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2007/2621(RSP) Resolution on the financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 135

Subjects

Events

2007/10/18

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2007)5401

2007/09/06

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2007/09/06

EP - Debate in Parliament

Details

The debate was followed by a vote on a motion for a resolution.

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2007/09/06

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

Following the debate which took place during the sitting of 6 September 2007, the European Parliament adopted a joint resolution by 69 votes to 0 with 1 abstention on the financing of the Special Court in Sierra Leone. Parliament welcomed the progress made by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in prosecuting those responsible for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, and the verdicts by the Special Court against three senior members of the AFRC, convicting them of crimes against humanity and war crimes. It also welcomed, in particular, the opening of the trial of Charles Taylor on 4 June 2007 , and believed that it would send a clear message to leaders around the world that egregious human rights abuses will no longer be tolerated with impunity.

Parliament pointed out that the inability to bring the trial of Charles Taylor to a conclusion or to provide the best and fairest conditions for his trial would not only undermine the establishment of a lasting peace in the Mano River region of West Africa but would also be detrimental to the fight against impunity and prejudice the development of international criminal justice, already in jeopardy after the failed attempt to try Slobodan Milosevic and the controversial condemnation of Saddam Hussein.

Unlike other international criminal tribunals, the Special Court for Sierra Leone is funded by voluntary contributions from interested States. Members noted that the Special Court for Sierra Leone receives financial support from the EU through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, and that the Member States, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, have contributed consistently to a high degree to the activities of the Court. The Court’s management committee found in the completion budget approved on 15 May 2007 that the Special Court for Sierra Leone needs USD 89 million to conclude its operations (USD 36 million for 2007, USD 33 million for 2008 and USD 20 million for 2009). However, according to current estimates, available funding will be exhausted by October 2007.

Parliament remained concerned that the funds made available are failing to provide a decent environment for the Special Court. It was deeply concerned that this would impede both the fight against impunity and, in particular, prejudice the trial of Charles Taylor, which constituted a test case for the development of international criminal justice, the process of reconciliation and the establishment of lasting peace in Sierra Leone and the West African region as a whole. It warned that the failure to provide the Special Court for Sierra Leone with the necessary financial assistance would result in the efforts of the international community to contribute to peace-building in Sierra Leone and to addressing the crimes committed during the war being seriously discredited.

Parliament urged all states, including the Member States, to contribute further to the operations of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in order to ensure that the Special Court could take its work to a successful conclusion. It invited the Commission to ensure a continuing funding of both core and non-core activities of the Special Court in the forthcoming national programmes with Sierra Leone. The UN Secretary-General, in consultation with the UN Security Council, was asked to explore all the possible financial ways to enable the Special Court to complete its crucial functions.

Lastly, Parliament encouraged an ever-closer cooperation between the Special Court and the Sierra Leonean authorities and courts. It underlined the need for victims to be able to seek remedy before national courts without delay and the need to emulate the Special Court in putting aside amnesties, notably those included in the Lomé Agreement on the creation of the Tribunal, and in incorporating in domestic law all crimes defined at international level.

Documents

T6-0386/2007

2007/09/06

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0332/2007

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0334/2007

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0336/2007

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0340/2007

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0342/2007

2007/09/04

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0348/2007

2007/09/04

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0332/2007

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)5401
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0386/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0332/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0334/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0336/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0340/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0342/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0348/2007
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0332/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0332/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0334/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0336/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0340/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0342/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0348/2007
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0332/2007
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)5401

Activities

Gérard ONESTA
Plenary Speeches (5)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
Bernd POSSELT
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
Glyn FORD
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
Genowefa GRABOWSKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Mikel IRUJO AMEZAGA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Marios MATSAKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Józef PINIOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Francesco Enrico SPERONI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)
Tadeusz ZWIEFKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Votes

RC- Sierra Leone - B6-0332/2007 - résolution #

2007/09/06 Outcome: +: 69, 0: 1

		PL	GB	FR	DE	IT	ES	IE	SE	BG	LT	EL	SK	PT	CY	LU	CZ	BE	EE	AT
	Total	16	9	8	7	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
PPE-DE	32	Poland PPE-DE For (6) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI 6	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (6) Den DOVER, John BOWIS, John PURVIS, Malcolm HARBOUR, Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK 6	France PPE-DE For (4) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Margie SUDRE 4	Germany PPE-DE For (4) Albert DESS, Bernd POSSELT, Michael GAHLER, Rainer WIELAND 4	Italy PPE-DE For (2) Giuseppe CASTIGLIONE, Mario MAURO 2	Spain PPE-DE For (1) José Javier POMÉS RUIZ 1	Ireland PPE-DE For (2) Avril DOYLE, Colm BURKE 2			Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	Greece PPE-DE For (2) Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS 2	Slovakia PPE-DE For (2) Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ 2			Luxembourg PPE-DE For (1) Astrid LULLING 1	Czechia PPE-DE For (1) Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 1
PSE	19	Poland PSE For (3) Genowefa GRABOWSKA, Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG 3	United Kingdom PSE For (3) Glyn FORD, Mary HONEYBALL, Robert EVANS 3	France PSE For (3) Bernadette BOURZAI, Martine ROURE, Pierre PRIBETICH 3	Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Udo BULLMANN 2		Spain PSE For (1) Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA 1			Bulgaria PSE For (1) Kristian VIGENIN 1	Lithuania PSE For (1) Aloyzas SAKALAS 1			Portugal PSE For (2) Joel HASSE FERREIRA, Paulo CASACA 2				Belgium PSE For (1) Giovanna CORDA 1	Estonia PSE For (1) Marianne MIKKO 1	Austria PSE For (1) Karin SCHEELE 1
UEN	6	Poland UEN For (5) Ewa TOMASZEWSKA, Marcin LIBICKI, Mirosław PIOTROWSKI, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Wiesław Stefan KUC 5				Italy UEN For (1) Francesco Enrico SPERONI 1
Verts/ALE	5			France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1	Germany Verts/ALE For (1) Cem ÖZDEMIR 1	Italy Verts/ALE For (1) Sepp KUSSTATSCHER 1	Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Mikel IRUJO AMEZAGA 1		Sweden Verts/ALE For (1) Carl SCHLYTER 1
ALDE	4					Italy ALDE For (1) Vittorio PRODI 1	Spain ALDE For (1) Josu ORTUONDO LARREA 1		Sweden ALDE For (1) Lena EK 1						Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
IND/DEM	3	Poland IND/DEM For (1) Urszula KRUPA Abstain (1) Witold TOMCZAK 2						Ireland IND/DEM For (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1
ITS	1									Bulgaria ITS For (1) Slavi BINEV 1

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procedure	geographical_area Sierra Leone reference 2007/2621(RSP) title Resolution on the financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 135 stage_reached Procedure completed subtype Urgent debate or resolution type RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects subject 6.10.04 Third-countries political situation, local and regional conflicts 6.10.08 Fundamental freedoms, human rights, democracy in general

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Slovakia PPE-DE

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Czechia PPE-DE

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Bulgaria PSE

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Poland UEN

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Cyprus ALDE

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Poland IND/DEM

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