Chad says will withdraw from the International Criminal Court

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Chad announced its plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), criticizing its limited effectiveness and African focus. This follows other nations like Venezuela and Mali beginning similar withdrawal processes, raising concerns about the ICC’s influence.

Chad became on Monday the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its activities were focused on Africa. It follows Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in starting the process to pull out of the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.