UN Security Council Rejects Challenge to ICC Kenya Trial

The U.N. Security Council has rejected a proposal to delay the trials of Kenya's top leaders by the International Criminal Court.   A draft resolution to postpone for 12 months the trials of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto fell short in a Friday morning vote. Seven of the Council's 15 members voted in favor of the measure, while the other eight abstained.   The African-proposed resolution needed at least nine votes along with no vetoes by the...

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