ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 07, 2026 · 484 words · By AFP; Reuters

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ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal International court’s oversight body warns exits threaten global justice, as US intensifies campaign against tribunal.

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What happened

ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal International court’s oversight body warns exits threaten global justice, as US intensifies campaign against tribunal.

Why it matters

The body that oversees the International Criminal Court has called on Chad and Venezuela to abandon their withdrawals from the institution, warning that their departure risks weakening the global fight against impunity.

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In a statement issued Friday from The Hague, the Assembly of States Parties said it had noted the two countries’ moves “with concern”, urging them to remain committed members and to raise any grievances through dialogue within the assembly rather than leaving…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “of the seven suspects currently in ICC custody, six are tied to African cases.”

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Two separate web search results (CGTN and another source) explicitly state that six of the seven suspects currently in ICC custody are linked to African cases.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Cricket West Indies and USA Cricket from 1 to 29 June 2024. It was the first major ICC tournament to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Men's_T20_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. It was played in Zimbabwe from 26 Septem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup, the quadrennial international men's cricket championship contested by the national teams of the member associati…
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Claim 2: “The pair joins Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who announced they were quitting the court last year.”

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Web search results confirm that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute in September 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Burkina Faso[a] is a landlocked country in West Africa. [1] It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso

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web search NEUTRAL — During his tenure, Traoré has increasingly distanced Burkina Faso from France and ECOWAS, particularly by kicking out their troops, and has also increasingly aligned Burkina Faso with Russia, Turkey, …
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web search NEUTRAL — La colonie de Haute-Volta est créée le 1er mars 1919, puis à nouveau en 1947. Il devient indépendant de la France le 5 août 1960. La république de Haute-Volta est renommée Burkina Faso en 1984 sous le…
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso

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Claim 3: “Under the founding Rome Statute, a withdrawal takes a year to formally register”

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Wikipedia (States parties to the Rome Statute) explicitly confirms that under Article 127, withdrawal takes effect one year after notification of the depositary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted at a diplomatic conference in Rome, Italy on 17 July 1998 and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those sovereign states that have ratified, or have otherwise become party to, the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute is the t…
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Claim 4: “The Assembly of States Parties has called on Chad and Venezuela to abandon their withdrawals from the International Criminal Court.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the ICC oversight body (Assembly of States Parties) has urged Chad and Venezuela to reverse their decisions to withdraw.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chadian Democratic Union (French: Union Démocratique Tchadienne, UDT) was a political party in Chad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadian_Democratic_Union

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Claim 5: “Minister of Foreign Affairs Felix Plasencia telling the United Nations that the decision, ordered by Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, was “firm and irrevocable””

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Multiple web search results confirm that Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia informed the UN of an irrevocable withdrawal ordered by Interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Félix Ramón Plasencia González is a Venezuelan diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Venezuelan Representative to the United States since 2026. He pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Félix_Plasencia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of ministers of External affairs of Venezuela since 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia. The founding minister was Diego Bautista …
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Claim 6: “Chad announced its withdrawal on July 27.”

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While one web search result explicitly mentions Chad announced its withdrawal on July 27, the other provided Wikipedia results for 'Chad' are general and do not mention this specific date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chadian Civil War of 2005–2010 began on 18 December 2005. Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by civil wars between the Arab-Muslims of the north and the Sub-Saharan-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadian_Civil_War_(2005–2010)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hissène Habré (Arabic: حسين حبري Ḥusaīn Ḥabrī, Chadian Arabic: pronounced [hiˈsɛn ˈhabre]; French pronunciation: [isɛn abʁe]; 13 August 1942 – 24 August 2021), also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hissène_Habré

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Claim 7: “the dismissal of the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over sexual misconduct allegations”

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Claim 8: “Chad’s government said its decision followed a direct phone call from a senior US diplomat urging it to reconsider membership”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a phone call from a US diplomat to the Chadian government.

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Claim 9: “Five nations have announced plans to exit the court since last year.”

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Multiple sources confirm the trend of withdrawals. One web search result explicitly mentions 'Five countries have said they intend to leave the ICC since last year'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Withdrawal takes effect one year after notification of the depositary, and has no effect on prosecution that has already started. As of June 2026, six states have given formal notice of their intentio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_parties_to_the_Rome_Sta…

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web search NEUTRAL — Five countries have said they intend to leave the ICC since last year, amid renewed international pressure on the tribunal. Chad announced its withdrawal on July 27, arguing that the court's record ha…
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-08/ICC-oversight-body-u…

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web search NEUTRAL — "Withdrawing from the ICC amounts to a headlong retreat by these governments from their international law and justice obligations.In September 2025, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger ann…
https://allafrica.com/stories/202607030106.html

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Claim 10: “the court’s investigation into the actions of foreign forces, including US soldiers and intelligence agents, in Afghanistan.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific investigation into foreign forces in Afghanistan.

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Claim 11: “the ICC arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crime charges”

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Confirmed by a cross-reference (Dailydispatch) and multiple web search results stating the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu on war crime charges.

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of mu…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/is-benjamin-netany…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.They also rejected Israel's demands to halt the proceedings. Israel does not have to recognize the court's jurisdiction in order for the court to issue arrest…
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/21/icc-arrest-warrants-netanya…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant will not stop him from travelling abroad, claiming he is prepared for any scenario and even suggesting …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-is-an-icc-arrest-warran…

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