By EuAsiaNews,
Brussels : The government of Bangladesh has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Statute will enter into force for Bangladesh on 1 June, 2010, bringing the total number of States Parties to the Rome Statute to 111, said the ICC which is based at the Hague, the Netherlands, in a statement Wednesday.
ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, commented that “by ratifying the Rome Statute, Bangladesh will become the first State Party in South Asia. I applaud its decision to join the growing commitment of states to end impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.”
The ICC is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
The Rome Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002 after ratification by 60 countries.