherlands, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, and Croatia; and Poland (now concluded); Bangladesh
Permanent Representative to all legal institutions including: the International
Criminal Court (ICC), International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Permanent
Court of Arbitration(PCA), the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW); Chairperson
of the Executive Council of OPCW for 2017-2018; Chairperson of the
Committee of the Whole of OPCW for 2014-2015; Chairperson of the
Credential Committee of the Conference of State Parties to 2015-2016; Vice-
Chairperson of the CSP of OPCW for the term 2016-2017; Vice-Chairperson
of the Governing Council of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC).
2012–2013: Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh with
jurisdiction over East Asia and the Pacific and Bangladesh focal point for a
number of regional and international organizations. Helped bringing
"connectivity" as a core activity of Bangladesh Foreign Policy.
2011-2012: Attended Masters in Public Administration in the Harvard Kennedy School,
USA.
2010-2011: Deputy Ambassador in Uzbekistan with concurrent accreditation to
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Oversaw bilateral trade of over one
and a half billion while bringing the concept of "clean" cotton in our sourcing
practices.
2005 – 2010: Deputy Ambassador to United States of America. Bangladesh country focal
point in the Capitol Hill and all leading Think Tanks in Washington DC.
Trade Representative to all trade negotiations. Also worked as “Press
Minister” in the Embassy.
2003 – 2005: Chief of Cabinet of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.Advising Foreign
Minister in all affairs of diplomacy and trade while accompanying the
Minister,as a delegate and advisor, to numerous international and regional
conferences, seminars and bilateral visits.
2000-2003: Counsellor at Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. Helped
installing the first ever-automated consular payment system in any of
Bangladesh Embassies abroad.
1996-2000: Second/First Secretary at Bangladesh High Commission in Australia.
Designed and hosted first-ever website of an Embassy of Bangladesh.
1995-1996: Completed Masters in Foreign Affairs and Trade, Monash University,
Australia with high distinction.
1996-1991: Undergone trainings in Bangladesh as a junior diplomat and subsequently
worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with exposure in United Nations,
SAARC, Legal and Administrative affairs.
Publications
˗ "Ganges Water Treaty: Water security for Bangladesh", Master's Thesis at the
University of Bangladesh, 1989.
˗ Regular contributing writer to Diplomat Magazine, Diplomatic Affairs, Holland
Times,etc.
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Conference and International Scholarly activities
˗ Led/represented Bangladesh in over a hundred conferences and seminars.
˗ Delivered speeches and Bangladesh country statements in fora like United Nations,
Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation, South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Assembly of State Parties of ICC,
OPCW, PCA, CFC, etc.
Membership and awards
˗ -Mason Scholarship for MPA in Harvard University, USA.
˗ AusAID scholarship for Masters in Monash University, Australia.
˗ Member of Bangladesh Foreign Service Association.
˗ President of Alumni Association (IAA) of Institute of Forestry and Environmental
Association.
˗ Life Gold Member of IAA.
˗ Director, Center for Asia Leadership, Harvard University.
Languages
˗ Excellent knowledge and proficiency in English and Bengali.
˗ Working knowledge in Urdu, Hindi and Bahasa Malay.
Hobbies
Reading, Cricket, Football, American NFL, travelling, reading and "giving back" activities.
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2. Helić, Arminka
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
[Original: English]
Note verbale
Her Majesty's Britannic Embassy presents its compliments to the Secretariat of the
Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and,
with reference to note ICC-ASP/17/SP/08, has the honour to inform the Secretariat that the
United Kingdom has decided to nominate the candidature of Baroness Arminka Helić for
re-election as a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims, at the
elections to be held during the seventeenth session of the Assembly of States Parties in The
Hague from 5 to 12 December 2018.
The United Kingdom considers that Baroness Helić fully meets the requirements set
out in paragraph 1 of resolution ICC-ASP/1/Res.7. She is of high moral character,
impartiality and integrity and has extensive experience in the assistance to victims of
serious crimes. Baroness Helić has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust
Fund for Victims since 2015. As a Board member she has played a very active and
committed role in seeking to advance the mandate and work of the Trust Fund for Victims.
In particular, she has promoted the public profile of the Fund and its important and
meaningful work, to ensure that the voices of victims are heard and to assist with
fundraising efforts. Baroness Helić joined the House of Lords in September 2014. She was
previously Senior Special Adviser to former British Foreign Secretary William Hague. She
is currently a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Steering Board on the
Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI). The United Kingdom has the honour to
enclose a statement of qualifications and a copy of Baroness Helić’s curriculum vitae.
