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AU Summit: Malawi Stands with Darfur Victims – Government Won’t Host Summit if al-Bashir Attends

12 June, 2012

Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, continues to impress. See the latest press release from African civil society organisations regarding Malawi’s decision not to host the AU Summit. The Summit will now be hosted at the AU Headquarters in Ethiopia, which is not a Rome Statute signatory. (Johannesburg, June 8, 2012) –The Malawi …» Read More

Al-Bashir and the Malawi AU Summit – Will President Banda Stand her Ground?

7 May, 2012

With just over two months before the 19th African Union Summit kicks off in Malawi, it is being asked whether Malawi will allow indicted Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir, to attend the Summit. It has been reported that Africa’s newest president, Joyce Banda, does not want to host Bashir and has asked the AU …» Read More

Non-compliance with Rome Statute obligations becoming common place – Al-Bashir in Chad … again

11 August, 2011

Richard Goldstone believes that “the most serious threat to the credibility, and indeed the very essence, of the Tribunals has come from politically inspired delays in the arrest of indicted war criminals.” Indicted Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, is testament to this statement. In the past year he has certainly put his …» Read More

Sudan: Bashir Takes Responsibility

21 April, 2011

London – Sudan’s president on Wednesday accepted responsibility for the Darfur conflict but accused the International Criminal Court of conducting a “campaign of lies”, the Guardian reported.» Read More

Sudan: Malawi’s CHRR add voice for Zambia to arrest Al-Bashir

14 December, 2010

Malawi’s leading human rights campaigners have added their voice in a letter by African civil society organization that the Zambian government should make clear that President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan will be arrested if he travels there this week.» Read More