ICC confirms Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger move to leave court
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed by the court in a statement. The military-led West African countries announced their withdrawal in September, denouncing the ICC as "a tool of neocolonial repression."
The ICC's governing body's presidency confirmed on Wednesday that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger submitted withdrawal letters, initiating the one-year process from the Rome Statute. The statement from the ICC said this move risked weakening global efforts to end impunity and undermining the pursuit of justice, urging the three countries to remain committed to the statute. The statement also clarified that the decision to withdraw does not release a state from obligations incurred while it was still a party to the treaty. All three countries are fighting Islamist insurgencies, and rights groups have accused militants as well as the armed forces of Burkina Faso and Mali of possible atrocities.
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move by the West African
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