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Genocide Arrest Warrant for Bashir: Take Action

Genocide Arrest Warrant for Bashir: Take Action July 13th, 2010 by Martha Heinemann Bixby 1. Send a message to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a second warrant for the arrest of … Continue reading

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Sudanese vigil at the Sudanese Embassy today

Sudanese Diaspora leaders led a vigil at the Sudanese Embassy today, thanking the ICC and Ocampo and urging the US government to act for Darfur.  Some photos are below.

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“A Helpful Step”: US Government Response to ICC indictment

The White House, State Department, US Mission to the UN and members of Congress all responded to the ICC arrest warrant today.  In general, the statements were, well, nice and general.  It’s almost like the government was caught by surprise.  … Continue reading

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White House, George Clooney weigh in on ICC

From the White House: “The White House believes those that have committed atrocities should be held accountable,” Gibbs told reporters. “We would urge restraint on the part of all parties including the government of Sudan. “Further violence against civilian Sudanese … Continue reading

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ICC: Arrest Warrant Decision March 4th

The ICC pre-trial chamber today released a statement: NOTING the “Prosecution’s Application under Article 58” (“the Prosecution Application”) filed by the Prosecution on 14 July 2008 in the record of the Darfur situation, whereby a request was made for the … Continue reading

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Is he or isn’t he: Bashir’s status as a war criminal…

Michelle at Stop Genocide does a great blog round-up (I say great because she’s great, but also because she includes yours truly):  Stop Genocide – Change.org: The Blog-O-Sphere Responds to the ICC Leaks (Alternate Title: Blogging Rulz). In response to … Continue reading

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