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| Dear readers, In this issue we publish articles and interviews from non-English speaking newspapers in Europe. Below, we provide translations or summaries in English. We encourage you to send articles to us in whatever language. If you could provide your own English language summary or translation, even better. The translations in this issue were done by volunteers and not by professional translators, so please forgive any errors. The first article was published in the Danish national daily “Dagbladet Information “, the interview with Rene Schneider and the article on the new German Universal Jurisdiction law are from the German weekly “Der Spiegel”. This law was passed to conform Germany’s jurisdiction to the Statute of Rome - the legal basis of International Criminal Court (ICC). It is an astonishing development that the Kissinger case is mentioned along with Karadzic/Mladic and other rogues in what is probably Germany’s most important weekly. Kissinger is a highly-regarded as something of a honorary member of the German establishment. He is friends with conservative, as well as social democratic, journalists and politicians. We welcome the establishment of the ICC, however, we are concerned about the efforts of the US government to dismantle or cripple much international legal architecture. The resignation of Mary Robinson and the sacking of the Secretary General of the chemical weapons convention can be attributed to these efforts. The “compromise” on the immunity of peacekeeping troops in Bosnia and the bilateral negotiation of Article 98 agreements (non-extradition pacts) with countries worldwide, can only undermine the International Criminal Court. As for Henry Kissinger: Talks and exchanges with human rights professionals, academics and journalists in may parts of the world, indicate a growing awareness of the gravity of his crimes. We are convinced more than ever of the need to prosecute him. However difficult and unlikely this might be, human rights activists continue to explore this possibility and commit themselves to the fight against impunity. Thanks for your readership. | |||||||||||||||||||
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