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Not all Good News From South Sudan
The man the International Criminal Court acuses of having facilitated the Darfur genocide by plying arms to militias allied with the Sudanese government may be doing the same thing in the Abyei region.
Let’s Make Ahmad Haroun (in)Famous
Ahmad Haroun is someone that those who write about politics and foreign policy should get to know a bit better. He ought to be at least as infamous as Mladic or Eichmann.
What Bashir’s Kenya Trip Tells Us About the ICC, US Policy in Sudan, and the Prospects for Justice in Kenya
This is what it looks like when an indicted war criminal thumbs his nose at the international community:
Commissions of Inquiry, the Human Rights Council and the ICC
Colum Lynch reports that the United States is ready to support a “commission of inquiry” into alleged crimes against humanity in Burma. The move, he says, comes as the Obama administration recognizes that a policy of engagement is not working.
What Changes with the Bashir Genocide Warrant and What Stays the Same
The International Criminal Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for the crime of genocide for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. Now, you might be asking yourself: “wasn’t he already under indictment.” The answer is yes. But when the prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant in spring 2009, the judges did not sign the warrant for “genocide”–only for war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the time, the judges ruled there to be insufficient evidence to support a genocide charge. An appellate chamber reversed that ruling.
ICC Rules on Genocide Charge of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
The appellate Chamber of the International Criminal Court just handed down a decision on whether or not Sudan’s president Omar al Bashir can be tried for genocide.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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