THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern Friday at the decision by Chad and Venezuela to withdraw from the body and called on them to reconsider.

“The presidency regrets these developments,” said a statement from the court’s leadership, currently made up of Finland, Sierra Leone and Poland.

It said that withdrawals from the Rome Statute that set up the ICC “risk undermining the collective pursuit of justice and weakening global efforts to end impunity.”