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African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by DONSMITH123(m): 2:54pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
African leaders have backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a pullout from the International Criminal Court, leaders said Sunday, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African Union chairman at the two-day summit, criticised the court for focusing its efforts on African leaders. “Elsewhere in the world, many things happen — many flagrant violations of human rights — but nobody cares,” Deby said at the close of the summit late Sunday, which had an official theme of protecting human rights. No legally binding decision was made, and the decision to leave the ICC’s founding Rome Statute is up to an individual nation. The decision is a “proposal…for the AU to develop a road map for the withdrawal of African nations”, a Kenyan presidential statement read. The war crimes trial of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo began last week, rekindling a bitter row across Africa over the international justice system. Set up in 2002 as the last resort to try war criminals and perpetrators of genocide never tried at home, the ICC has opened probes involving eight nations, all of them African: Kenya, Ivory Coast, Libya, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda and Mali. The AU, led in particular by Kenya, has accused the court of unfairly targeting Africans for prosecution as the majority of its cases come from the continent. This included a failed case to try Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and a faltering case against his deputy William Ruto, for allegedly masterminding deadly post-election violence in the east African country in 2007-2008 in which some 1,200 people died. “We refuse to be carried along in a vehicle that has strayed off course to the detriment of our sovereignty, security and dignity as Africans,” Kenyatta said in a statement. In November 2015, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom, speaking for the AU at an annual meeting between the 123 countries that have signed up to the Hague-based ICC’s founding statute, said it was “no longer a court for all.” Around one-third of its member states are in Africa. But while leaders criticised the court, others said that was a mistake. “Leaving the ICC with no credible mechanism for justice for mass crimes in sight would be an error of colossal proportions,” Kenya’s Daily Nation said in an editorial. “It is far better for member states to stay in the court and advocate reforms, rather than bolting and leaving millions on the continent unprotected by an international court which can step in when national institutions fail.” http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/african-leaders-back-push-for-icc-pull-out/ 8 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Elosky20: 2:56pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Why has ICC not summoned George Bush, Vladmir putin, And also Barrack Obama for killing Osama bin laden without trial afterall he is also protected by the rule of law. All of them must be arrested and tried b4 we knw they are serious. or else it will be considered as a bias court. 121 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 2:58pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
DONSMITH123: srongly agreed with them. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OsusuMustFlow(f): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
ok...Osusu Must Flow 1 Like |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by playboy99(m): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
lol bad news for them bubu haterz 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by TedBaker(m): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
I concur buh we shld ve a regional court too. 3 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:01pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
I 101% agree with them. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by LMFashions: 3:03pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
DONSMITH123: They shouldn't try it ooo. If they want to then there must be an alternative. The existence of ICC is what is restraining many people including Mr Buhari. These heartless humans are going to have a field day if they pull out without another court to checkmate them. MonPro: 54 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by fistonati(m): 3:06pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Only African leaders are being made the scapegoats and testing ground since the ICC was created in Hague. African leaders should have a rethink of their behavior too. 21 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SweetLove0(f): 3:07pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
better |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SweetLove0(f): 3:08pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
well said fistonati: 2 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:08pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
LMFashions:IPOB,I know you must mention Buhari. Anyway,I can't stop you and your like from wailing. *kwantinu* 26 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 3:09pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
lalasticlala what do you think about this move? |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 3:10pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
See them, you wan turn this to APC PDP thread. LMFashions: 16 Likes 1 Share
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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by EternalTruths: 3:11pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
playboy99: You think the opinions of African leaders count ? Commit crime and face the music. 5 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:13pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
fistonati:Dude! let's call a spade a spade. You and I know that ICC are targeting only African leaders. They are not the only continent holding on to power ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by waledeji(m): 3:15pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
playboy99:Bad news for dem IPOD 1 Like |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by oluwaSmith1(f): 3:17pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by oluwaSmith1(f): 3:17pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by DONSMITH123(m): 3:23pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
On a serious note, you made a valid point my guy. African Leaders opinion don't count in ICC and Me-think its high time something has to be done about it. EternalTruths: 1 Like |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SmithEnemona(m): 3:24pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
ok |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by seunny4lif(m): 3:34pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Make the ICC go carry Bush for the War in Iraqi and NATO members for Libya war Saudi for Yemen war ![]() 11 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by CSTR2: 3:40pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
African citizens are going to suffer it anyway. When one useless leader decides to slaughter thousands of his own people just because he was insulted, the ICC would gladly look away. Dumbb africans. 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 4:02pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
CSTR2: 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by zurine(f): 4:06pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
but why |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SirSmithHarry(m): 4:33pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
OK |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SirSmithHarry(m): 4:34pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by tolexy007(m): 4:50pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Am very sure if this news should come out during GEJ Admin, some plpp will say Jonathan have hand in it...... 4 Likes |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by MadCow1: 4:51pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
AFRICAN LEADERS ![]() 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by kennyman2000(m): 4:52pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
Hmmmmm |
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by ThePerfectGuy: 4:54pm On Feb 01, 2016 |
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