Finally, the world is starting to recognize the dire situation in Darfur. After the deaths of hundreds of thousands and the displacement of millions, the international community is finally starting to take some action. Today, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for war crimes in Darfur.
The warrants were issued for Sudan’s former state minister of interior Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed militia commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman.
The list of crimes for which they are accused are indicative of the brutality and depravity of those perpetrating these attacks:
Judges said there were “reasonable grounds to believe” the two were responsible for murder, rape, and torture, as well as the forced displacement of villagers, and other war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, the court said.
Of course, Sudan’s government has no intention of cooperating but, at least we are now seeing this genocide be labeled the criminal act it is.
It is also interesting to not that, while 104 nations support the International Criminal Court, Russia, China and the United States do not.
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