Sign petition to indict the leaders of the US, French, UK and Canadian governments for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Heinous Crimes, World news Friday, October 21st, 2011To: International Community
US President Barack Obama, US Defense Minister Robert Gates, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, French Minister of Defense Gérard Longuet, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UK Defense Secretary Dr. Liam Fox – must all be held accountable for violating international law and the laws of war by launching unprovoked armed attacks against the sovereign state of Libya.
According to the UN Charter
Article 2
4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations
7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter;
The charge of crime against peace, in international law, refers to “planning, preparation, initiation, or waging of wars of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing” A war of aggression is a military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense usually for territorial gain and subjugation.
Article 8(2)(b)(i) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court prohibits attacks directed against civilians. It is an accepted principle of international humanitarian law that the direct targeting of civilians is a breach of the customary laws of war and is binding on all belligerents.
We the undersigned demand the immediate cessation of all unlawful armed attacks against the territorial integrity and political independence of Libya and that indictments be filed immediately against the above named political leaders of France, the US, the UK, and Canada for:
1. Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace
2. Planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace
3. War crimes
4. Crimes against humanity
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