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Give Reality A Chance - The Washington Times

Submitted by Zack Brisson on June 26, 2009 - 9:56am.
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Jun 26, 2009
Author: 
John Norris

When I opened The Washington Times on Tuesday and saw an Op-Ed column by Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, a key adviser to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, under the headline "Give peace a chance," I could only assume that April Fools' Day had arrived very late this year. Dr. Ghazi conveniently omitted a few key points that your readers should appreciate. His boss, Mr. Bashir, is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes, with a possible charge of genocide soon to follow.

The National Congress Party, of which Mr. Ghazi is a senior leader, directly engineered the brutal violence in Darfur that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions without homes. The Sudanese government recently expelled 13 aid groups that were delivering lifesaving assistance in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan. We all would like to see a lasting peace in Sudan, but Dr. Ghazi's self-serving fictions will not move us any closer in that direction.

- Enough's Executive Director, John Norris, writing to the Washington Times.

International Criminal Court Updates from Enough

Submitted by Tsegaye Hidru on March 4, 2009 - 2:32pm.
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PBS Documentary The Reckoning

Sundance award-winning filmmakers Paco de Onis, Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy premiered their film The Reckoning to a huge U.S. audience on Tuesday, July 14th as a featured presentation of PBS's P.O.V documentary series.

A lot has happened recently regarding the International Criminal Court. As a follow-up to the public broadcast of the film, Enough policy expert Colin Thomas-Jensen hosted a live web conference to provide an update about the recent news surrounding the ICC and take questions from the audience. Watch the video here.

The team behind the film has been hard at work putting together a website that will help those interested in the ICC get involved with the cause. Check it out.

 

Enough Talks with ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

After the screening of The Reckoning at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Enough’s Laura Heaton had a chance to speak with the International Criminal Court’s deputy prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda. Ms. Bensouda has a long-standing involvement in justice systems on both the national level in her native Gambia and internationally as a delegate to the 1998 Rome conference that established the ICC and as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She has held the post of deputy prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague since 2004.

Here are some highlights from the conversation that took place on the sidelines of the international film festival.   


ICC DECISION - Warrant Issued for Bashir's Arrest

International Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, a historic action that marks the first time the tribunal has acted against a sitting head of state. The charges stem from a July 2008 request by ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and include crimes against humanity and war crimes. Continue reading on our blog, Enough Said.