The United Kingdom would highly appreciate the valuable support of States Parties
to the Rome Statute for the re-election of Baroness Helić as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims.
Statement of qualifications
This statement is submitted pursuant to paragraph 6 of the resolution of the
Assembly of States Parties on the Procedure for the nomination and election of members of
the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (ICC-ASP/1/Res.7).
Baroness Helić fully meets the criteria for nomination set out in paragraph 1 of the
above resolution: she is of high moral character, impartiality and integrity and has
competence in the assistance to victims of serious crimes.
Baroness Helić has extensive experience of work to assist victims of serious crimes.
As Senior Adviser to the then British Foreign Secretary William Hague, she led the
creation of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (May 2012 – present) and advised on
all stages of the initiative from the International Protocol on the Documentation and
Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict to the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence
in Conflict (June 2014).
As Senior Adviser to the British Foreign Secretary, Baroness Helić advised on all
aspects of UK foreign policy, accompanying the Foreign Secretary on official visits to over
70 countries, gaining extensive firsthand experience of multilateral bodies, and driving
policy creation and implementation as well as representing the Foreign Secretary at the
political level.
Since her appointment as a Member of the House of Lords, Baroness Helić has
continued her commitment to victims of serious crimes, including by proposing and
securing the first UK Parliamentary Committee on sexual violence in conflict. She is a
member of the external Steering Board advising the Prime Minister’s Special
Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She is also a member of the Advisory Board
of the London School of Economics Centre for Women Peace and Security.
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Baroness Helić is a Director of J.D.H. Office, a not-for Profit company focused on
international humanitarian and philanthropic interests, including sexual violence in conflict,
conflict prevention, refugees and statelessness.
Baroness Helić’s high moral character, impartiality and integrity are demonstrated
by her extensive record of public service, and her passionate commitment to supporting
survivors of serious crimes.
Professional experience
Since June 2016: House of Lords, International Relations Committee, Member.
Since June 2016: London School of Economics, Centre for Women Peace and Security,
Member of the Advisory Board.
Since June 2015: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Steering board on the Preventing
Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), Member of the external Steering Board
advising the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in
Conflict; Advising on the development and implementation of PSVI, which
ends to end impunity for conflict-related sexual violence and step up
international support for survivors.
Since May 2015: J.D.H London Ltd, Director of a not-for-Profit company focused on
international humanitarian and philanthropic interests, including refugees,
statelessness, sexual violence in conflict and conflict-prevention.
March 2015-2016: Ad Hoc Select Committee on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Proposed and
secured first UK Parliamentary Committee on sexual violence in conflict,
with the remit of examining how the UK can best support the reintegration of
survivors of sexual violence including countering stigmatism and mitigating
the health consequences) and performance of the UK Government’s
Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI).
Since September 2014: Member of the House of Lords, Appointed a Life Peer to the upper
house of the UK Parliament.
2014–2015: Senior Special Adviser to the Leader of The House of Commons, First
Secretary of State, and Prime Minister’s Special Representative for
Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Cabinet Office, The Rt Hon William
Hague MP, Advised 1st Secretary of State on role on National Security
Council; Lead adviser on PSVI within Whitehall, with a focus on driving the
UK Government’s policy on PSVI.
2010–2014: Senior Special Adviser to The Foreign Secretary, Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, Advised on all aspects of UK foreign policy, Acted
as an effective Political Chief of Staff, driving policy creation and
implementation as well as representing the Foreign Secretary at the political
level; Accompanied the Foreign Secretary on official visits to 70+ countries;
Extensive first-hand experience of multilateral bodies including UN Security
Council, UN General Assembly, NATO Foreign Ministers, European Union
Foreign Affairs Council, the G8 Foreign Ministers Summit, and
Commonwealth Summit; In May 2012 led the creation of the Preventing
Sexual Violence Initiative, and advised on all successive stages of the
initiative from the International Protocol on the Documentation and
Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict to the Global Summit to End
Sexual Violence in Conflict in June 2014.
