Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It certainly is the case. We've been out to see some of the mass graves in Nineveh that are now under Kurdistan regional government control. They are not in good shape. But a partner organization of which we think very highly, ICMP, the International Commission on Missing Persons, which is now an IGO, an international governmental organization, has the primary task of securing the sites where that can be safely done.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. A number of countries, in particular the European Union, which of course is not a country, and indeed Canada have shown some tentative support for the idea. The missing link at the present time is to secure the buy-in from the central government in Baghdad, because the court itself, for security and logistical reasons, needs to be situated up north—in Erbil, really.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. If you permit me, I'll begin by thanking your subcommittee for your continued engagement with the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, specifically the mass atrocities being perpetrated by government forces and non-state actors such as Daesh. I'm honoured to testify before you concerning our organized efforts to combat violations of international criminal and humanitarian law, ICHL, through the application of individual criminal responsibility.