The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), established to prosecute atrocities committed in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, have sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, to 35 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity. The 67-year-old the former schoolteacher worked for the Khmer Rouge as head of the Tuol [...]
Head of Khmer Rouge prison sentenced in Cambodia: Survivors and civil parties respond to trial verdict
July 27/2010
New report: Sudan unprepared for risk surrounding referendum
With six months until a referendum on Southern independence, Sudan is alarmingly unprepared according to a new report published today by a global coalition of 26 humanitarian and human rights organisations. The report calls for urgent action from African heads of state who will meet shortly at a major summit of [...]
With six months until a referendum on Southern independence, Sudan is alarmingly unprepared according to a new report published today by a global coalition of 26 humanitarian and human rights organisations. The report calls for urgent action from African heads of state who will meet shortly at a major summit of [...]
Chad refuses to arrest Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges
July 23/2010
Since the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges, the Sudanese president has cut back on international travel. Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPASudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, is in Chad on his first visit to a member state of the International Criminal Court, which last week issued a second warrant for [...]
Since the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges, the Sudanese president has cut back on international travel. Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPASudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, is in Chad on his first visit to a member state of the International Criminal Court, which last week issued a second warrant for [...]
Darfur survivors welcome genocide warrant for Sudan’s President
July 21/2010
Survivors from Darfur have warmly welcomed the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to issue a second arrest warrant against Omar Bashir, the President of Sudan, on three counts of genocide committed in Darfur against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups. It is the first time [...]
Survivors from Darfur have warmly welcomed the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to issue a second arrest warrant against Omar Bashir, the President of Sudan, on three counts of genocide committed in Darfur against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups. It is the first time [...]
