LONDON, Jun 17 (IPS) – The writer is Secretary General of Amnesty InternationalAs British barrister Karim Khan QC begins his term as ICC chief prosecutor, his first steps should be to proceed with investigations into alleged war crimes involving UK allies in Afghanistan and Palestine.

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