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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are leaving the ICC, citing bias and Western influence, and will create their own courts.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of being a neo-colonial tool that fails to address serious crimes like war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The three nations, governed by military juntas since 2020, formed the Alliance of Sahel States and are distancing themselves from Western powers, particularly France.
They plan to create their own justice mechanisms and have strengthened ties with countries like Russia, where President Putin faces an ICC warrant.
The withdrawal will take effect one year after formal notice to the UN.
The region continues to face violence from jihadist groups and allegations of abuses by its armed forces.
The ICC, established in 2002, seeks to prosecute the world’s most serious crimes when national courts cannot or will not act.
Burkina Faso, Mali y Níger están dejando la CPI, citando el sesgo y la influencia occidental, y crearán sus propios tribunales.