UN Security Council must reject calls to defer ICC trial on Kenya

Headline Title: UN Security Council must reject calls to defer ICC trial on Kenya 13 November 2013 The UN Security Council must not give in to political pressure to defer Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial at the International Criminal Court for a year, Amnesty International said ahead of a scheduled vote on Friday. Earlier this month, Rwanda, a Security Council member, circulated a draft resolution seeking the deferral. It is due to be put to a vote on Friday. “The victims of the post-election violence in Kenya have waited long enough for justice,” said Tawanda Hondora, Deputy…

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