Venezuela to exit International Criminal Court, accusing it of ‘bias’

Announcement comes as Venezuela has hewed close to Trump administration, who has pledged to’disable’ international court.Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026The government of Venezuela has informed the United Nations that it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing what it calls the body’s “bias” against countries in the Global South.Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said in a social media post on Friday that Venezuela had informed the UN of its “irrevocable” decision to withdraw from the court on the orders of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who has sought to align her government more closely with the United States.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Legal challenge says Trump ICC sanctions tread on US citizens’ rightslist 2 of 3Ilhan Omar renews push for US to join ICC amid Trump pressurelist 3 of 3ICC prosecutor Karim Khan faces removal vote: What’s the case about?end of list“Venezuela considers that the Court’s actions reflect a demonstrated geographical bias, which has disproportionately concentrated its work on African and Latin American countries, to the detriment of the Global South,” Plasencia said. “This pattern reveals an international...