2005–2010: Senior Adviser to the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Responsibility for driving
forward of policy objectives of Shadow Foreign Secretary (SFS), and
managing Private Office and staff; Negotiated with Shadow Cabinet,
frontbench and Parliamentary Party members on behalf of the SFS on
sensitive policy and management issues, Entrusted with brokering solutions
and agreement among senior MPs; Presentation of FP objectives of SFS to
senior foreign officials, diplomats, journalists, academics, think tanks and
non- governmental organizations, Liaison with foreign Embassies and
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Foreign Ministries on behalf of SFS; Accompanied the SFS on all official
overseas visits.
2002-2005: Senior Adviser to the Shadow Defence Secretary: Principal aide to the
Shadow Defence Secretary; Overseeing policy planning and implementation;
Principal point of contact for Chiefs of Staff, senior commanders and
officials in the Ministry of Defence; with leaders of Defence industry in the
UK and globally; academia; and commentators; Preparing briefings, reports,
in-depth written research, and concise analysis on defence issues.
2001-2002: Risk Analyst, MMC Ventures Ltd, a venture capital company facilitating
investment in early stage companies by a syndicate of angel investors,
Sourced new investment opportunities; Facilitated investment in early stage
companies; Due diligence, helping negotiating terms and managing
investment process.
1998-2000: Research Assistant Shadow Foreign Affairs/Defence Secretaries Offices,
Coordination and integration of activities between the Shadow Foreign
Minister’s and Shadow Defence Minister’s Offices; Preparing briefings for
parliamentary debates, articles and letters for national and international
media.
1997-1998: International Affairs and Defence Researcher House of Commons Library,
Research and analysis in defence and international affairs for all Members of
Parliament of all Parties.
1993-1994: Free Lance Consultant on Eastern Europe and the Balkans for BBC, ITV &
War Child, Briefings and analysis on security and political issues related to
Western Balkans.
1990-1992: Teacher of English Language and Literature Gracanica High School, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Full-time teacher of 14 to 18 year olds.
Education
February–March 2003: US Foreign Policy Challenges II, Washington DC, US State
Department programme for Government officials, politicians, academics, and
journalists actively developing or interpreting foreign policy.
1994–1996: MS c History of International Relations, London School of Economics,
London.
1986–1990: BA English Language and Literature, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
Languages
˗ Fluency in Serbo-Croat (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian).
˗ Reading knowledge of German, Macedonian, Slovene.
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3. Koite Doumbia, Mama (Mali)
[Original: French]
Note verbale
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of
Mali presents its compliments to the Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the
Rome Statute in The Hague (Netherlands) and has the honour to nominate, by order of its
Government, the candidature of Mrs Mama Koite Doumbia for re-election as a member of
the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims, for the
period 2018-2022, at the elections to be held during the seventeenth session of the
Assembly in The Hague from 5 to 12 December 2018.
The curriculum vitae of Mrs Mama Koite Doumbia is attached.
Statement of qualifications
Personal details
Surname: Koite
First name: Mama, married name Doumbia (Mrs)
Nationality: Malian
Marital status: 5 children
Profession: Inspector for Youth and Sports
Current functions
˗ President of the Plateforme des Femmes Leaders du Mali (Platform of Women Leaders
of Mali).
˗ Representative of African States in the Trust Fund for Victims /ICC.
Honorary titles
˗ Order of Merit of Mali avec Effigie Abeille (with bee effigy).
˗ Knight of the National Order of Mali.
˗ Knight of the African Order of Merit, Addis Ababa.
˗ Gender Awards, Dakar.
Career in civil society
˗ Secretary for Education and Culture at the National Executive Bureau for the
Coordination of Associations and NGOs in Mali (CAFO-MALI), 1998–2002.
˗ Secretary for External Relations of the Coordination Group of Women’s Associations
and NGOs in Mali (CAFO–MALI). Participation in several high-level National Fora,
2002–2008.
˗ Member of the National Commission for Peace Education, 2000–2002.
˗ President elect of FEMNET, the African Women’s Development and Communication
Network based in Nairobi, 2 mandates, 2003-2007 and 2007-2010.
˗ Ex officio member of the Board of Directors of FEMNET, 2010-2017.
˗ Member of the Executive Committee of the Conference of NGOs with advisory
relations with the United Nations (CONGO), 2003-2007.
˗ Member of the Standing Committee of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of
the African Union (ECOSOC), 2005-2009.
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˗ President of the Sectoral Group on Gender and Related Issues, ECOSOCC, African
Union, 2005-2009.
˗ Vice-President of the Standing Committee of the Economic, Social and Cultural
Council of the African Union, ECOSOCC, AU, 2011-2014.
