Kenya: AU's Rome Statute Amendments Opposed By NGOs at ICC Meeting

21 November 2013

Civil society groups have opposed proposals by the African Union to amend the Rome Statute in order to shield sitting heads of state from trial.

The NGOs who are members of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court have met at the ongoing Assembly of State Parties meeting at the Hague and said the amendments amounted to supporting impunity.

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