Boko Haram: ICC may open war crime investigations in Nigeria next year

The International Criminal Court may open investigations into alleged rights abuses in the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director, has said.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is an officer of the International Criminal Court whose duties include investigation and prosecution of the crimes under the jurisdiction of the court. In December 2018, Amnesty International released a damning report on both the Nigerian military and Boko Haram with a call on The Hague to investigate the many allegations of war crimes.

AI said the Prosecutor has also confirmed that “she will make a final decision in 2020 on whether to proceed to investigate specific crimes. “The ICC should have already launched an investigation but there can be no doubt that the time will come in 2020 for the ICC to step up to its role as the court of last resort.

In December 2018, Amnesty International published its report ‘Willingly Unable: ICC Preliminary Examination And Nigeria’s Failure To Address Impunity For International Crimes’ which critically assessed the ICC-OTP’s preliminary examination in Nigeria, and the ability and willingness of the government of Nigeria to ensure accountability for crimes committed by Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Solomon_Egbo ICC { may} open war crime investigations in Nigeria next year. They aren't sure yet..What a shame.

AmnestyNigeria I hope they start from the civil war else its meaningless, call a spade a spade, we are tired of dealing with double-standards from every angle.

AmnestyNigeria What about war crime during Biafra war

etoro111 This is overdue...so many innocents were brutally killed in mass graves some by slaughtering with knives just because of mere accusations watch the UKchannel 4 documentary on YouTube about the army’s extrajudicial killing

Nigeria 🇳🇬 army is Boko haram

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