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New ICC chief prosecutor

February 17 , 2021 1236 days 925 0
  • British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • He previously led a special UN probe into crimes by the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq.
  • The United Nations has 193 member states but only 123 are in the ICC.
  • ICC is the only permanent body investigating crimes against humanity.

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