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ICC issues arrest warrant for Gaddafi and two aides for crimes against humanity. http://is.gd/yW0T4T
ICC issues arrest warrant for Gaddafi and two aides for crimes against humanity. http://is.gd/yW0T4T
African civil society against AU decision to withdraw cooperation with the ICC arrest warrant.
Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights, argued recently, any attempt to view the two sides as "equally responsible" is an absurdity: one is a lightly-armed militia, effectively operating underground in occupied territory – the other the most powerful army in the region, able to pinpoint and pulverise targets with some of the most sophisticated weaponry in the world.
Hassan al-Turabi, the Sudanese opposition leader, has been released from prison, having been detained for two months after he called on Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, to hand himself over to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
"He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch."
Charges against Al-Bashir could include war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Prosecutor is to submit evidence on Monday, which could lead to an arrest warrant being issued.