The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for Omar al-Bashir’s arrest seven years ago today for his role in the Darfur genocide.
The first warrant for arrest was issued on 4 March 2009, the second on 12 July 2010. He is suspected of five counts of crimes against humanity, two counts of war, and three counts of genocide allegedly committed in Darfur, Sudan.
#Sudan’s President Omar #alBashir is wanted by the #ICC for #genocide #warcrimes & crimes against humanity #JusticeNow #StopGenocideInDarfur
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Today, March 4th marks the 7th anniversary of the #ICC issuing the first arrest warrant for #alBashir. #JusticeNow #StopKillingInJebelMarra
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The warrants of arrest for Omar Al Bashir list ten counts on the basis of his individual criminal responsibility under article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute as an indirect (co)perpetrator including:
• Five counts of crimes against humanity: murder (article 7(1)(a)); extermination (article 7(1)(b)); forcible transfer (article 7(1)(d)); torture (article 7(1)(f)); and rape (article 7(1)(g));
• Two counts of war crimes: intentionally directing attacks against a civilia n population as such or against individual civilians not taking part in hostilities (article 8(2)(e)(i)); and pillaging (article 8(2)(e)(v));
• Three counts of genocide: genocide by killing (article 6 – a), genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm (article 6 – b) and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical de struction (article 6 – c).
You can read more on this Case Information Sheet published by the ICC. It is important and yet very disturbing to note that since this arrest warrant was issued, al-Bashir has been traveling 74 times to 21 countries…
