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Somalia, Afghanistan ranked most corrupt countries in annual survey
November 20, 2009

[JURIST] The conflict-ravaged nations of Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan, and Iraq rank among the world's most corrupt, according to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) [text; press release] prepared by Transparency International (TI) [advocacy website]. The index, released Tuesday, ran....... [more]

Sudan political parties accuse each other of voter fraud ahead of 2010 elections
November 8, 2009

[JURIST] Rival political parties in Sudan [JURIST news archive] have accused each other of fraud, torture, intimidation, and sabotage as voters began registing Sunday for the first democratic multi-party elections in almost a quarter of a century, slated for April of next year. The dominant National....... [more]

ICC concludes charges hearing for alleged Sudanese rebel leader
October 31, 2009

[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Friday completed the confirmation of charges hearing [press release] against Sudanese war crimes suspect Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials]. During the hearing, prosecutors alleged that Abu Garda controlled rebel forces during....... [more]

ICC president cites oustanding arrest warrants as biggest challenge to tribunal
October 30, 2009

[JURIST] Outstanding arrest warrants are the "biggest obstacle" facing the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website], President Sang-Hyun Song [official profile] told [speech, PDF; press release] the UN General Assembly [official website] Thursday. In particular, Song discussed the case....... [more]

Military judges grant continuances in Guantanamo detainee cases
October 22, 2009

[JURIST] Two Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] military judges on Wednesday granted continuances for prosecutors in the cases of two Sudanese detainees allegedly involved with al Qaeda. Noor Uthman Mohammed [DOD materials; charge sheet, PDF], who is accused of working as a weapons instructor and....... [more]

ICC begins Sudan rebel leader preliminary hearing
October 19, 2009

[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Monday commenced the confirmation of charges hearing against Sudanese war crimes suspect and rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials], the first suspect to appear before the ICC in regards to the Darfur [JURIST news arc....... [more]

Sudan court again sentences 4 men to death for murder of USAID workers
October 12, 2009

[JURIST] A Sudanese court again sentenced four men to death on Monday for the January 2008 murder of two US Agency for International Development (USAID) [official website] employees. The men were previously convicted [JURIST report] and sentenced to death in June for the murders of John Granville an....... [more]

Second Circuit dismisses Sudan human rights suit against oil explorers
October 3, 2009

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that a lawsuit against Canadian oil exploration company Talisman Energy [corporate website] for alleged human rights violations in Sudan should be dismissed. The court affirmed the lower court's fi....... [more]

Hague arbitration court redraws Sudan oil region boundaries
July 22, 2009

[JURIST] The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) [official website] in The Hague issued an order [text, PDF; materials] Wednesday redrawing boundaries of Sudan's oil-producing Abyei region. The borders of the region had been disputed by the country's southern Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM)....... [more]

Uganda to arrest al-Bashir under ICC warrant if he enters country
July 13, 2009

[JURIST] Ugandan officials announced Monday that they plan to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on war crimes charges if he enters the country, pursuant to an International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] warrant [JURIST news archive]. The announceme....... [more]

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