The International Criminal Court's prosecutor, Karim Khan QC, addressed the UN Security Council, highlighting the dire situation in Darfur and urging accountability for war crimes. The United States announced concrete action through the War Crimes Rewards Program. The ICC prosecutor believes both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces are committing war crimes in Darfur. Bipartisan resolutions condemning the violence in Sudan have been issued by representatives in the US. The situation in Darfur involves widespread sexual violence, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing.
CHM @RepMcCaul, RM @RepGregoryMeeks, Sbcmte on Africa CHM @RepJames, RM @RepSaraJacobs, @RepYoungKim, and @RepDanKildee issued the following statement on their bipartisan resolution condemning violence in Sudan causing widespread sexual violence, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing. https://t.co/5jfEmxX8GJ
Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group are committing war crimes in Darfur, says the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor. https://t.co/DOFsCYL0oq
The International Criminal Court’s (#ICC) prosecutor says his “clear finding” is that there are grounds to believe both #Sudan’s armed forces and paramilitary rivals are committing crimes in the western Darfur region during the country’s current conflict. https://t.co/zUXqCeOrWu
Based on "clear assessments", there are grounds to believe that Rome Statute crimes are being committed by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and affiliated groups, the @IntlCrimCourt Prosector told the Security Council Monday https://t.co/OBjGVloYxV
Representatives @RepGregoryMeeks, @RepMcCaul, @RepSaraJacobs, @RepJames, @RepDanKildee and @RepYoungKim issue statement upon introduction of a bipartisan resolution condemning the continued violence in Sudan: https://t.co/Glb6QoFoEm
The International Criminal Court prosecutor suggests there may be more criminal charges for the renewed atrocities in Darfur. None too soon. https://t.co/9wl4k0Yv6C
ICC prosecutor believes warring parties committing war crimes in Darfur https://t.co/NbDMckpLvl https://t.co/I29ofCjVsi
The situation is Darfur is “dire by any metric”, @IntlCrimCourt Prosecutor @KarimKhanQC told the UN Security Council, urging ambassadors not to lose sight of the individual human stories amid the millions affected by the brutal crimes and war Our story ➡️ https://t.co/OBjGVloYxV https://t.co/iPdiDh2dXc
We must hold those responsible for war crimes in Sudan to account. Today, the United States announced concrete action towards this goal through our War Crimes Rewards Program. https://t.co/uUjq0fTstS