14 Facts About Phakiso Mochochoko

Phakiso Mochochoko was born on 4 September 1957 and is a diplomat from Lesotho who helped create the International Criminal Court.

Phakiso Mochochoko is Head of the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division at the ICC since 2011.

Phakiso Mochochoko, born in 1957, was a cattle herder while he attended school during his childhood in the mountains of Lesotho.

Phakiso Mochochoko received some Save the Children funding for his school education.

Phakiso Mochochoko started a legal career and formally qualified as a lawyer.

Phakiso Mochochoko was described by his legal partner as having "quiet, firm, but completely unthreatening authority".

Phakiso Mochochoko was interested in human rights law and participated in community projects with children and a research project on the effects of traditional law on women in southern Africa.

Phakiso Mochochoko was active in teaching law to community groups.

Phakiso Mochochoko moved to South Africa in 1992, shortly before the 1994 South African general election, the first with universal adult suffrage.

Phakiso Mochochoko has held numerous international diplomatic roles, including Chairman of the Sixth Committee of the UN in 1999.

Phakiso Mochochoko played an important role in helping with negotiations for the creation of the International Criminal Court.

Phakiso Mochochoko was one of the vice-chairs in the Rome conference where the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was negotiated.

Phakiso Mochochoko was one of the first five people who arrived in The Hague to set up the practical operations of the ICC in 2002.

Phakiso Mochochoko describes one of his major roles at the ICC as witness protection since evidence from witnesses plays a major role in successful prosecutions.