DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambia has become the third African nation to say it will leave the International Criminal Court, deepening fears of a mass pullout from the body that pursues some of the world’s worst atrocities. In announcing the decision Tuesday night on national television, Gambia accused the court of unfairly targeting Africa and … Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Friday reversed its early support for the International Criminal Court and said it will withdraw from it, raising concerns of a possible African exodus that would undermine a human rights tribunal accused by some leaders of unfairly targeting the continent. The announcement followed a similar decision by Burundi this … Continue reading
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court terminated the case against Kenya’s deputy president and ended his trial Tuesday Apr. 5, saying there is insufficient evidence he was involved in deadly violence that erupted after his country’s 2007 presidential elections. The presiding judge said the reason for the lack of evidence was possibly … Continue reading
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court convicted former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on Monday Mar. 21. of murder, rape and pillage for acts by his militia in the Central African Republic in 2002-03. The judgment was hailed as a landmark in the fight against impunity for sex crimes in conflict. Bemba’s … Continue reading
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Dozens of Ivory Coast politicians, including ex-ministers and diplomats, gathered in a hotel conference room here this week to honor a man widely blamed for his country’s descent into months of grisly killings and sexual violence five years ago. The event organized by supporters of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo was intended … Continue reading
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