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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Sakharov Prize for the International Criminal Court comes as the institution endures the toughest period in its history, reeling from a damaging sex scandal, hemorrhaging members, and bracing for potentially crippling US sanctions. The ICC, housed in a shiny glass building on the outskirts of The Hague, was set up in 2002 to try people accused of the world’s worst crimes — war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Its founding treaty, the Rome Statute,…
OriginalThe ICC, on the outskirts of The Hague, was set up in 2002 to try people accused of the world's worst crimes—war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
OriginalThe ICC, on the outskirts of The Hague, was set up in 2002 to try people accused of the world's worst crimes—war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
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