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South Africa: Al-Bashir Must Rot in Jail - Malema
News24Wire, 16 June 2015
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party will persuade other African states to make an about-turn on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, ensuring he "rots in jail". Read more »
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South Africa: Tutu Statement on Bashir
Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, 17 June 2015
If the world is to become a fairer, more compassionate, tolerant and peaceful place, it needs institutions such as the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hold those who abuse… Read more »
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Sudan: Bashir and the Double Standard of International Justice
Al Jazeera, 16 June 2015
By leaving South Africa before the High Court judged that he must be detained and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir touched… Read more »
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South Africa: Al-Bashir Returns Home From South Africa
SudaNow, 15 June 2015
President of the Republic, Omar al-Bashir returned home Monday after leading Sudan delegation that participated in the 25th ordinary African Union summit meeting in Johannesburg,… Read more »
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Africa: Zuma Assured AU Al-Bashir Would Not Be Arrested - Mugabe
News24Wire, 16 June 2015
President Jacob Zuma gave the African Union summit assurances that Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir would not be arrested, Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has said. Read more »
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Sudan: Laughter As Court Told Al-Bashir Has Left
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
There were knowing sniggers from the public gallery in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday, when the government's lawyer stood up and explained to a full bench that fugitive from… Read more »
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Sudan: Al-Bashir Arrives in Khartoum to Triumphant Reception
DW, 15 June 2015
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived in the capital Khartoum after he fled South Africa, avoiding arrest. He is wanted for war crimes during a conflict in the Darfur… Read more »
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Africa: Al-Bashir Now Wanted in South Africa
DW, 15 June 2015
The ICC has said it is disappointed by South Africa for not arresting Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. A judge in Pretoria has issued an arrest warrant saying failure to apprehend… Read more »
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South Africa: SA Betrayed Darfur Victims - Amnesty International
News24Wire, 16 June 2015
The South African government's "shocking failure" to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was a betrayal to hundreds of thousands of people killed in the Darfur conflict,… Read more »
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Sudan: Al-Bashir - DA Slams 'Disgraceful' Government
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
The South African government has stooped to a "disgraceful" new low by allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country and violating a court order in the process,… Read more »
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Africa: Govt Allows Bashir to Depart, Dealing Grave Blow to Victims' Rights and International Justice
ICTJ, 15 June 2015
In defiance of a court order, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has departed from South Africa. The South African government allowed his departure, in blatant breach of its… Read more »
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Africa: Al-Bashir Matter 'Derailed' AU Summit
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
The attendance of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir completely derailed the African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg, an analyst said on Monday. Read more »
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South Africa: Bashir Visits SA - and Brings a Constitutional Crisis With Him
ISS, 15 June 2015
From the moment Omar al-Bashir's plane landed on South African soil there was always going to be trouble: diplomatic trouble; legal trouble; public relations trouble. And in his… Read more »
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Sudan: No Official Confirmation Al-Bashir Has Left - Govt Lawyer
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
There was no official confirmation that Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has left the country, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Monday. Read more »
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Sudan: Al-Bashir Judgment Not Pointless - ICC Lawyer
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
Even if Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has fled South Africa, a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria compelling the state to arrest him is not pointless, a lawyer from the… Read more »
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South Africa: Bashir Escape - 'Sad Day for South Africa, A Blow to the Rule of Law'
Dabanga, 15 June 2015
The narrow escape of President Omar Al Bashir fleeing from an immediate arrest and possible hand-over to the International Criminal Court has stirred international anger. Read more »
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South Africa: Six Questions On Al Bashir Escaping Arrest in South Africa
Dabanga, 15 June 2015
The world has never come closer to the international arrest of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir as today. Sudan has never been closer to a regime change since 1989. And it will… Read more »
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Sudan: U.S. Embassy Warns its Citizens in Sudan Over Al Bashir Case
Dabanga, 15 June 2015
On Sunday night, the United States Department of State and its embassy in Khartoum released press statements, expressing their concerns about President Omar Al Bashir's travel to… Read more »
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South Africa: Al Bashir Narrowly Escapes Arrest in South Africa
Dabanga, 15 June 2015
President Omar Al Bashir has left South Africa hours before he would have been arrested on an international arrest warrant. The South African High Court in Pretoria just now… Read more »
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Sudan: Bashir Returns Home, Defying Court Order
Al Jazeera, 15 June 2015
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has returned to his country, defying a South African judge's effort to prevent his departure on the basis of an International Criminal Court (ICC)… Read more »
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South Africa: Plane Bashir Leaving South Africa Against Court Order
Dabanga, 15 June 2015
UPDATE 13:12 - Journalists in Waterkloof Defense airport of South Africa, say the plane with Sudan president Omar Al Bashir has left the country against court orders some minutes… Read more »
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Sudan: Why South Africa Let Bashir Get Away
Al Jazeera, 15 June 2015
A provisional court order was issued on Sunday to prevent Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa where he had been attending the African Union (AU) summit. This… Read more »
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South Africa: Bringing Omar Al-Bashir to Justice
GroundUp, 15 June 2015
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »
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South Sudan: Bashir - What You Need to Know
