Quotes by Fatou Bensouda

About Fatou Bensouda:

Fatou B. Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer, former government civil servant, international criminal law prosecutor and legal adviser. She has been the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor since June 2012, after having served as a Deputy Prosecutor in charge of the Prosecutions Division of the ICC since 2004. She has held positions of Legal Adviser and Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
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I am an African and I am very proud of that.

Fatou Bensouda

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 Bensouda

We say that the ICC is targeting Africans, but all of the victims in our cases in Africa are African victims.

Fatou Bensouda

I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.

Fatou Bensouda

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...

Fatou Bensouda

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.

Fatou Bensouda

Author Bio

  • NameFatou Bensouda
  • DescriptionGambian lawyer, civil servant
  • BornJanuary 31, 1961
  • CountryGambia
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat