Uganda ready to arrest Omar Al-Bashir

A senior government official of Uganda indicated today that Uganda is ready to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir on war crimes charges should he ever visit the country. Apparently warrants for Al-Bashir’s arrest are already in the Solicitor General’s Office.
This is great news in light of the recent summit of African leaders denouncing, as well [...]

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Expelled Agencies Returning to Sudan?

There are reports that four humanitarian groups kicked out of Sudan in March are being allowed to return to the country. The groups include CARE International, Save the Children, Padco, and Mercy Corps.
The Sudanese government expelled 13 agencies in total after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir. According to [...]

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Children of Darfur Refugees Named “Okambo”

Interesting story…
According to actress and Darfur advocate Mia Farrow, several Sudanese refugees in Chad have named their children “Okambo”in honor of the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo – the man behind the issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.
It appears that survivors of the Darfur genocide appreciate Moreno-Ocampo’s efforts just [...]

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ICC Prosecutor Answers Your Questions

Recently, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the courageous man behind Omar al-Bashir’s arrest warrant, answered questions submitted by the public through a website.
Some of the questions asked included the following -
What can be done to stop Bashir when he is hosted by the Arab League summit and treated with honor and respect?
What do you see as the [...]

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“The King is Naked”

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has again asserted that he received “zero” information from humanitarian groups in Darfur.
He also dismissed the idea that the issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir directly caused the subsequent expulsion of aid organizations -
It is very interesting, the prosecutor is responsible not the criminal? The king is [...]

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ICC Prosecutor – Pushing Forward Not Moving On

On March 4th, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir – charging him with 5 counts of crimes against humanity and 2 counts of war crimes.
The first-ever indictment of an active head of state – one would think that ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the main man behind the Bashir arrest warrant, [...]

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Darfur Peacekeepers Shot

Four UNAMID peacekeepers operating in Darfur were shot yesterday by “unknown armed men”.
The number of attacks against UNAMID peacekeepers in 2009 now exceeds that for 2008 – and it’s only March!
This was the first incident since last week’s ICC indictment of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.
Meanwhile, the US embassy in Khartoum has announced that it is [...]

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