˗ Vice-President of the International Association on Gender in Action.
˗ Member of the World Women’s Committee on the follow-up of the recommendations
of the Forum on Development Financing, Women’s Working Group on FfD,
WWG/FfD.
˗ Member of the Task Force of the United Nations for the Hearings of members of Civil
Society and the Private Sector, Millennium Summit, September 2010, New York.
˗ Member of the Expert Group on Aid Effectiveness, Follow-up of the Paris Declaration.
˗ Member of the IATI Civil Society, International Aid Transparency Initiative.
˗ Member of the Network Coordination for Women from Least Developed Countries
(LDCs).
˗ Member of the International Coalition for the Promotion of the Responsability to
Protect, R2P.
˗ Communication Officer for the Network for Peace and Security of Women within the
CEDEAO forum, REPSFECO, Mali.
˗ President of the Malian Coalition of the International Criminal Court, CM-ICC, Mali,
since 2012.
˗ Founding Member of the Francophone Network for Gender Equality, International
Francophone Organization, OIF.
˗ President of the Malian Women’s Development and Communication Network,
MUSONET.
˗ Member of the CPDE (Centres Professionnels de Développement Technique
Professional Centres for Technical Development) Feminist Group, Effectiveness of
Development Coordination, Coordinator for Francophone African Countries.
˗ Member of the UN Advisory Group on Civil Society, Women from Western and
Central Africa.
˗ President of the Malian Platform of Women for National Peace and Reconciliation.
˗ Representative of African States Parties at the Board of the Trust Fund for Victims of
the International Criminal Court, ICC.
Trade Union career
˗ Trade union activist. Secretary-General, 1972-2012.
˗ President of the SNEC Women’s Committee.
˗ Course instructor at the African Programme for the Development of Workers’
Democratic Participation (PADEP Mali), OUSA/FNV Project, Netherlands).
˗ President of the Malian National Commission for Women Workers, CNFT, National
Union of Workers of Mali, UNTM.
˗ Member elect of the African Committee of Education International, Africa Region
(IERAF), Coordinator of the Project for the Promotion of Women (PFE) of Education
International in Mali.
˗ Member of the Steering Committee of the PAMODEC project of the International
Labour Office, ILO, in Mali.
˗ Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization, ILO.
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Training and qualifications
˗ Academic: Teacher of History and Geography, Ecole Normale, Bamako, 1968-1972.
˗ Training in socio-cultural activities, École Internationale de Bordeaux, 1978.
˗ Inspector for Youth and Sport, since 1999.
˗ Training in the Management of Training Systems at the International Labour
Organization (ILO), Turin, Italy.
˗ Training on the Globalisation of the Economy and its impact on the World of Work.
˗ Training on Leadership and Women’s Rights delivered by ADI (African Development
Institute), UNIFEM.
˗ Training on “Gender and Development”, various seminar levels: basic, intermediate and
advanced.
˗ Advocacy training with the Francophonie Intergovermental Agency.
˗ Training on civil, political, economic and cultural rights, Bamako.
˗ Training on women’s leadership, Accra, 2009.
˗ Training Certificate on Women and Peace: Resolution 1325 of the United Nations
Security Council, New York.
˗ Certificate in Training instructors on Gender mainstreaming in Peace-keeping
Activities, African Union, Nazareth, Ethiopia, 2011.
˗ Certificate in Conflict Mediation/Negotiation delivered by UN Women, 2012.
˗ Training Certificate on Human Rights monitoring, MINUSMA, 2013, Bamako.
˗ Training Certificate in Governance in the Security Sector in Conflict Prevention, Kofi
Annan International Centre, Accra, 2013.
˗ Certificate in International Criminal Law, Human Rights Institute (DIP Institut des
Droits de l’Homme), France.
Publications
˗ Booklet on “Rights of Women Workers in Mali”, November 1999, ILO project funding
INT/94/MO9NET.
˗ Gender and Neoliberal Policies, Conference, Rabat, 2006.
International Conferences on the status of women
˗ Participation in the 42nd, 43rd, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th,
55th, 56th, 57th, 59th, 61st, 62nd ECOSOC (CSW) Sessions of the Commission on the
Status of Women (CSW), New York (UN), March 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
˗ World Conference of Women Workers of the International Confederation of Free Trade
Unions (CISL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1999, Rapporteur for the Francophone group.
˗ International Labour Conference at the Palais des Nations and the ILO, Geneva, June
2002, June 2004, June 2006, June 2008, 2010, 2011 et 2012.
