ICC forces governments to alter behaviou, UN

Kampala, 01 June-(ANA)-The International Criminal Court (ICC) has forced governments to alter their behaviour in the eight years of its existence, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.

Ban Ki-moon told a summit in Uganda discussing the Hague-based court that it had curtailed impunity and had broken new ground on victims' rights.

But he called on member countries to step up co-operation.

The ICC has five active investigations, all in Africa. So far no-one has been convicted of alleged war crimes.

Delegates from more than 100 countries are attending the meeting, to take stock of the ICC's achievements and push forward proposals for strengthening its rules.(ANA)

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