"Burundi Pulls Out Of ICC." BBC, 27 Oct. 2017, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/
p05l783j. Accessed 5 Nov. 2017.
This audio clip is about how Burundi has officially left the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ambassador believes that they couldn’t continue to be part of an organization or system that was undermining their safety and security. Burundi is the first African country to leave the ICC. Also, many African countries believe the ICC unfairly targets African political actors for prosecution. The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, criticizes the court of abusing human rushes and being inhumane. Other countries in Africa also share the same beliefs and this could lead to a chain reaction and cause others to also drop out of the International Criminal Court very soon. South Africa,Gambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda also were African countries that were going to withdraw, but Burundi is the only one that went through with the withdrawal from the ICC. This audio clip relates to our Africa unit because it discusses a Sub-Saharan African country and their political standpoint and views.
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