When will an arrest warrant be issued to arrest Bush for what he did during his rule?
From: kasigwa abdalla <abukasigwa@yahoo.com>
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Juddy,
ICC is a form of neo-colonialism, only those who have been brain washed can afford to believe in it. otherwise GW bush and tony Blair should have faced by now!
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Kasigwa Abdalla
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From: Judy Miriga <socioeconomicforum50@gmail.com>
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Subject: [wanabidii] Sudan: ICC Judges Call On USA to Arrest Sudan's Al Bashir
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Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:34 PM
Subject: [wanabidii] Sudan: ICC Judges Call On USA to Arrest Sudan's Al Bashir
Good People !!!
If Taylor was put to face justice at the ICC Hague, all others should face the same, fair justice to all.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson &
Executive Director for
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa
USA
email: jbatec@yahoo.com
Radio Dabanga (Hilversum)
Sudan: ICC Judges Call On USA to Arrest Sudan's Al Bashir
18 September 2013
Sudanese president Omar al Bashir arrives in the southern capital of Juba.
The Hague — The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has called on US authorities to arrest Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir if he travels to the USA. In a statement on Wednesday, the ICC says that "the Pre-Trial Chamber II, informed by the Office of the Prosecutor of Omar Al Bashir's potential travel to the USA, invited the competent US authorities to arrest Omar Al Bashir and surrender him to the Court, in the event he enters their territory".
The Chamber also reminded the US of the two outstanding warrants of arrest issued on 4 March 2009 and 12 July 2010 against Omar Al Bashir for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
"Subsequently, on 6 March 2009 and 21 July 2010, the ICC Registry transmitted requests for the suspect's arrest and surrender to all United Nations Security Council members that are not States Parties to the Rome Statue, including the United States."
The Chamber recalled that non-States Parties may decide to cooperate with the Court on an ad hoc basis. "The USA, as a non-State Party to the Statute, has no obligations vis-à-vis the Court arising from the Statute."
The Chamber noted, however, that the situation in Darfur was referred to the Court by the UNSC and that UNSC Resolution 1593 (2005), while recognising that States not party to the Rome Statute have no obligation under the Statute, "urge all States and concerned regional and other international organizations to cooperate fully" with the Court.
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Sudan: Wanted for War Crimes, Sudan's President Threatens UN Appearance
By Thalif Deen, 18 September 2013
United Nations — Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused of war crimes and genocide in the politically-troubled Darfur region, is apparently planning to visit New York and address the U.N. General Assembly next week.
The proposed visit has triggered outrage among human rights groups and has been rebuffed by the United States.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague "invited the competent U.S. authorities to arrest Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the Court, in the event he enters their territory."
The ICC reminded the United States of the two outstanding arrest warrants issued on Mar. 4, 2009 and July 12, 2010 against al-Bashir for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On Mar. 6, 2009 and Jul. 21, 2010, the ICC Registry transmitted requests for al-Bashir's arrest and surrender to all U.N. Security Council members that are not states parties to the Rome Statue, including the United States.
The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), a global network of civilsociety organisations working to strengthen international cooperation with the ICC, said it is "seriously concerned" by reports that al-Bashir has applied for a visa to attend the 68th session of the General Assembly which begins next Tuesday.
The speakers on opening day include U.S. President Barack Obama.
Al-Bashir is not on the official list released by the United Nations, which is expected to update it to reflect changes, if any.
A Third World diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told IPS that to the best of his knowledge, the United States cannot refuse a visa to a visiting head of government or a visiting delegation because the U.S.-U.N. headquarters agreement calls for the facilitation of delegates participating in U.N. meetings in New York.
William Pace, convenor of the CICC, said while the 1947 U.N. Headquarters Agreement requires the U.S. government to cooperate in the attendance of representatives of governments, the U.S. government did assist in the transfer of fugitive Bosco Ntaganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the ICC in The Hague earlier this year.
Asked for a clarification, U.N. Associate Spokesperson Farhan Haq told IPS, "The question of whether the United States is to grant President al-Bashir a visa to allow him to attend the General Debate [of the General Assembly] is, first and foremost, a matter for the United States to determine, consistent with the applicable rules of international law."
He acknowledged that al-Bashir is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the ICC. "The secretary-general would therefore urge him to cooperate fully with the ICC, consistent with Security Council resolution 1593 (2005), by surrendering himself to the ICC," Haq said.
Pace said, "If al-Bashir comes to the U.N., the Coalition will monitor very closely that U.N. officials and governments respect the principles of 'non-essential contact' with persons subject to international arrest warrants for the worst crimes against humanity."
Asked about the proposed visit, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Powers told reporters she had seen published reports that al-Bashir intends to travel to New York.
"President al-Bashir, as you know, stands accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the ICC," she said. Such a trip "would be deplorable, cynical and hugely inappropriate".
"We would suggest that given that he is under those charges, and that the ICC has indicted him, again, on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity charges, that it would be more appropriate for him to present himself to the ICC and travel to The Hague."
Jose Luis Diaz, head of the U.N. office of Amnesty International, told IPS, "We're looking at the different legal issues involved, which are seemingly complex."
Still, he said, "it would be outrageous for al-Bashir to come to the U.N. to thumb his nose at the international community and essentially mock the victims of the crimes committed in Darfur."
He said there are two ICC arrest warrants outstanding. And as the president of the Assembly of ICC States Parties said, should al-Bashir transit through a state party on his way to New York, that country has the obligation to arrest and surrender him to the ICC.
