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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 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 rebel leader appears before ICC
May 19, 2009
[JURIST] Sudanese rebel leader Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials] appeared before the International Criminal Court [official website] on Monday to deny his responsibility for war crimes committed in Darfur [JURIST news archive]. Abu Garda is accused [press release] of orchestrating a September 2....... [more]

Sudan court sentences rebels to death for 2008 attack on Khartoum
April 22, 2009
[JURIST] A Sudanese court on Wednesday sentenced 11 members of the Darfur [JURIST news archive] rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) [advocacy website; BBC backgrounder] to death by hanging for their involvement in a 2008 attack on Khartoum [BBC report]. Out of seven other defendants....... [more]

Egypt joins calls for ICC to delay Bashir warrant
February 22, 2009
[JURIST] Egypt on Sunday called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to delay issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for a least a year, in order to allow peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel....... [more]

Sudan official again calls for UN to delay Bashir ICC indictment
February 6, 2009
[JURIST] Sudan reissued a request to the UN Security Council Thursday to delay for one year war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for alleged genocide in Darfur. International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-....... [more]

China warns ICC action in Darfur would be 'disastrous'
January 8, 2009
[JURIST] The Chinese government on Wednesday warned that pressing war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in the International Criminal Court (ICC) would have"disastrous" consequences on the implementation of a peace process....... [more]

Sudan man charged with aiding ICC war crimes investigation
December 22, 2008
'[JURIST] A Sudanese man charged with aiding an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of a Darfur war crimes suspect appeared in court Monday. Mohamed Alsary Ibrahim is charged with working to overthrow the constitutional government, waging....... [more]

ICC judges seek more information on arrest warrant requests for Sudan rebels
December 11, 2008
'[JURIST] Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday asked the office of Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for additional materials supporting its request for arrest warrants for rebel leaders in SudanĀ?s Darfur region. Pre-Trial....... [more]

ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Darfur rebel leaders
November 20, 2008
'[JURIST] Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday formally asked ICC judges to issue arrest warrants for the leaders of rebel groups in Sudan''s Darfur region. Ocampo had said last Friday at a meeting of....... [more]



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