˗ Meeting organised by UNIFEM on the links between MDGs and the Beijing+10 PFA,
December 2004.
˗ Meeting of Civil Society Organisations in Copenhagen on the Reforms at the United
Nations, May 2005, presentation on Governance in Africa.
˗ Speaker at the Hearings of members of Civil Society on the Reforms at the United
Nations, June 2005, New York.
˗ Participation in World Social Forums, Bombay, India, Bamako, Mali, Nairobi, Kenya,
Organisation of Feminist Dialogue.
˗ Participation in the High-Level Forum on Aid Efficiency, Accra, 2008.
˗ Participation in the Doha Conference, Qatar, 2008, on Development Financing, as
Follow-up to Monterrey.
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˗ Participation in various pre-summit activities of the African Union.
˗ European Summit – Africa, Lisbon 2007.
˗ African Summit –Turkey, Istanbul 2008.
˗ Participation in various Summits of Heads of State of the African Union.
˗ Participation in the Copenhagen Conference on the MDG3 (Millennium Development
Goal 3 on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women), 2009 and
2010.
˗ Participation COP15 (Conference of the Parties) on Climate Change, Copenhagen,
Qatar, December 2009, COP16, Cancun, Mexico, December 2010, COP18 November
and December 2012, Doha, Qatar, COP 19, Warsaw, 2013, COP21, Paris, COP22,
Marrakesh, COP23, Bonn.
˗ Participation in the “High Level Forum, HLF” on Development Efficiency, Busan,
South Korea, November 2011.
˗ Participation in the AWID Forum, International Women’s Association for
Development, Istanbul, 2012.
˗ Participation in the Conference of civil society global practictioners on the
Responsibility to Protect, Istanbul, 2013.
˗ Participation in the High Level Meeting on Development Efficiency, Mexico, April
2014.
˗ Participation in High Level Meeting, HLM, Nairobi, 2016, on the Busan forum follow-
up.
Instructor
˗ Rights of women workers.
˗ Women’s Rights and Legal Instruments: United Nations/UN Security Council
resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1889.
˗ Women’s rights in Africa, African Union: Maputo Protocol and Solemn Declaration of
Heads of State of the AU, ECOWAS Instruments.
Honours
2004: National Merit of Mali (Mérite National du Mali), Presidency of the Republic of
Mali.
2005: Nominee Nobel Peace Prize Prix Nobel de la Paix, 1000 Women, Switzerland.
2007: Knight of the African Order of Merit (Chevalier du Mérite Africain) Addis Ababa.
2007: International Minerva Prize, Italy.
2007: Knight of the National Order of Mali (Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mali),
Republic of Mali.
2011: Gender Awards 2011, Dakar.
Languages
˗ French: spoken – very good; written – very good.
˗ English: spoken – fair; written – fair.
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4. Lordkipanidze, Gocha (Georgia)
[Original: English]
Note verbale
Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to
the Secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court and, with reference to the latter’s note no. ICC-ASP/17/SP/36 dated 12
September 2018, has the honor to inform that the Government of Georgia has decided to
nominate Deputy Minister of Justice Mr.Gocha Lordkipanidze as a candidate for election of
members of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for the benefit of Victims adopted by
the Assembly of State Parties on 9 September 2002. The elections to be held during the
seventeenth session of the Assembly of States Parties from 5 to 12 December 2018, in the
Hague.
The statement of qualifications submitted in accordance with article 36 (4) (a) of the
Rome Statute and curriculum vitae of Mr.Gocha Lordkipanidze are attached hereto.
Statement of qualifications
This statement is submitted pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly of States
Parties on the Procedure for the nomination and election of members of the Board of
Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (ICC-ASP/1/Res.7).
Mr. Gocha Lordkipanidze fully complies with requirements for nomination set out
in paragraph 1 of the above resolution: he is of high moral character, impartiality and
integrity and has competence in the assistance to victims of serious crimes.