"What's more, Security Council Resolution 1593 (2005) urges all states and concerned regional and other international organisations to cooperate fully with the court, including in sending suspects to The Hague," said Diaz.
Elise Keppler, associate director of the International Justice Programme at Human Rights Watch, told IPS, "This is an unprecedented situation that raises a range of legal issues. If al-Bashir turns up at the U.N. General Assembly, it will be a brazen challenge to Security Council efforts to promote justice for crimes in Darfur. The last thing the U.N. needs is a visit by an ICC fugitive."
Notably, a number of states have avoided possible visits by al-Bashir to their countries by encouraging him to send other Sudanese officials and making clear he is not welcome, and also sometimes rescheduling, cancelling or relocating meetings, said Keppler.
Pace said members of the Coalition are exploring all legal measures that could be taken by the U.N., the ICC states parties and the U.S. government to secure the arrest and transfer of President al-Bashir to the ICC.
The Coalition will also assist in organising political protests if al-Bashir attends the U.N. General Assembly, he added.
News
Sudan threatens to expel US envoy over visa row
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir during a past African Union meeting. His country has threatened to cut ties with the US following a visa row. PHOTO/AFP
By Mohammed Amin
Posted Wednesday, September 18 2013 at 08:44
In Summary
- Sudan warned that it will expel the US envoy to Khartoum if Washington continues with its hostile policy
- Sudan says United States has no legal right to stop them from attending the UN General Assembly
- US wants President Bashir to face charges before ICC
Sudan has threatened to cut its relations with USA following refusal by the Barack Obama administration to grant President Omar al-Bashir a visa to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly
The Sudanese ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemned the US position, describing it as contempt to Africa leaders, and warned that the country will expel the US envoy to Khartoum if Washington continues with its hostile policy.
The Director for US Affairs in the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al Toum warned that apart from expelling the US envoy to Khartoum, Sudan will also stop the flow of South Sudan's oil through its territories in line with the sanctions which do not permit foreign exports through its territory.
He called for Sudan to be removed from the list of terrorist sponsoring countries and for all economic sanctions to be lifted.
The spokesman of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Abubakr Alsidiq expressed the country's wish to exercise its full right to participate in the highest level meetings at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.
"According to the international laws, the headquarters country, the United States, has no legal right to object to participation of any official from any full member state in the United Nations activities," he said in a statement.
"United States is not morally, politically and legally qualified to provide sermons and advices in respect to the International Humanitarian Law and the human rights under its own known record of war crimes and extermination against people, the last of which was the invasion of Iraq in the year 2003 and the killing of thousands of Iraqis," the spokesperson said.
War crimes
The United States has advised Sudan's President Bashir not to make the trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf asked Mr Bashir to first answer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) which has indicted him for genocide and crimes against humanity.
The two countries have tense diplomatic relations with Washington having placed Khartoum on its list of countries that sponsor terrorism, and has since 1997, imposed economic sanctions on Sudan.
The Hague-based ICC in 2009 and 2010 issued two warrants against Bashir for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region
Sudan is not a member of the ICC and Mr Bashir has so far refused to co-operate with the court.
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The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia)
Liberia: Taylor Counts Days to Final Judgment
18 September 2013
War crimes and crimes against humanity convict, former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor, is, about this time counting the days he has before him to still in his current abode or be sent to Great Britain where a cell is prepared for him.
About three weeks ago, the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone announced that the appeal judgment in his case would be announced on September 26, 2013, which is next Thursday.
The announcement of the Appeal Judgment from The Hague at 11:00 am will mark the conclusion of the trial, which began in June 2007.
94 witnesses testified for the prosecution while 21 testified for the defense, including Charles Taylor himself, over its duration.
It may be recalled that Mr. Taylor who resigned the presidency on August 11, 2003 and arrested in January of 2006 based on the request of the Liberian government was convicted on 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law in connection to his role the Sierra Leonean civil war.
The judges also convicted the former Liberian president of planning, with former RUF leader Sam Bockarie, attacks on Kono, Makeni, and Freetown, which took place in late 1998 and early 1999. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison in May 2012.
But on July 19, 2012, both the prosecution and defense teams filed notices of appeal against the findings of the Trial Chamber on Mr. Taylor's conviction and his sentence.
The prosecution appealed the Trial Chamber conviction on four grounds, including the Chamber's failure to find Mr. Taylor liable for ordering and instigating the commission of crimes, the failure to find him liable for crimes committed in certain location in five districts on the ground that they fell outside the scope of the indictment, as well as the decision to sentence him to a single term of 50 years.
The prosecution originally asked that Mr. Taylor serve an 80 year jail term.
The defense has raised 42 grounds of appeal. The defense disagrees with the findings of the Trial Chamber that Taylor was involved in planning attacks on Kono, Makeni, and Freetown in 1998 and 1999 and that he assisted the commission of crimes by providing medical assistance to rebel forces in Sierra Leone.
The defense also argued that the 50 year jail sentence is "manifestly unreasonable," and that the judges "erred" in their failure to consider Taylor's expression of sympathy as grounds of mitigation.
Concerns were also raised over irregularities in the proceedings based on the statement made by the Alternate Judge El-Hadj Malick Sow that there had been no deliberations among the judges and that Justice Julia Sebutinde's participation in the proceedings after she had already become a judge of the International Court of Justice was improper.
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