New York — The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) decries the announcement that South Africa will seek to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an international framework for fighting impunity for egregious crimes.
Reportedly, a document stating this position, signed by Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa's minister of international relations and cooperation, dated October 19, 2016, was submitted to the United Nations.
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