This is best attested by his continued public service for more than two decades and
firm commitment to international law, human rights and assistance to victims of serious
crimes. Mr. Gocha Lordkipanidze has extensive experience of working in assisting victims
of serious crimes both in terms of policy and practice:
Since 90ies he has worked on legal, political and humanitarian aspects of the
conflict resolution in Georgia to address in particular the needs of victims of grave
humanitarian and human rights violations, including ethnic cleansing. He himself
participated in the humanitarian aid operation in 1992 to assist the population in the town of
Tkvarcheli in Abkhazia, drafted Georgia’s report on the policy of ethnic cleansing in
Abkhazia, Georgia in 1997 particularly highlighting means of international justice to
address the interests of the victims. He frequently represented the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on international law and international human rights issues at UN various human
rights bodies, including Human Rights Commission. In the same spirit, as a board member
of Georgian Red Cross Society contributed substantially to raising awareness in
humanitarian law in the country. He drafted the mandate of Georgian delegation for
negotiation of the Rome Statute, proposed and advocated Georgia’s joining of Like-minded
Group of States, participated in negotiations leading to adoption of Rome Statute in 1998
and then in the framework of the Preparatory Commission for the Establishment of the
International Criminal Court.
His work as adjunct-professor at Columbia University School of International and
Public Affairs (SIPA) merits to be particularly highlighted as being focused on women
rights, gender mainstreaming and IDP’s political participation.
Currently Mr. Gocha Lordkipanidze as a Deputy Justice Minister of Georgia leads
interstate litigation with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on behalf of the
victims as well as directs the work in execution of the ECHR decisions with respect to
victims of violations of European Convention on Human Rights. He also represents
Georgia in relations with International Criminal Court, deals with cooperation with ICC
and Trust Fund for Victims.
Mr. Lordkipanidze as a co-chair of the Interagency Gender Commission, contributes
and coordinates interagency efforts to draft and meet commitments under the action plans
on gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence and UN Security
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Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. His track-record also include
drafting Human Rights Strategy of Georgia (2014-2020) with strong element of women
rights, gender equality and fight against violence against women as a co-chair of
Interagency Council; coordinating interagency efforts in elaboration of guidelines for law
enforcements on human trafficking issues with the focus on the identification of THB
victims, treatment of women and child victims, providing/offering needs-based assistance
to the victims in the framework of Interagency Council against Human Trafficking; leading
efforts in Interagency Humanitarian Commission (IHL) of Georgia to further develop the
legal framework on missing persons in time of armed conflict, putting in place relevant
instruments to combat and prevent the sexual and gender based violence during and after
the armed conflict, promoting protection of IDP women from sexual, domestic and gender-
based violence, ensuring their access to medical, psychological and legal assistance service.
As a member of Council of Europe Gender Equality Commission (GEC) Mr.
Lordkipanidze continues to take efforts to upgrade the importance of working with
perpetrators of violence against women and domestic violence at GEC thematic
discussions.
Having this premise, Assembly of State Parties of the Rome Statute can be confident
in investing Mr. Gocha Lordkipanidze’s experience and knowledge into the position of a
member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims.
Education
2011-present: Fordham Law School, New York, NY, S.J.D. Candidate and Doctoral
Fellow; Dissertation: “Subsequent Conduct of International Organizations:
Theory and Practice”.
May 2004: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA; LL.M. in International Legal Studies.
June 1991: Sokhumi University, Sokhumi, Georgia; Law Degree.
Professional background
2012-present: Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; Deputy Minister;
Supervised/es Department on State Representation in International Courts,
International Public Law Department, Department on International
Arbitration, European Union Law Department, Analytical Department,
coordinates international relations of the Ministry of Justice, including
international organizations (Council of Europe, EU, ICC, OSCE, NATO):
- Led/leads litigation/represented Georgia in major cases before the
European Court of Human Rights on behalf of victims in Georgia v.
Russia (I) (deportations), Georgia v. Russia (II) (2008 war case), Georgia
v. Russia (IV) (administrative practices);
- Directs Department on State Representation in International Courts in
execution of judgements/decisions of European Court of Human Rights
with respect to victims of violations of European Convention on Human
Rights;
- Represents Georgia in relations with International Criminal Court (ICC),
including cooperation with ICC and Trust Fund for Victims;
- Leads the policy on women, gender and children rights; as co-chair of the
National Interagency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against
Women and Domestic Violence, contributes to and coordinates
interagency efforts to drafting and meeting commitments under the action
plans on gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence
and UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security;
- Led drafting of Human Rights Strategy of Georgia (2014-2020) adopted
in 2014 as a co-chair of Interagency Council;
- Led a Ministry team on drafting an Anti-discrimination Law to introduce
inter alia a notion of “multiple discrimination” to protect vulnerable
groups such as women, children, IDP’s, persons with disabilities;
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- Directs the work of the Secretariat of Interagency Council against Human
Trafficking mandated to deal with street children; coordinates interagency
efforts in elaboration of guidelines for law enforcements on human
trafficking issues with the focus on the identification of THB victims,
treatment of women and child victims, providing/offering needs-based
assistance to the victims;
- Coordinates and leads efforts in Interagency Humanitarian Commission
(IHL) to further develop the legal framework concerning missing persons
in time of armed conflict; put in place relevant instruments to combat and
prevent the sexual and gender-based violence during and after the armed
conflict, as well as during natural disasters or other emergency situations;
Promote protection of IDP women from sexual, domestic and gender-
based violence, ensuring their access to medical, psychological and legal
assistance service.
