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Venezuela announced it will withdraw from the ICC, accusing the court of bias and political persecution as the US escalates its campaign against the institution.
Venezuela announced it will withdraw from the ICC, accusing the court of bias and political persecution as the US escalates its campaign against the institution. The withdrawal is Venezuela's second departure from the court (it previously withdrew, then rejoined).
Venezuela's exit is significant as another data point in a pattern: countries are leaving the ICC partly because they see it as a tool of geopolitical pressure rather than neutral justice. The US has never joined the ICC and has actively worked against it. With the US now intensifying that campaign, other countries are concluding the court isn't worth the risk of prosecution by major powers. Each exit weakens the court's legitimacy and reach, which is the intended effect of the anti-ICC campaign.
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