African states must reject calls to withdraw from the ICC

Headline Title:  African states must reject calls to withdraw from the ICC 10 October 2013 African states must reject calls to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, says Amnesty International.The African Union (AU) is due to hold an extraordinary summit in Addis Ababa on 11 and 12 October. It is understood that a proposal will be tabled for the en bloc withdrawal of African countries from the Rome Statute of the ICC.Some AU members are concerned that the ICC is unfairly targeting African countries.“A resolution calling on African states to withdraw en bloc from the Rome Statute…

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