Sudan war crimes suspect reportedly killed in rebel fighting
April 24, 2013
Deputy commander of the JEM-Bashar and International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes suspect, Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus has reportedly been killed in Northern Darfur. The group reported his death on Monday, which was later confirmed by his defense team on Wednesday. Jamus was charged in connection....... [more] 
President Bush signed Sudan divestment bill
December 31, 2012
On December 31, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, ignoring dissent from within his own administration. The bill allowed state, county and municipal offices to divest from companies that did business in or with Sudan, including firms that deal....... [more]
ICC: UN Security Council must do more in Darfur
December 14, 2012
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Thursday that they are not doing enough to root out Sudanese war criminals. According to Bensouda, the situation in Darfur continues to be of serious concern, and the ongoing violence constitutes war crim....... [more]
UN rights office urges Sudan to investigate ambush on convoy
October 19, 2012
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called on Sudanese authorities to investigate an attack on one of its convoys on Wednesday, resulting in the death of one African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacemaker and injuring three others. UNAMID rep....... [more]
Powell stated genocide was committed in Darfur
September 9, 2012
On September 9, 2004, former Secretary of State Colin Powell reported to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that genocide had been committed in Darfur. Powell also stated that the US would be calling on the UN to initiate a full investigation into all allegations, including killings, rapes and b....... [more]
UN rights office urges Sudan to investigate violence against Darfur protesters
August 3, 2012
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged Sudan to initiate an investigation into allegations of excessive force by government security forces against protesters in Darfur Tuesday resulting in eight deaths and more than 50 injuries. The OHCHR urged the governmen....... [more]
Sudan court convicted 5 for murder of USAID workers
June 24, 2012
On June 24, 2009, a Sudanese court convicted five men of the January 2008 murder of two US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees. Mohamed Makkawi Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdel Basit al-Hajj Hassan were found guilty of firing shots that killed USAID workers John Granville and Abdelrahman....... [more]
Sudan appoints new prosecutor for Darfur crimes
June 20, 2012
Sudan's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday appointed a new special prosecutor for crimes committed in Darfur. Justice Minister Mohamed Bushara Dousa announced Yasir Ahmed Mohamed, a senior counselor, as the new prosecutor who will handle criminal cases surrounding the crimes committed between August 20....... [more]
ICC prosecutor decried Sudan president's 'continued crimes against humanity'
June 8, 2012
On June 8, 2011, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo issued a statement accusing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of continued crimes against humanity in Darfur. Ocampo detailed Bashir's crimes, which included genocide, halting dissemination of information about d....... [more]
ICC ordered Darfur rebels to stand trial over peacekeeper killings
March 8, 2012
On March 8, 2011, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered two Darfur rebel commanders to stand trial over their suspected connection to the Haskanita raids on African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops that left 12 dead in 2007. The two rebel commanders, Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh M....... [more]
ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister
March 2, 2012
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein. He is charged with 41 counts of crimes committed in Darfur, including 20 counts of crimes against humanity (including persecution, murder....... [more]
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