Fatou Bensouda quotes
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“I am an African and I am very proud of that.”
-- Fatou BensoudaSource : "New international war crimes prosecutor sworn in", www.foxnews.com. June 15, 2012.
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“I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.”
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“Has the international criminal court avoided opening an investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza due to political pressure. The answer is an unequivocal “noâ€. As prosecutor of the ICC, I reject any suggestion of this in the strongest terms.”
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“I do not think that it is right for me to start giving opinions about the human rights situation of any country, including Gambia, except when those crimes translate into the crimes that I have to investigate.”
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“I think my track record speaks for myself... I have been endorsed by the African Union, but I am a prosecutor for 121 states parties and this is what I intend to be until the end of my mandate.”
-- Fatou BensoudaSource : "Fatou Bensouda: the woman who could redeem the international criminal court" by Afua Hirsch, www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2012.
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“What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.”
-- Fatou BensoudaSource : "Fatou Bensouda: “We Are Not Against Africa”". Interview with Mercy Eze, newafricanmagazine.com. September 11, 2012.
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“I am working for the victims of Africa, they are African like me. That's where I get my inspiration and my pride,”
-- Fatou Bensouda
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“In moments of uncertainty...i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.”
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“I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.”
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“Lustre of man walking proud beneath the sky diminishes to nothing and goes unregarded.”
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Source : "Sir Alan Will See You Now". Interview with Sam Wollaston, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2009.
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