Ilhan Omar says US must join International Criminal Court before it can hold Putin accountable for war crimes
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called for the United States to join the International Criminal Court in light of Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine, saying that America's refusal to join is "antithetical to our commitment to human rights."
Volunteers load bodies of civilians killed in Bucha onto a truck to be taken to a morgue for investigation, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) A dead civilian with his hands tied behind his back lies on the ground in Bucha close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) People look at the gutted remains of Russian military vehicles on a road in the town of Bucha, close to the capital Kyiv, Ukraine on March 1. (AP Photo/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
"Like many of us, I have recoiled in horror at reports of massacres, targeting of civilians, mass graves, and rapes by Russian forces," Omar said in a statement. "Sadly, the U.S. is not party to the International Criminal Court, the principal body responsible for investigating and prosecuting these crimes."
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