Zimbabwe: Civil Society Petitions AU Over Mugabe ICC Threats

THE AFRICAN Union must not allow its chairperson President Robert Mugabe to stampede it into pulling out of the International Criminal Court (ICC),various African civil society and human rights organisations have said.

In a petition to the AU during its 25th ordinary summit taking place in South Africa where heads of state will meet on Sunday and Monday, several civil society and human rights groups including international organisations with a presence in Africa pressured the AU to ensure justice for gravest crimes committed on the continent.

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