New Delhi, July 25 -- CARACAS - The families of Venezuelans killed during the 2017 crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations will not find justice at The Hague. Venezuela announced Friday it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, eliminating what many victims' groups had described as the last credible international forum for accountability over the government's violent suppression of opposition protests nearly a decade ago.

Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia made the announcement on the orders of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, accusing the tribunal of a "demonstrated geographical bias" that has "disproportionately concentrated its work on African and Latin American countries." The decision arrived within hours of the la...