5-7 December 2018: Gender Equality Commission, Council of Europe; Member; Under the
mandate of the CoE Gender Equality Commission, advocate/d for:
- Putting on the agenda the issue of multiple discrimination;
- Upgrading the work with perpetrators of violence against women and
domestic violence as one of the items for thematic discussions during 14th
GEC meeting.
2009-2013: Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York,
NY; Adjunct Professor; Taught a postgraduate course “Human Rights in
Post-Communist Eurasia” on human rights and democracy in Eurasia; led
workshops on Trafficking in Persons and Violence in Georgia, Gender
Mainstreaming in Education and IDP’s Political Participation in
Peacebuilding and Governance in Georgia.
2007-2008: Columbia Law School, New York, NY; Fulbright Scholar; Pursued a
research into deficient acts of international institutions in international law,
including crosscutting UN/ICC practice.
2005-2007: Government of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; Foreign Affairs & International
Law Adviser to Prime-Minister of Georgia; Advised the Prime-Minister of
Georgia on international law, human rights and foreign affairs; advised on
legal, political and humanitarian aspects of the conflict resolution in
Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia.
2004-2005: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; Adviser, then
Ambassador-at-Large; Advised on special issues of relations with
international organizations (UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, EU, NATO); led
the Ministry task group on conflicts resolution, advised on international law,
humanitarian and human rights aspects of UN-led peace process in Abkhazia,
Georgia and OSCE driven peace process in Tskhinvali region, Georgia;
prepared analytical briefs, position papers and recommendations on
international law and human rights instruments.
1999-2003: Permanent Mission of Georgia to the UN, New York, NY; Senior
Counsellor; Served as legal counsel on international law, international
organizations and human rights; represented Georgia in the Third (human
rights) and Sixth (legal) committees and Preparatory Commission for the
International Criminal Court (ICC), UN Special Committee on Charter,
Peacekeeping Committee.
2002: Max Planck Institute of Criminal and International Law, Freiburg, Germany;
Visiting Scholar; Carried out research on Problems of Definition of the
Crime of Aggression in the context of the Preparatory Commission on
Establishment of the International Criminal Court.
1997-2000: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, England;
NATO Research Fellow; Carried out research on Euro-Atlantic Community
of Democracies and Georgia.
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1991-1999: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; Chief, UN Division;
Worked on Georgia’s relations with UN and UN system, including rule of
law and human rights, advised on legal, political and humanitarian aspects of
the conflicts’ resolution in Georgia. In particular:
- Participated in humanitarian aid operation in the zone of conflict in
Abkhazia, Georgia (1992);
- Drafted the mandate of Georgian delegation for negotiation of the Rome
Statute, proposed and advocated Georgia’s joining of Like-minded Group
of States, participated in negotiations leading to adoption of Rome Statute
in 1998;
- Drafted Georgia’s report on the policy of ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia,
Georgia and the necessity of bringing perpetrators of those international
crimes to justice (distributed as an official document of UN General
Assembly and Security Council on 16 April 1997)
- Acted as a liaison between the Ministry and Special Representative of the
UN Secretary-General in Georgia, UNDP Resident-Coordinator, Heads of
the UNHCR and UNICEF offices
- Drafted reports to the UN Human Rights treaty and non-treaty based
bodies
Academic/other experience and training
2004: Harvard Law School, Human Rights Program; Training in working with
victims of human rights violations.
1997-1999: Georgian Red Cross Society, Tbilisi, Georgia; Member of the Board;
Coordinated program on increasing awareness in international humanitarian
law in Georgia.
Elected/appointed national/international positions
2014 until now: Member of Council of CoE Gender Equality Commission.
2002: Vice-Chairman of the 19th meeting of the States Parties to the International
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.
