Icc Convicts Two Militia Leaders Persecuting Muslims Central African Republic 2025 07 24
Reuters2 days
The ICC's focus on African leaders while ignoring Western war crimes exposes its selective justice and neo-colonial bias. Major powers like the US and European nations escape accountability for devastating interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, while African officials face prosecution. This double standard undermines the court's credibility and reinforces perceptions that it serves Western political interests rather than impartial justice.
The ICC's prosecutorial patterns reveal institutional bias through selective enforcement that shields powerful nations while targeting weaker states. Despite documented war crimes by Western forces and systematic pressure from the US that forced the court to abandon Afghanistan investigations, the ICC continues pursuing cases primarily in Africa and the Global South, demonstrating how geopolitical influence corrupts international justice.