Sudan: ICC Considers New War Crimes Charges On Darfur

13 December 2012

New York — The International Criminal Court's (ICC) second prosecutor, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, submitted a statement to the UN Security Council announcing she may include new war crimes charges against Sudanese officials over the conflict in Darfur, on Thursday, 13 December.

These crimes, according to the prosecutor are: "thwarting delivery of humanitarian aid, attacks on UNAMID peacekeepers as well as bombardments and other direct attacks on civilian populations".

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