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thabet 01:32:47 am on July 16, 2008 | 0 | # |
Tags: crimes against humanity, ICC, united states, war crimes

It’s not just Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir that is worrying about war crimes trials:

So hot is the speculation that war-crimes trials will eventually follow in foreign or international courts that Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, has publicly advised Mr. [Douglas] Feith, Mr. [David] Addington and Alberto Gonzales, among others, to “never travel outside the U.S., except perhaps to Saudi Arabia and Israel.”
thabet 09:05:19 am on July 14, 2008 | 0 | # |
Tags: darfur, human rights, ICC, law, sudan

Sudan’s president has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
thabet 05:15:54 am on July 13, 2008 | 0 | # |
Tags: darfur, human rights, ICC, justice, politics, sudan

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is expected to indict Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The African Union has warned against such a move, and some aid agencies expect a serious backlash against their staff.