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Trying Sudanese President Poses Unique Challenges
The International Criminal Court has charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur. Stephen Rapp, prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, explains the challenges of trying government leaders for their actions in office.
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The International Criminal Court has charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur. Stephen Rapp, prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, explains the challenges of trying government leaders for their actions in office.
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ICC prosecutor vows to prosecute crimes by Darfur rebelsAFP - International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo vowed Thursday to prosecute Darfur rebel commanders alleged responsible for the killing of 10 African Union (AU) troops in the Sudanese region last year.
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Prosecutor denies political timing in Darfur caseAP - The International Criminal Court's issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudan's president on genocide charges was not timed to the court's 10th anniversary celebration three days later, the prosecutor said Thursday.
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China boosts peacekeepers in DarfurAFP - A new company of Chinese engineers deployed to Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur on Thursday, boosting the number of UN-led peacekeeping troops to 8,000, a mission spokeswoman said.
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Khartoum, Sudan's Cosmopolitan Epicenter
Sudan's burgeoning capital city, Khartoum, is a microcosm of the nation. Locals migrate to this desert oasis from every region of the country. It's cosmopolitan, like London, and is Sudan's center for jobs and infrastructure. But it is soaking up precious resources that are needed elsewhere in Sudan, like Darfur.
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Sudan's burgeoning capital city, Khartoum, is a microcosm of the nation. Locals migrate to this desert oasis from every region of the country. It's cosmopolitan, like London, and is Sudan's center for jobs and infrastructure. But it is soaking up precious resources that are needed elsewhere in Sudan, like Darfur.
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Sudan's Bashir could escape war crimes indictment
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's president, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur, might escape war crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys said on Wednesday.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sudan's president, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur, might escape war crimes charges if he brings to justice two men suspected of mass killings, Western envoys said on Wednesday.
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Attacks on peacekeepers in Darfur will be investigated by ICC, says Prosecutor
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today that attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region will be investigated by the Court.
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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today that attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region will be investigated by the Court.
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Chinese engineers arrive to support joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur
A company of 172 Chinese engineers arrived today in Nyala in South Darfur to join the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Sudan's troubled western region.
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A company of 172 Chinese engineers arrived today in Nyala in South Darfur to join the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Sudan's troubled western region.
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Darfur War Crimes Charges Meet Opposition
African envoys seek to help Sudan's president dodge prosecution in a global court.
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African envoys seek to help Sudan's president dodge prosecution in a global court.
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China paper decries Sudan's Bashir arrest move
Reuters - An international prosecutor could "pour oil on fire" by seeking to arrest Sudan's president, China's top official newspaper said, amplifying Beijing's opposition to pursuing charges of genocide in Darfur.
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Reuters - An international prosecutor could "pour oil on fire" by seeking to arrest Sudan's president, China's top official newspaper said, amplifying Beijing's opposition to pursuing charges of genocide in Darfur.
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