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UN senior official Christian Ritscher said, “one of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes,” adding that “UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / IRAQ
TRT: 3:09
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
05 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“One of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes. As I mentioned, UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations. Equally, we encourage the Iraqi Council of Representatives to consider adopting adequate domestic legislation on core international crimes, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. UNITAD stands ready to provide technical assistance to this end.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“These acts constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, including but not limited to forcible transfer, persecution, pillage, sexual violence and slavery, and other inhumane acts, such as forced conversion as well as intentional destruction of cultural heritage and religious sides protected under international humanitarian law. In this respect, the Team identified a number of ISIL leaders and members originating from areas nearby but also from foreign countries that considerably participated in these attacks.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“The Team‘s investigations into the development and use of chemical and biological weapons by ISIL have notably progressed. Evidence collected continues to support that ISIL manufactured and produced chemical rockets and mortars, ammunition, warheads and improvised explosive devices, in addition to the development, testing, weaponization and deployment of a range of chemical agents highlighted in my last report.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“So far, the evidence obtained shows that religious and cultural sites were either intentionally destroyed by ISIL, or taken over and occupied, sometimes for military purposes. This resulted in severe damage or destruction to these sites. While the motives and methods adopted by the perpetrators are still being reviewed and analyzed, it appears that explosives and heavy equipment were used to destroy many of those heritage sites.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr AlUloom, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nation:
“So once again, we reiterate our commitment to cooperate with the investigative team to provide them with any aid and assistance, through the national coordination entity. And this is to make sure that they implement a mandate with a full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq and our competence when it comes to the crimes committed on our territory and against our people.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
STORYLINE:
UN senior official Christian Ritscher said, “one of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes,” adding that “UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations.”
Special Adviser and the head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), Christian Ritscher today (05 Dec) delivered the ninth report of his office.
Over the last reporting period, his team continued to advance its investigations into international crimes committed by ISIL against all communities of Iraq.
Ritscher highlighted some examples of the progress made. He said that a key outcome has been the completion of the case assessment focused on crimes committed against the Christian community in Iraq. Evidence collected and analysis conducted thus far substantiate preliminary findings from his last report that ISIL commissioned acts such as seizing of properties, looting and destruction of churches, the commission of sexual violence against, and enslavement and forcible religious conversions of members of the Christian community.
He said, “these acts constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, including but not limited to forcible transfer, persecution, pillage, sexual violence and slavery, and other inhumane acts, such as forced conversion as well as intentional destruction of cultural heritage and religious sides protected under international humanitarian law.”
The Special Adviser continued, “in this respect, the team identified a number of ISIL leaders and members originating from areas nearby but also from foreign countries that considerably participated in these attacks.”
He also said that his team‘s investigations into the development and use of chemical and biological weapons by ISIL have “notably progressed.”
Ritscher explained, “evidence collected continues to support that ISIL manufactured and produced chemical rockets and mortars, ammunition, warheads and improvised explosive devices, in addition to the development, testing, weaponization and deployment of a range of chemical agents highlighted in my last report.”
He also said, “so far, the evidence obtained shows that religious and cultural sites were either intentionally destroyed by ISIL, or taken over and occupied, sometimes for military purposes. This resulted in severe damage or destruction to these sites. While the motives and methods adopted by the perpetrators are still being reviewed and analyzed, it appears that explosives and heavy equipment were used to destroy many of those heritage sites.”
Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr AlUloom also briefed the Council. He reiterated his government’s commitment to “cooperate with the investigative team to provide them with any aid and assistance, through the national coordination entity.”
He added, “this is to make sure that they implement a mandate with a full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq and our competence when it comes to the crimes committed on our territory and against our people.”
TRT: 3:09
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
05 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“One of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes. As I mentioned, UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations. Equally, we encourage the Iraqi Council of Representatives to consider adopting adequate domestic legislation on core international crimes, such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. UNITAD stands ready to provide technical assistance to this end.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“These acts constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, including but not limited to forcible transfer, persecution, pillage, sexual violence and slavery, and other inhumane acts, such as forced conversion as well as intentional destruction of cultural heritage and religious sides protected under international humanitarian law. In this respect, the Team identified a number of ISIL leaders and members originating from areas nearby but also from foreign countries that considerably participated in these attacks.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“The Team‘s investigations into the development and use of chemical and biological weapons by ISIL have notably progressed. Evidence collected continues to support that ISIL manufactured and produced chemical rockets and mortars, ammunition, warheads and improvised explosive devices, in addition to the development, testing, weaponization and deployment of a range of chemical agents highlighted in my last report.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD):
“So far, the evidence obtained shows that religious and cultural sites were either intentionally destroyed by ISIL, or taken over and occupied, sometimes for military purposes. This resulted in severe damage or destruction to these sites. While the motives and methods adopted by the perpetrators are still being reviewed and analyzed, it appears that explosives and heavy equipment were used to destroy many of those heritage sites.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr AlUloom, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nation:
“So once again, we reiterate our commitment to cooperate with the investigative team to provide them with any aid and assistance, through the national coordination entity. And this is to make sure that they implement a mandate with a full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq and our competence when it comes to the crimes committed on our territory and against our people.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
STORYLINE:
UN senior official Christian Ritscher said, “one of our key goals is to support Iraq in playing a leading role in holding ISIL members accountable for international crimes,” adding that “UNITAD is committed to building capacities of the judiciary in Iraq to work towards fair and just trials in accordance with applicable standards of the United Nations.”
Special Adviser and the head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), Christian Ritscher today (05 Dec) delivered the ninth report of his office.
Over the last reporting period, his team continued to advance its investigations into international crimes committed by ISIL against all communities of Iraq.
Ritscher highlighted some examples of the progress made. He said that a key outcome has been the completion of the case assessment focused on crimes committed against the Christian community in Iraq. Evidence collected and analysis conducted thus far substantiate preliminary findings from his last report that ISIL commissioned acts such as seizing of properties, looting and destruction of churches, the commission of sexual violence against, and enslavement and forcible religious conversions of members of the Christian community.
He said, “these acts constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, including but not limited to forcible transfer, persecution, pillage, sexual violence and slavery, and other inhumane acts, such as forced conversion as well as intentional destruction of cultural heritage and religious sides protected under international humanitarian law.”
The Special Adviser continued, “in this respect, the team identified a number of ISIL leaders and members originating from areas nearby but also from foreign countries that considerably participated in these attacks.”
He also said that his team‘s investigations into the development and use of chemical and biological weapons by ISIL have “notably progressed.”
Ritscher explained, “evidence collected continues to support that ISIL manufactured and produced chemical rockets and mortars, ammunition, warheads and improvised explosive devices, in addition to the development, testing, weaponization and deployment of a range of chemical agents highlighted in my last report.”
He also said, “so far, the evidence obtained shows that religious and cultural sites were either intentionally destroyed by ISIL, or taken over and occupied, sometimes for military purposes. This resulted in severe damage or destruction to these sites. While the motives and methods adopted by the perpetrators are still being reviewed and analyzed, it appears that explosives and heavy equipment were used to destroy many of those heritage sites.”
Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr AlUloom also briefed the Council. He reiterated his government’s commitment to “cooperate with the investigative team to provide them with any aid and assistance, through the national coordination entity.”
He added, “this is to make sure that they implement a mandate with a full respect for the sovereignty of Iraq and our competence when it comes to the crimes committed on our territory and against our people.”
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