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Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 02:00
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Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
189 [3]
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The government of the Central African Republic has given the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court jurisdiction to investigate possible war crimes within its borders, the court has said. Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who received the letter from the government of the African nation, will look into possible war crimes in the region, a statement said.

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Human Security [4]
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