This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Under a scorching sun on a March morning in 2004, more than 100 arrested villagers lay face-down on the ground outside a police station in Darfur. Many were blindfolded, with their hands tied.
The court has indicted other suspects for Darfur crimes – including former Sudan president Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of masterminding a genocide to Darfur – but it has not yet succeeded in bringing any of the others to trial, despite promises of co-operation by the government that replaced Mr. al-Bashir after he was ousted in a wave of street protests last year.
Progress in the Darfur prosecutions, after more than a decade of delays, could be a crucial asset for the international court as it tries to fend off the latest attack by U.S. President Donald Trump. Justice for Darfur has been a popular cause in the United States, endorsed by Hollywood celebrities such as George Clooney and a range of activist groups and human-rights organizations.
Last Thursday, the Trump administration announced that it will impose sanctions – including asset freezes and travel restrictions – against the ICC officials who are investigating alleged U.S. crimes such as torture and rape in Afghanistan and in foreign detention centres for Afghan detainees. The court said it profoundly regretted the “coercive actions” by the U.S. “An attack on the ICC also represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes, for many of whom the court represents the last hope for justice,” it said.
It's unfortunate that the US never signed up to participate in the ICC. Of course, if they had, it would have left any number US presidents vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes, genocide, or crimes against humanity.
Seems they are getting tired of prosecuting African genocidal murders so of course they want to go after the US because of Trump, seems the US military is just as bad... Thankfully Trump is starting to pull troops out of Europe so they can defend themselves as in never...
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