Coalition for the International Criminal Court Press Release: ICC fails victims in Afghanistan

15 April 2019
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Coalition for the International Criminal Court
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PDF icon "Political considerations have overridden legal precedents and the concerns of victims in Afghanistan."- CICC
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Media Statement
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Americas
On 12 April 2019, judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected a request by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan since 1 May 2003.