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...government of President Omar al-Bashir has been criticized for its methods and policies since the very start of the Darfur conflict, which has killed some 300,000 and displaced 2.5 million in five years. Along with domestic trials, which have achieved little, Bashir announced on Thursday a "people's initiative" to bring peace to Darfur, even though none of the rebel groups agreed to take part...
...core of Sudan's strategy is simple. The ICC may only take on cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity if the country where the crimes allegedly occurred doesn't pursue the cases itself. Since the ICC got the Darfur docket in 2005, Sudan has repeatedly assured the outside world - not very persuasively, experts say - that it is trying Darfur atrocities cases itself. The ICC itself remains unconvinced that Ali Kushayb's arrest, or Sudan's prosecution of low-level officials in Darfur, is sincere. "No cases involving serious violations of international humanitarian law have been tried and therefore...
...tried to woo African Union leaders, who have a tendency to close ranks around colleagues who become the target of accusations of rights abuses or political shenanigans. And so far, it has worked. The African Union has asked the U.N. Security Council to order the ICC to suspend its Darfur investigations on the grounds that they pose a threat to international peace and security. African Union leaders also say that by prosecuting Bashir, the ICC will complicate matters for U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur, most of whom are from neighboring countries on the continent. Bashir attempts to stall the mission have...
...attacks may be a bid to shift attention from his own troubles. Sudanese society, including the government, is not monolithic and it's important to bear in mind that there are significant divisions in government about how to deal with the war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur," says Hall of Amnesty International. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if at some point, sooner rather than later, Bashir is arrested by Sudanese police and put on a plane to the Hague...
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