African Union: Reject Kenya’s attempt to shield its leaders from accountability

Headline Title:  African Union: Reject Kenya’s attempt to shield its leaders from accountability 24 May 2013 The African Union (AU) must throw out the resolution tabled by the Kenyan government calling for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) case to be referred for trial in Kenya, Amnesty International has urged. President Kenyatta and Vice-President Ruto are accused of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the violence which followed the disputed December 2007 election and left more than 1,000 people dead and half a million displaced. The crimes set out in the decision…

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