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ICC accused of targeting Africa


It was supposed to extend the rule of law to the corners of the world most lacking it. But as ICC delegates meet in Uganda to review the court's progress, it stands accused of focusing exclusively on African countries, and of exacerbating exisiting conflicts in its refusal to drop charges in exchage for peace deals.

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Nairobi, Kenya, where some believe the eight-year-old court is picking on the continent.

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