Africa: Withdrawal From The Rome Statute Consecrates Impunity And Threatens To Deny Victims Of Battle Crimes Justice And Reparations
Reacting to the choice by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the Worldwide Felony Courtroom, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty Worldwide’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, stated: “This resolution by the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger threatens to disclaim 1000’s of victims the…