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ICC urges Sudan to surrender Darfur war crimes suspects
April 26, 2008
[JURIST] ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] on Saturday called on the government of Sudan to arrest and surrender two war crimes suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website]. In a statement [text] noting that arrest warrants [JURIST report].... [more] 
Chad president pardons 'Darfur orphans' airlift workers
March 31, 2008
[JURIST] Chadian President Idriss Deby [official website, in French; BBC profile] Monday officially pardoned six French aid workers convicted in Chad in December of attempting to kidnap [JURIST reports] 103 African children. The six were handed over [JURIST report] to French custody in December to.... [more]
Chad judicial council OKs pardon for 'Darfur orphan' airlift workers
March 28, 2008
[JURIST] Chad's Higher Judicial Council on Friday recommended that Chadian President Idriss Deby [official website, in French; BBC profile] pardon six French aid workers convicted in Chad in December of attempting to kidnap [JURIST reports] 103 African children. Deby said earlier this month that.... [more]
Sudan army violated human rights in Darfur attacks: UN report
March 20, 2008
[JURIST] Attacks carried out by the Sudanese Army in four Darfur villages earlier this year constituted human rights violations, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released Thursday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) [official website]. The attacks, ostensibly meant.... [more]
Chad president may pardon 'Darfur orphan' airlift workers within month
March 7, 2008
[JURIST] Chadian President Idriss Deby [official website, in French; BBC profile] said Thursday that he may pardon six French aid workers convicted in Chad in December of attempting to kidnap [JURIST reports] 103 African children within a month. In February, Deby said that he is prepared to pardon.... [more]
Chad president considering pardon of 'Darfur orphan' airlift workers
February 7, 2008
[JURIST] Chadian President Idriss Deby said Thursday that he is prepared to pardon [recorded audio, in French] six aid workers convicted in Chad in December of attempting to kidnap [JURIST reports] 103 African children. In an interview with Europe-1 radio, Deby said that he was willing to issue a.... [more]
Bush signs Sudan divestment bill
December 31, 2007
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush Monday signed [official statement] a bill intended to pressure Sudan to stop the violence in Darfur [JURIST news archive] by allowing US states and local governments to sever investment links to Sudan without penalty under federal or state law. Under the Sudan.... [more]
French aid workers involved in Chad 'Darfur orphans' case return to France
December 28, 2007
[JURIST] Six French aid workers were flown back to France Friday after they were sentenced to eight years of hard labor [JURIST report] by a Chadian court earlier in the week for attempting to kidnap 103 African children. The workers, affiliated with the Zoe's Ark [advocacy website] charity, were.... [more]
France requests transfer of aid workers sentenced in Chad 'Darfur orphans' case
December 27, 2007
[JURIST] The French Foreign Ministry Thursday formally requested [official press release, in French] that Chadian authorities transfer six French aid workers to a French prison, one day after the workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor [JURIST report] by a Chadian court for attempting.... [more]
French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Chad 'Darfur orphans' case
December 26, 2007
[JURIST] Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor Wednesday after being convicted in a Chadian court for attempting to kidnap 103 African children [JURIST report]. The six, affiliated with the Zoe's Ark [advocacy website] charity, claimed that they were attempting to.... [more]
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