Jinny Sims at the Citizenship and Immigration Committee

On June 12th, 2012. See this statement in context.

June 12th, 2012 / 4:05 p.m.

NDP

Jinny Sims NDP Newton—North Delta, BC

Thank you very much.

You've also talked about the important role that prosecutions for war crimes at a national level play in creating a deterrent for such atrocities.

Can you expand on this for us? Why are national prosecutions important? Can you talk about the message prosecutions send to perpetrators? And what kind of message do national level prosecutions send to victims of war crimes?

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