Saturday, March 03, 2007

I-for-CC justice for Darfur

Amy McCarthy

PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 2 next > As many of us are aware, the systematic genocide of more than 200,000 Sudanese by Janjaweed militias has not ended.

What has ceased, however, is the United States' support for those in the Darfur region.

The United States essentially has done as little as would be necessary to appease the United Nations.

Finally, though, the International Criminal Court has stepped up to the plate.

With next to nothing being done by any international organization to bring the perpetrators and facilitators of these atrocities to justice, the court has brought charges against the Sudanese state minister for humanitarian affairs and the Janjaweed commander, Ali Kushayb, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Thank goodness. It is paramount for those complicit in these horrendous crimes to face some kind of accountability. The ICC, however, has its problems. Read more >>>

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