Darfur: Civil Society Organizations submit letters to UN, EU and The International Criminal Co
15 December 2011
Civil Society Organizations urge UN, EU, AU and AL
to help ICC implement UNSC resolution 1593
Your Excellency,
UN Security Council referred the investigation of atrocity crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court in March 2005 (Resolution 1593). Since then The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, conducted investigations which resulted in the indictment of 7 people including Darfur movement leaders and the president of The Sudan.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants for the arrest of Sudan's president and other senior government officials. To date, none has appeared before the Court. The Court does not have the ability to arrest them. It is the responsibility of the member states of the United Nation to honour the resolution adopted by The Security Council.
We thank the Chief Prosecutor for his efforts during the last nine years and we are looking forward to cooperating with the new Chief Prosecutor of the court in relation to the situation in Darfur, the Sudan.
We the undersigned civil society organizations urge member states of The United Nation, the European Union, the African Union and the Arab League to fully cooperate with The International Criminal Court to implement its mandate and prosecute those indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur.
The undersigned:
A.I, Secretary-General
Kassab Refugee Camp, Kuttum, Sudan
Hussain Begira, Chair person
Darfur Union, UK & Ireland
Abdelbagi Jibril, Executive Director
Darfur Relief & Documentation Centre, Switzerland
Ahmed M. Mohamedain
Darfur Union, The Netherlands
Adeeb Yousif, Executive Director
Darfur Reconciliation and Development Organization (DRDO), USA
ISSA TAHAR
Darfourie Association in French (ACDF), France
Mohammed Esmail, Executive Director
Darfur Committee Association (DCA), South Africa
Abdelhadi Abakr, Chairman
Darfur Call, The Netherlands
Ahmed Haroun, Chairman
Darfur Association, Norway
Sabir Abu Saadia
Darfur Solidarity Group, South Africa,
Mahjob Abdalla
Darfur Diaspora Association – Canada
Abdalmageed S. Haroun, Chairperson
Human Rights & Advocacy Network for Democracy (HAND), USA
Mohamed A Muhagir, Financial secretary
Association of Darfur Reporters and Journalists, Netherlands
Niemat Ahmadi, President and Founder
Darfur Women Action Group, USA
Abdelaazim Tabag, Secretary of Communications
Darfur Association, Belgium
Mohamed Suleiman
Darfuri Activist, California, U.S.A
Mohamed Adam Al-hassan, Executive Director
Social Peace Initiative for Darfur (SPID), Netherlands
Mustafa Siry Suliman
Journalist, Manchester UK
Gibril Hamid
Darfur Friedens- und Entwicklungs-Zentrum, Switzerland
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