Third state quits ICC
Summary
Niger has submitted a formal request to the UN to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, citing allegations of 'selective justice'. Niger becomes the third state to quit the ICC, following earlier withdrawals in what critics call a pattern of African nations rejecting Western-dominated international justice.
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