The International Criminal Court Has Called for the Arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir - World Magazine
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Mar 4, 2009 Less than one day after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir danced, sang, and mocked the International Criminal Court (ICC) at a public event in northern Sudan, the court lowered a long-expected boom on him: A three-judge panel at The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Bashir for war crimes against civilians in the country’s western region of Darfur.
A few hours later, John Prendergast, founder of the anti-genocide Enough Project, praised the court’s indictment, saying the judges drew “a bright and direct line” from the horrors of Darfur to the presidential palace in the capital city of Khartoum.
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