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
The South African government has been put in a tight position following a call by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir arrested during… Read more »
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South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa, Dodging Arrest
allAfrica, 15 June 2015
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan flew out of South Africa on Monday, hours before a court ordered his arrest on the charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity he… Read more »
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Africa: Sudan's Al-Bashir Leaves South Africa, Flouting Court Order
DW, 15 June 2015
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly left South Africa en route for home. His departure came as a South African court prepared to rule on whether he could be arrested… Read more »
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Sudan: Al-Bashir Has Left SA - Reports
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
The SA government seems to think Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir is still in the country, but according to a tweet by a prominent journalist his plane has taken off. Read more »
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Sudan: Newspaper Wrap - Al-Bashir Caused 'Unprecedented Diplomatic Crisis'
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
Monday newspapers devoted front pages to reports on Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, with editors describing the drama around his arrival in South Africa as an "unprecedented… Read more »
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Sudan: Al-Bashir Not Allowed to Leave SA
News24Wire, 14 June 2015
South Africa will try to ensure that all points of entry and exit are told of Sunday's court order preventing the departure of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, until an… Read more »
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South Africa: Five Ports of Entry Didn't Get Al-Bashir Court Order
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
Five ports of entry had not confirmed receipt of an interim order that Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was not allowed to leave the country, the High Court in Pretoria heard on… Read more »
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South Sudan: SA Cannot Arrest Bashir Until AU Summit Declared Over
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir cannot be arrested while Sandton, the area hosting the African Union summit, is still under the jurisdiction of the organisation, the South… Read more »
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Sudan: Over 95 000 Sign Online Petition for Al-Bashir Arrest
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
Over 95 000 people have already signed an online petition launched early Monday calling on the South African government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, campaign… Read more »
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Africa: South Africa - Seeking Implementation of the Rome Statute
SALC, 15 June 2015
SALC is seeking implementation of an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir who arrived in South Africa for the African Union (AU) summit taking place in Johannesburg… Read more »
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South Africa: Court to Decide On Arrest of Sudan's Bashir
DW, 15 June 2015
A South African court is to rule on whether Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir can be arrested for war crimes while in South Africa for an AU summit. But his officials say he is due… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: The West Can Keep Its ICC . . .
The Herald, 15 June 2015
From time immemorial Africans have been given a raw deal by Westerners from time of the Trans-Antlantic Slave Trade to colonialism and now neo-colonialism manifest in several… Read more »
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Africa: ICC Slammed Over Al-Bashir
The Herald, 15 June 2015
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, yesterday expressed shock at the interim order granted by the High Court in Pretoria, that sought to prevent Sudan… Read more »
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South Africa: Parliament On Court Application to Have President Al Bashir Arrested
Govt of SA, 15 June 2015
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Siphosezwe Masango, has voiced concerns on the court application to the North Gauteng High… Read more »
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South Africa: Pending Court Application to Have President Al Bashir Arrested Concerns Committee
Parliament of South Africa, 15 June 2015
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Siphosezwe Masango, has voiced concerns on the court application to the North Gauteng High… Read more »
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South Africa: International Law Violated Once, Twice, Three Times - Analyst
News24Wire, 16 June 2015
South Africa had violated international law not once but at least three times with its treatment of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, said Professor Bonita Meyersfeld from the… Read more »
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South Africa: Govt Must Investigate Al-Bashir's Departure - Court
News24Wire, 15 June 2015
The South African government must investigate the departure of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday, as the High Court in Pretoria ruled that he should, in fact, have been… Read more »
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South Africa: Bashir Flees South Africa - Report
allAfrica, 15 June 2015
President Omar al-Bashir left the African Union summit early on Monday and flew out of South Africa from Pretoria's main air force base, a leading South African military… Read more »
Sudan's Bashir Escapes Arrest in South Africa
A South African court ordered the government to detain President Omar al-Bashir on Monday. But he had already left an African Union summit in a hurry, flying out of a South African government-controlled airforce base in defiance of the court's orders.
President Bashir of Sudan, right, with his peers, including, from left Presidents Robert Mugabe and Jacob Zuma.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Sudan President Omar Hassan al Bashir examine documents at the African Union Summit in South Africa.
Documents
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14 June 2015
Situation in Darfur, Sudan in The Case of the Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir
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- International Criminal Court
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The text of a decision of the International Criminal Court issued on the day the President of Sudan arrived in South Africa for an African Union ... see more »
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visiting Kenya for the promulgation of its new constitution.
InFocus
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An NGO is "strongly considering" bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country. Read more »
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The International Criminal Court has expressed frustration over an apparent lack of support from the UN in bringing President Omar Al-Bashir to face genocide and war crimes ... Read more »
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The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has cancelled his planned trip to the United States thus averting an awkward an embarrassing situation to the United Nations and the ... Read more »
