Amnesty International (AI) Moldova calls on the new Parliament to immediately ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which is aimed at preventing, investigating and punishing the most serious crimes against humanity, Info-Prim Neo reports. A number of 110 countries have ratified the Rome Statute so far. Moldova is not among these countries even if it pledged to join it in the EU-Moldova Plan of Action for 2005-2008, the AI says in a communique. Amnesty International Moldova asks the Parliament to fulfill the commitment to join the European values as regards the observance of the fundamental human rights. Moldova signed the Rome Statute on September 8, 2000. In spring 2006, the Ministry of Justice formulated a bill to ratify the given Statute. In February 2008, the bill was submitted to the Parliament and remained there since then. The document, according to the AI, contains a restrictive clause that limits the jurisdiction of the Court only to the territory controlled by the Moldovan constitutional authorities. Thus, Transnistria is practically allowed to commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the communique says. Amnesty International Moldova says the non-conditional ratification of the Rome Statute will offer the Moldovan people, including the residents of Transnistria, an additional guarantee against acts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.