why is it important to ensure accountability for grave human rights abuses?
A. Ensuring accountability for grave human rights abuses upholds respect for human dignity and can serve as a deterrent against future atrocities. International justice can pave the way to effective and lasting peace and reconciliation. In many countries, grave abuses of human rights go unpunished. Lack of individual accountability encourages human rights abuses and promotes further disintegration of the rule of law. Accountability is essential because it reinforces human rights values everywhere by demonstrating that judicial systems are willing to adjudicate human rights cases and combat impunity.
