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Congolese officials and UN peacekeepers should take swift action to enforce the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against a rebel leader accused of forcibly conscripting child soldiers and of other abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST Democratic Republic of Congo Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/24/darfur18640.htm Sudan Should Arrest War Crimes Suspects Now
One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights organizations around the world are launching a “Justice for Darfur” campaign, calling for the two to be arrested. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST Crisis in Darfur Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/19/uganda18094.htm Prosecuting Rights Abusers Will Require Political Will, Legal Reforms
The agreement announced today between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army is a major step, but provisions on war crimes trials must be effectively put into practice for sustainable peace and justice in northern Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST Uganda Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/02/07/congo17996.htm ICC Should Investigate Senior Officials Linked to Local Warlords
(Brussels, February 7, 2008) – The International Criminal Court’s arrest of a third war crimes suspect in the Democratic Republic of Congo should encourage the court to pursue senior civilian and military officials in the Great Lakes region linked to international crimes committed there, Human Rights Watch said today. Congolese authorities yesterday arrested Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, former chief of staff of the Front for National Integration (FNI), an ethnic Lendu-based militia group that committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Ituri district of northeastern Congo. Ngudjolo was placed in ICC custody on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He will arrive in The Hague later today. At the time of his arrest, Ngudjolo was in military training in Kinshasa following his appointment as a colonel in the Congolese national army in October 2006. Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST Democratic Republic of Congo Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/29/darfur17921.htm During their meeting on Thursday at the African Union summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should publicly call on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to end his government’s obstruction of the new peacekeeping force in Darfur and his disregard for justice for international crimes, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the secretary-general. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Crisis in Darfur Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/18/sudan17834.htm When Sudanese President Omar El Bashir arrives in Ankara on January 21 for a state visit, the Turkish government should publicly urge him to end the ongoing atrocities in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Turkish government. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Sudan Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/20/sudan17835.htm Appointment of Musa Hilal an Affront to Darfur Victims
The reported appointment of notorious “Janjaweed” leader Musa Hilal as special advisor to President Omar El Bashir of Sudan is a stunning affront to victims of Janjaweed atrocities in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Sudan Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/12/04/darfur17460.htm Security Council Should Urge Cooperation With the International Criminal Court
The United Nations Security Council should follow up on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s report tomorrow and call on Sudan to surrender two suspects to the court, Human Rights Watch said today. Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST Crisis in Darfur Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/11/30/global17446.htm Secretary-General to Address ICC Meeting at UN Headquarters
The United Nations secretariat and the 105 states that have joined the International Criminal Court should step up support for the court so that it can bring justice for war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today as the ICC opens its annual meeting in New York. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST Universal/Global Press Release http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/10/26/darfur17179.htm When Arab League members meet in Khartoum this week to discuss aid and development for Darfur, they should press the Sudanese government to end the massive human rights violations in the region, Human Rights Watch and other organizations said today in a letter to league members. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Crisis in Darfur Press Release