ICC Reports Uganda And Djibouti For Failing To Arrest Omar Al-Bashir

Posted by: lukwago J in world news July 13, 2016

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – ^[⁶^]The International Criminal Court ( ICC ) has reported Uganda and Djibouti to the United Nations Security Council for failing to arrest indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he was in those African nations in May.^[⁹^]

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The move Tuesday is the latest in a string of such reports by the court targeting countries friendly to Sudan that have refused to arrest al-Bashir during visits to their territory.^[⁴^]

The court issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir in 2009 for crimes against humanity and war crimes for allegedly orchestrating atrocities in Darfur.^[²^]

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The ICC added genocide to the charges against him in 2010.

In June,^[¹^] the court’s chief prosecutor criticized the Security Council for failing to act against countries that do not arrest al-Bashir, saying it emboldens other states to invite the president.^[⁸^]

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