2001: Vice-Chairman of the UN Special Committee on Charter.
1997: Vice-Chairman of the 19th meeting of the States Parties to the International
Convention on Civil and Political Rights.
Publications
˗ European Security Identity and the South Caucasus, Longo, Geistlinger, Lordkipanidze,
Nasibov; Vienna 2007, Neuer Wissenschaft Verlag GmbH 2008.
˗ Segmentation and Integration in the Foreign Policy of Georgia in Problems of
Federalism, B. Coppieters, D. Darchiashvili and N. Akaba, Vriije University, Brussels,
2000.
˗ 1373(2001) Resolution, Human Rights Obligations of Georgia and International Human
Rights Law/Tbilisi 2002.
˗ Scope of Reservations’ Acceptance to Human Rights Treaties, International law Journal
of Tbilisi State University, 1998.
˗ Some Reflections on the Scope of the UN Security Council’s Acquiescence, Journal of
International Law, Young Lawyers Association 1998.
˗ Some Reflections on the Issue of State Succession with respect to Georgia, Journal of
International Law, Tbilisi State University, 1998.
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5. Michelini, Felipe (Uruguay)
[Original: Spanish]
Note verbale
The Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in the Kingdom of the
Netherlands presents its most esteemed compliments to the Secretariat of the Assembly of
States Parties of the International Criminal Court and has the honour to refer to its Note
Verbale ICC-ASP/17/SP/02 dated 14 March 2018, regarding the nomination of candidates
for the election of members of the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court’s
Trust Fund for Victims, to be held In The Hague, from 5 to 12 December 2018, during the
seventeenth session of the Assembly.
The Embassy of Uruguay is pleased to communicate that the Government of
Uruguay has decided to present the candidature of Dr. Felipe Michelini for re-election as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims, established under Article
79 of the Rome Statute.
As certified by the attached statement of qualifications, the Government of the
Oriental Republic of Uruguay considers that Dr. Felipe Michelini is a person of high moral
character, impartiality and integrity who possesses experience and competence in the
assistance to victims of serious crimes, thus fully satisfying the requirements specified in
paragraph 1 of Resolution ACC-ASP/1/Res. 7 of the Assembly of States Parties.
Statement of qualifications
This statement is presented in accordance with paragraph 6 of the resolution of the
Assembly of States Parties on the Procedure for the nomination and election of members of
the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (ICC-ASP/1/Res.7).
Dr. Felipe Michelini fully meets the criteria for nomination set out in paragraph 1 of
the above resolution (ICC-ASP/1/Res.7): “the candidates [should] be of high moral
character, impartiality and integrity and have competence in the assistance to victims of
serious crimes”.
Indeed, the requisite qualities of high moral character, impartiality and integrity are
entirely met by this candidate. These same qualities were a decisive factor in his election by
the Assembly of States Parties in December 2015 on the occasion of the fifth election of
members of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims. Dr. Michelini has
honoured the commitment taken on, engaging in intense activity in order to achieve the
aims and purposes of the Trust Fund for Victims in the framework of the Rome Statute.
In recognition of that very approach, informed by Dr. Michelini’s moral qualities,
his impartiality, integrity and competence, the current President of the Oriental Republic of
Uruguay, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, appointed him a member of the “Working Group on Truth
and Justice”. This initiative brings together a core group of seven citizens who “…by virtue
of their personal trajectory, can guarantee the criterion of independence, equanimity and
full autonomy in the discharge of their duties…” for the purpose of fulfilling the primary
aim of investigating crimes against humanity perpetrated in the context of Uruguay’s recent
past (Decree CM/118 of 19 May 2015).
From a young age, Dr. Michelini has worked to defend victims of authoritarianism
at the national and international level. Particularly noteworthy was his role in the United
Nations technical team which supported the UN initiative resulting in the Peace
Agreements of the Truth Commission [for El Salvador] (1992-1993). He was also a
delegate of that Truth Commission before the ad hoc Commision set up with the aim of
removing from their positions members of the security forces from that period so as to
bring together the people of El Salvador as a family.
The commitment shown by Dr. Michelini to the cause of justice and the fight against
the culture of impunity, central pillars of the Rome Statute which established the
International Criminal Court, has been reflected in his academic articles, his parliamentary
activity and his continuous activism. The promotion of the universality, integrity and
effectiveness of the Rome Statute has been a constant in his parliamentary and teaching
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