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Delegates attending a conference in Namibia on establishing a permanent war-crimes court told IRIN on Tuesday that regional support for the initiative was growing. "Southern African nations were a driving force toward getting the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty on paper," said Joanne Lee, one of the conference organisers. The ICC would, once created, be able to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.