US EditionNiger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Announce International Criminal Court Withdrawal
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accuse the ICC of selective justice and neo-colonial bias, seeking to establish their own mechanisms while aligning more closely with Russia, officials said.
- Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, calling it a "neo-colonial" imperialist tool.
- The juntas that govern these nations formed the Alliance of Sahel States after coups between 2020 and 2023, distancing themselves from the West, especially France.
- The trio expressed a desire to develop "indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice."
- They criticized the ICC, stating it has proven itself incapable of handling serious crimes like war crimes and genocide.
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The three military-led countries declare the ICC and place their withdrawal in a context of sovereignty and security tensions.
[NHK] The military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in West Africa have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The three countries...
Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians
Click to expand Image The leaders of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani (C), Mali, Col. Assimi Goita (L), and Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traore (R), show the documents of the Confederation of Sahel States, which they signed during their first summit in Niamey, Niger, July 6, 2024. © 2024 Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize …
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced Monday that they will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of serving “imperial” rather than African interests. The three countries, each governed by military juntas and members of the Alliance of Sahel States, issued a joint declaration stating that they no longer recognized the ICC as a legitimate forum for justice. Their governments argued that the court has become…
The court has not yet responded to the junta's decision. Earlier this year, Hungary also announced its withdrawal from the court.
Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Announcements of ICC withdrawal a serious backwards step in fight against impunity in the Sahel region and worldwide
Reacting to the news that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: “The announcements by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger that they will withdraw from the ICC are an affront to victims and survivors of the most serious crimes and to all people fighting against impunity in …
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