Arrest Warrant for Defense Minister is Good. But...
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2011 RIGHTS GROUP CALLS NEW ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR SUDAN GOVT LEADER MODEST BUT INSUFFICENT STEP Seeks U.S. Leadership for True Justice in Sudan (Washington, DC) – United to End Genocide President Tom Andrews released the following statement today in response to the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant for Sudanese Defense Minister General Abdulrahim Mohamed Hussein, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur: “The ICC’s action is a modest but insufficient step toward holding perpetrators accountable for heinous crimes they have committed against the people of Darfur. The fact remains that the worst perpetrators that are wanted by the ICC continue to commit these crimes with impunity and travel freely around the world. Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir and his cronies continue to commit atrocities that hav...