On World Day for International Justice, 17 July, Amnesty International (AI)
launched a universal ratification campaign aimed at lobbying for as many
ratifications of the Rome Statute as possible in the next 10 years.

As part of this campaign, each month AI will issue a public web action
calling on states that have not yet ratified to do so. The action includes
a model letter to send to key government authorities.

The first action we have issued calls on the Russian Federation to ratify.
The Russian Federation was chosen because of the potential impact its
ratification could have in that region. In the last year, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs has made a number of positive statements about the ICC and
ratification. AI at this time is also conducting a Russia Campaign looking
at a range of human rights issues in the country.

We would be grateful, if your organization and members could take part in
this action.

The action is available in English and Russian:

English:
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/icc_ratification_russia

Russian:
http://www.amnesty.org.ru/rus/index-rus

Many thanks for your support.

Best regards
Jonathan O'Donohue
International Justice Project, Amnesty International