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Charges of Darfur genocide pose no threat to Sudanese leader's rule
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is expected to seek an arrest warrant today charging President Omar al-Bashir with orchestrating violence in Darfur that has left hundreds of thousands of people dead since 2003. (article 8)
Al-Bashir huddled with Cabinet ministers and advisers yesterday, weighing how the government would respond to any action taken by the ICC. (article 8)
China's U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya, whose nation is an ally of Sudan, said that bringing charges against al-Bashir could jeopardize peace talks and put peacekeepers and humanitarian aid workers in Darfur at greater risk. (article 12)
The court, which began work in 2002, has no enforcement arm and relies on governments to act as its police force. (article 9)
The streets of Khartoum were calm on Tuesday a day after Sudan became the first country to have its president indicted for genocide by a permanent international court. (article 7)
The ICC's prosecutor presented evidence on atrocities in Darfur on Monday that he said showed Omar al Bashir was responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur (article 11)
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the country's president for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur, according to reports (article 14)
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Sudan, Darfur, Bashir, ICC, Sudanese |
Source articles
- Sudan president charged with genocide (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 646 words)
- Arrest Is Sought of Sudan Leader in Genocide Case (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 861 words)
- Charged With Genocide (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 429 words)
- Catching a War Criminal in the Act (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 620 words)
- Doing the right thing for Darfur (L.A. Times, 07/15/2008, 815 words)
- Justice in Sudan not same as peace (boston.com, 07/16/2008, 663 words)
- ICC move could fuel Sudan instability (ft.com, 07/15/2008, 838 words)
- Sudan's ruling party warns of more violence in Darfur - (baltimoresun.com, 07/15/2008, 169 words)
- Tribunal indicts Sudan's leader - (baltimoresun.com, 07/15/2008, 362 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/15/2008, 546 words)
- Sudan president charged with genocide (ft.com, 07/14/2008, 64 words)
- War crimes charge sought for Sudanese leader - (baltimoresun.com, 07/15/2008, 278 words)
- Why Darfur Still Bleeds (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 749 words)
- Sudan calls meeting over 'genocide charge' (CNN, 07/13/2008, 35 words)
- A look at genocide charges against Sudan president (L.A. Times, 07/15/2008, 247 words)
- Rights group fears Sudanese backlash (CNN, 07/15/2008, 32 words)
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