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WORLD NEWS Friday 15 July 2022
Nations discuss coordinating Ukraine war crimes probes

THE HAGUE, Netherlands day, from many vantage
(AP) — The International points, represents a real-
Criminal Court’s chief pros- ization that we, as lawyers
ecutor called Thursday for and investigators, need to
an “overarching strategy” take the law off the page
to bring perpetrators of and put it into action,” ICC
war crimes in Ukraine to jus- prosecutor Khan said as
tice, and representatives the meeting wrapped up.
from dozens of countries Delegates agreed to set
pledged to cooperate in up a dialogue group to link
their investigations. and streamline the various
Since Russian President investigations.
Vladimir Putin ordered the “We need to translate our
invasion of Ukraine on Feb. shared and strong convic-
24, his military forces have tion for justice into a unified
been accused of abuses answer against impunity
ranging from killings in the and use the results of this
Kyiv suburb of Bucha to conference as a blueprint
deadly attacks on civil- to respond to cruelties
ian facilities, including the and crimes committed in
March 16 bombing of a Ukraine and in the rest of
theater in Mariupol that an the world,” Hoekstra said.q
Associated Press investiga- Volunteers load bodies of civilians killed in Bucha onto a truck to be taken to a morgue for In a video message to the
tion established likely killed investigation, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. meeting, Ukrainian Foreign
close to 600 people. Associated Press Minister Dmytro Kuleba
“The simple truth is that, as called for the creation of
we speak, children, women Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia man rights envoy Uzra Zeya around the world sent rep- an international tribunal to
and men, the young and in what Ukraine’s president accused Russian forces of resentatives to The Hague prosecute Russian leaders
the old, are living in ter- called “an open act of ter- atrocities as she delivered for the conference hosted for the crime of aggression
ror,” ICC Prosecutor Karim rorism” on the country’s ci- a message to the confer- by Khan, Dutch Minister when one state launches
Khan said as he opened vilian population. ence from Secretary of of Foreign Affairs Wopke an unjustified attack on an-
the Ukraine Accountability Speaking to reporters after State Antony Blinken. Hoekstra and the European other.
Conference in The Hague. the conference, Ukraine’s “With each day, the war Union’s justice commission- The ICC doesn’t have ju-
Khan said Thursday’s min- prosecutor general, Iry- crimes mount. Rape, tor- er, Didier Reynders. risdiction to prosecute
isterial meeting addressed na Venediktova, held up ture, extrajudicial execu- Investigations of military the crime of aggression in
“a need of coordination, of a photograph that ap- tions, disappearances, crimes committed during Ukraine because neither
coherence” and “the need peared to show a child’s forced deportations. At- the nearly 5-month war Russia nor Ukraine is among
of an overarching strategy” body as she discussed tacks on schools, hospitals, in Ukraine are underway the court’s 123 member
as different nations and Thursday’s airstrike. playgrounds, apartment around Europe; more than states.
courts work to investigate “Today, 20 people killed by buildings, grain silos, water 23,000 war crimes cases Kyiv has, however, ac-
and prosecute crimes. Russian missiles ,including and gas facilities,” Zeya have been registered in cepted the court’s jurisdic-
The AP and Frontline, which three children, 52 injured said. “These are not the Ukraine alone, Venedikto- tion and that cleared the
are tracking incidents in by Russian missiles, includ- acts of rogue units they fit va said. The ICC and 14 EU way for Khan to open an
Ukraine, have so far tallied ing children. And this infor- a clear pattern across ev- member nations also have investigation in Ukraine in
338 potential war crimes. mation we have every day ery part of Ukraine touched launched investigations. early March after dozens of
As the meeting got under- from morning to night, night by Russia’s forces.” “Words are cheap. Too the global court’s member
way in The Hague, Russian to morning,” she said. About 40 nations from much has been promised nations asked him to inter-
missiles struck the central U.S. State Department hu- the European Union and for too long. And I think to- vene. q

Spain´s running of the bulls ends with

swift race, 6 hurt

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — and speed of reaction, through Pamplona to the
Bulls from Spain´s revered kept mainly in a pack and city’s bullring.
Miura ranch starred in a took little notice of the run- The bulls are killed by pro-
fast and uncomplicated ners as they raced to the fessional bullfighters later in
final running of the bulls at bullring. the day.
this year´s San Fermín Festi- One runner escaped seri- Tens of thousands of visitors
val on Thursday. ous injury when one bull´s attend the Pamplona fes-
The Navarra regional gov- horn appeared to graze the tival, which was immortal-
ernment said six people right side of his head before ized in Ernest Hemingway’s
were treated for minor in- he fell to the ground. 1926 novel “The Sun Also
juries following Thursday’s The festival’s eighth and fi- Rises.” The festival is also People run through the streets with fighting bulls and steers
run that lasted just over two nal 8 a.m. run saw hundreds popular for its 24-hour par- during the last day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin
minutes. Initially, the Span- of people, mostly men and tying. festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Associated Press
ish Red Cross said two peo- far fewer than usual, test During this year’s festival,
ple needed treatment. their agility to accompany which started July 6, four 2019, the last festival before Sixteen people have died
No horn gorings were re- six fighting bulls and their people were gored, none a two-year hiatus because in Pamplona’s bull runs
ported as the Miuras, guiding steer along an seriously. of the COVID-19 pandem- since 1910, with the last
known for their alertness 875-meter (956-yard) route Eight people were gored in ic. death in 2009.q