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The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations supports the call for the International Criminal Court to investigate the disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian residential schools. The ICC previously declined a related case due to jurisdiction limitations, but the Independent Special Interlocutor on Missing Children urges reconsideration, citing ongoing missing children and lack of government action. Legal experts note that such a case could be groundbreaking, setting a precedent for crimes against humanity involving enforced disappearances and providing accountability and justice for survivors and communities.
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