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Sudan to release all political detainees
April 1, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Monday that he will release all political detainees and renew a commitment to maintain an open dialogue. The president made these statements after implementing a peace agreement with South Sudan. The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) had.... [more]
UN urges Sudan security forces to strengthen human rights efforts
February 11, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
A UN independent expert on human rights in Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin, on Sunday expressed concern regarding the arrest and detention of political opposition figures by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). According to media sources, pro-democracy protesters have.... [more]
South Sudan officially recognized as independent nation [this day at law]
July 9, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan was formally recognized as an independent country, becoming the world's 193rd nation. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who had opposed the secession, issued a formal decree accepting the result of a February voter referendum demanding the nation's.... [more]
Malawi declines to host African Union summit over al-Bashir invitation
June 8, 2012 by Max Slater
The government of Malawi announced on Friday that it will not host the African Union (AU) summit in July after the AU invited Sudanese president and war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir to the summit. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on genocide and international war crimes.... [more]
ICC prosecutor decried Sudan president's 'continued crimes against humanity' [this day at law]
June 8, 2012 by Cody Harding
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.... [more]
ICC prosecutor: cut off aid for countries refusing to arrest al-Bashir
June 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said Monday that economic or other aid should be refused to those countries that assist Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in evading the arrest warrant that was issued against him in 2010. Al-Bashir's government has dismissed.... [more]
US House panel votes to cut off aid to countries hosting Sudan president
May 18, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved legislation Thursday that would suspend foreign aid to countries that host Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on genocide and war crimes charges. The provision is part of the.... [more]
Sudan declares state of emergency on South Sudan border
April 29, 2012 by Keith Herting
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir issued a resolution Sunday declaring a state of emergency in areas near the border with South Sudan and suspending the constitution. The move follows the arrest Saturday of four people whom the Sudanese claim were arrested for aggression against the north in the.... [more]
Sudan voters overwhelmingly supported secession [this day at law]
January 22, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
On January 22, 2011, a commanding percentage of voters in Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum voted in favor of secession — an electoral action that proposed splitting Southern Sudan from the North. The vote followed a December 2009 agreement between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP....... [more]
ICC Effectiveness Depends on Member State Cooperation [comment]
January 3, 2012 by Stephen Krug
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs Political Science at Shenandoah University, says that for the International Criminal Court to become a truly effective institution of humanitarian law, member states must consistently adhere to and enforce its.... [more]
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