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Statement by the African Francophone Coalitions for the International Criminal Court about the situation of human rights violations in Burkina Faso

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The African Francophone Coalitions for the International Criminal Court
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Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud

Al Hassan is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu, Mali, between 1 April 2012 and 28 January 2013. He is in the Court's custody. His trial is scheduled to start on 14 July 2020.
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Amnesty International

South Africa should not withdraw from the International Criminal Court

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International Commission of Jurists
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Côte d'Ivoire

Following post-election violence in 2010-11, an ICC investigation was opened in the situation of Côte d'Ivoire. The former president Laurent Gbagbo and former youth minister Blé Goudé were acquitted by Trial Chamber I on 15 January 2019.
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Burundi

Burundi is an ICC state member, having ratified the Rome Statue in 2004. Violence following the President's decision to run for a third term in 2015 is currently the subject of an ICC preliminary examination in the country.
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Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain

Commander of the Justice and Equality Movement rebel group in Darfur. Initially cooperative, Banda is now wanted by the ICC for war crimes during attacks on an African Union peacekeeping mission in 2007.
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Bahar Idriss Abu Garda

Commander of the Justice and Equality Movement rebel group, Abu Garda was charged by ICC with the war crimes attacking African Union peacekeepers in Darfur. Charges not confirmed due to a lack of evidence.
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Sudan

Although Sudan is not a party to the Rome Statute, Darfur fell under ICC jurisdiction in March 2005 after the UN Security Council referred the situation to the ICC prosecutor. The investigation has led to five ICC cases, including against Omar al-Bashir
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Countering the anti-ICC agenda in Africa

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