USA Africa Dialogue Series - CANAN WELCOMES PROGRESS IN UN COURT''S PROBE OF BOKO HARAM

On 8/6/13 4:13 PM, "info@cananusa.org" <info@cananusa.org> wrote:

>CANAN WELCOMES PROGRESS IN UN COURT''S PROBE OF BOKO HARAM
>
>*ICC ALLEGES PERSECUTION AGAINST NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS
>The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, CANAN has welcomed the
>outcome of the ICC preliminary reports determining clearly that Boko
>Haram should be tried for commiting crimes against humanity and
>persecution against Nigerian Christians and others.
>
>The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
>on Monday August 5 reported that there is reason to believe that crimes
>against humanity have been committed in Nigeria, namely murder and
>persecution by the militant group known as Boko Haram.
>
>A report issued by the Office of the Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, found
>that the group has, since July 2009, ³launched a widespread and
>systematic attack that has resulted in the killing of more than 1,200
>Christian and Muslims civilians in different locations throughout
>Nigeria.
>³The scale and intensity of the attacks have increased over time,² adds
>the report, which is based on preliminary information through December
>2012.
>
>A statement from CANAN Secretariat yesterday in New York said: "CANAN
>is glad that there is a legitimate international legal entity which
>will ensure that justice is done in this matter. We are encouraged that
>at a time when a federal minister of the Nigerian government has been
>making unsubstantiated claims about Boko Haram's ceasefire aimed at
>forcing an amnesty deal for perpetrators of grave crimes against
>humanity, the ICC has risen to the occassion in the interest of justice.
>
>CANAN noted that it will continue to advocate against terrorism in
>Nigeria, in alliance with other global agencies and in collaboration
>with the ICC. "we shall continue to follow and support the ICC process
>all the way to its logical conclusion."
>
>The ICC Prosecutor's Office stated in a news release that it is now
>assessing whether the national authorities are conducting genuine
>proceedings in relation ³to those who appear to bear the greatest
>responsibility for such crimes, and the gravity of such crimes.²
>It added that the Prosecutor is still assessing three other phases of
>the situation in Nigeria, and once completed, will decide if a situation
>meets the legal criteria established by the Rome Statute ­ the Court¹s
>founding treaty ­ to warrant an investigation by the ICC.
>
>During the timeframe of the report, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and
>the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) repeatedly
>warned Boko Haram against attacks on civilians.
>
>CANAN contact:
>
>Pastor Laolu Akande
>
>Executive Director, CANAN National Secretariat, New York

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