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Karim Khan and the ICC are under pressure - Photo: Karim Khan listens to Luis Fernando Murillo whisper in his ear as he shakes his hand during a visit to Colombia.
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Pressure mounts on the ICC

The investigation into the Israel-Palestine conflict has positioned the International Criminal Court in the forefront of world politics. The institution faces pressures on multiple fronts, externally and internally. Evidence of Israeli and American threats against the ICC prosecutor has been made public. It is in this context that allegations of sexual harassment by Karim Khan […]
By Janet H. Anderson (our correspondent in The Hague)
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