Originally published on the CGS blog on December 6, 2007.
Some good news from Congress — the Genocide Accountability Act has gone to the President for his signature. CGS supported the bill and we have been pushing for Congress to plug this, and similar gaps, for some time. Here is our statement:
“Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the passage of the Genocide Accountability Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Durbin, Representative Berman and the bipartisan supporters of this initiative should be applauded for their hard work. We urge President Bush to promptly sign this bill into law and to ensure that it is implemented effectively.
The United States must not be a safe haven for war criminals and to that end we strongly urge Congress to build on this action by plugging remaining gaps in U.S. criminal law to ensure that anyone who commits torture, war crimes or crimes against humanity can be prosecuted in U.S. courts. The U.S. must contribute to preventing and punishing the crime of genocide by ensuring jurisdiction over every scenario of an offender committing this crime.”
