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Uganda to arrest al-Bashir under ICC warrant if he enters country
July 13, 2009 by Christian Ehret
Ugandan officials announced Monday that they plan to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges if he enters the country, pursuant to an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. The announcement followed a meeting between Ugandan minister for international affairs Henry.... [more]

African Union panel recommends cooperating with ICC Bashir arrest warrant
July 10, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
An African Union (AU) panel led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki recommended Friday that the AU cooperate with International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The recommendation comes in.... [more]

Al-Bashir Darfur genocide charges appeal [ICC] [document]
July 7, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Prosecution Document in Support of Appeal against the Decision on the Prosecution's Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, International Criminal Court prosecutors, July 7, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary ava....... [more]

AU leaders agree not to cooperate with Sudan president arrest warrant
July 4, 2009 by Matt Glenn
The African Union (AU) will not cooperate with International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to extradite Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, the AU announced Friday during an AU summit in Libya. AU members said that by issuing a warrant for al-Bashir's arrest, the ICC jeopardized the peace process in....... [more]

ICC deputy prosecutor calls on leaders to end support for Bashir
April 7, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Deputy International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has called on world leaders to end all support for Sudanese president and war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir, according to a Monday report by the Associated Press. Bashir has come under increasing international pressure to comply.... [more]

Instrumentalizing International Justice: Don't Halt the Bashir Case [op-ed]
March 30, 2009 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Saira Mohamed of Columbia Law School says any decision by the UN Security Council to stop the International Criminal Court's proceedings against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by using its power under Article 16 of the Rome Statute would render the ICC a mere bar....... [more]

Sudan president Bashir threatens to expel diplomats, peacekeepers
March 8, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday continued tocriticizeforeign aid agencies he has expelled from the country, and threatened to expel remaining agencies, diplomats and peacekeepers in Sudan. Bashir hasexpelled 13 foreign aid agenciesfrom Sudan after the Internationa....... [more]

Sudan president affirms commitment to peace process, derides expelled aid groups
March 7, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir pledged his commitment to the peace process in his country at a Saturday rally, while deriding expelled aid groups and the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week. At the rally, al-Bashir told the assembled.... [more]

ICC arrest warrant for Sudan's Al Bashir has both humanitarian and strategic consequences [comment]
March 6, 2009 by Andrew Wood
J. Peter Pham: The decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week to issue a warrant of arrest for Sudan's President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including intentionally directing attacks on civilian populatio....... [more]

Sudan president Bashir derides ICC warrant
March 5, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday scoffed at the warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week. Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Khartoum, Bashir said the warrant was an effort by Western countries to reassert colonial power over the.... [more]



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