By Patrick Wintour and Owen Bowcott in London and Julian Borger in Washington The US has revoked the visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor in response to her intention to investigate potential war crimes by US soldiers in Afghanistan, The Guardian Newspaper has reported. A statement from the[Read More…]
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ICC’s Bensouda Defends Court’s Position On Gambia
(JollofNews) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected accusations that she has turned a blind eye on the gross human rights abuses being committed by the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. The Gambian government has been criticised by right groups including Human Rights Watch[Read More…]
Gambian Activists Disappointed At ICC’s Refusal To Investigate Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Diaspora based Gambian activists have expressed disappointment at the refusal of the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court’s to investigate human rights abuses of the Gambian regime. The tiny West African state is being ruled with an iron fist by President Yahya Jammeh who seized power in July[Read More…]