Chad formally notified the United Nations of its intent to leave the International Criminal Court, becoming the fifth country to announce withdrawal in recent months and citing the court's 'limited and uneven' effectiveness and a focus on Africa it calls disproportionate.
Permanent international criminal court based in The Hague, founded by the 1998 Rome Statute, prosecuting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, with over 120 member states.
full dossier ›ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Khan says the court has obtained new evidence linking Rapid Support Forces leaders to alleged war crimes in Darfur, Sudan; UN experts say the crimes bear 'hallmarks of genocide'; Middle East Eye reports Khan's comments are her first since MEE revealed the office had shelved an RSF arrest warrant
The formal process by which states or international courts acknowledge a mass atrocity as genocide under the 1948 UN Convention, with diplomatic and legal consequences worldwide.
Instrument received June 18; exit takes effect June 2027; with Mali and Burkina Faso gone, three juntas call the court 'neo-colonial' and promise indigenous mechanisms