African leaders gathered for a continent-wide summit voted to give themselves and their allies immunity from prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide at a new African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
The decision comes as the continent confronts human-rights violations and has two sitting presidents and one ousted president facing charges at the International Criminal Court.
Amnesty International called it "a backward step in the fight against impunity and a betrayal of victims of serious violations of human rights."
African leaders vote to give themselves immunity from war crimes
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