ADVOCATES CHEER AL-BASHIR WARRANT -- Human rights groups from around the world cheered the issue of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the Intenational Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity. "The ICC represents the best hope for justice for the victims of Darfur," Dismas Nkunda of the International Refugee Rights Initiative said in a statement released by the Justice for Darfur coalition. "The international community must ensure that Sudan complies with its obligation to cooperate with the ICC, including by handing over anyone subject to an arrest warrant." Bashir has long been a target for rights advocates' ire over the brutal violence that continues to unfold in the Darfur region.
Rights & Wrongs: Sierra Leone, Sudan, Women of Courage and More
