“Thirteen arrest warrants are outstanding – some for more than a decade. We need more states to enter into voluntary agreements with the court on witness relocation, enforcement of sentences, hosting suspects or accused on provisional release and accepting acquitted persons,” Gurmendi explained.
She was speaking during the start of a three-day symposium which will be discussing strained relationships between the ICC and African member states some of whom have threatened to withdraw from the Rome Statute.
Delegates who include members of the AGJA will also discuss African courts, international crime divisions, human rights in Africa as well as reparations for victims.
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