The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said the court had become a tool of neocolonial repression. All three governments have been accused of human rights violations.
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The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said the court had become a tool of neocolonial repression. All three governments have been accused of human rights violations.
By Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh
Reporting from Dakar, Senegal
Three African countries ruled by military juntas have announced that they will pull out of the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “selective justice.”
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