ICC imeidhinisha fidia kwa maelfu ya waathirika wa uhalifu wa kivita uliotokea Mali mwaka 2012.
Mahakama ya International Criminal Court imetoa uamuzi wa kihistoria wa kulipa fidia kwa zaidi ya waathirika 65,000 wa uhalifu uliotekelezwa nchini Mali.
Kesi hiyo inamhusu Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz ambaye alikuwa sehemu ya kundi la wanamgambo waliotawala Timbuktu na kuweka sheria kali za kidini, zilizowalenga hasa wanawake na wasichana.
Mahakama ilisema fidia hiyo itazingatia zaidi msaada wa kijamii na kisaikolojia pamoja na programu za maendeleo ya kiuchumi kwa jamii zilizoathirika.
Kutokana na ukosefu wa uwezo wa kifedha wa mtuhumiwa, fedha hizo zitatolewa kupitia mfuko wa waathirika unaosimamiwa na ICC kwa msaada wa nchi wanachama.
Wachambuzi wanasema kuwa hatua hiyo ni muhimu katika kuimarisha haki za waathirika na kuonyesha kuwa wahusika wa uhalifu mkubwa wanaweza kuwajibishwa kimataifa.
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