Posts Tagged ‘sudan’

Posted on July 15, 2008 - by Frank

The ICC Seeks the Arrest of the Sudanese President

Three years ago, the UN Security Council requested that International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, investigate the situation in Darfur. He has undertaken that request thoroughly and based on his research he has just brought the evidence for genocide and crimes against humanity to the judges of Pre-Trial Chamber 1.

The case clearly points to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir being the mastermind behind the genocide. The statements are strong:
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Posted on July 13, 2008 - by Frank

Darfur and the ICC

This in from the International Criminal Court:

On Monday 14 July, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will submit to the Judges of Pre-Trial Chamber I his evidence on crimes committed in the whole of Darfur over the last five years. The filing will be public and a summary there of will be made available. After submitting the filing to the Judges the Prosecutor will brief the press together with Deputy Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.

This case has been building for some time and Reliefweb reports that this update could include the release of an arrest warrant for the Sudanese President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir with charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Humanitarian organisations are being cautioned because of possible outbreaks of violence should this occur.

Posted on July 12, 2008 - by Frank

Darfur - A Summary

The crisis in Darfur is a problem many have heard of but have failed to grasp. This article is designed to be a quick summary rather than an exhaustive explanation. It is designed to give people a quick understanding of the crisis.

To see a visual/video summary, go to the end of the post.

To understand the history that feeds into the situation and to see the most organised current humanitarian efforts see the Wikipedia article on the situation and visit www.savedarfur.org, an alliance of over 100 faith based, humanitarian and human rights organisations.

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