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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday convicted Ali Kushayb, the former Sudanese military chief, of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the massacres in Darfur in 2003 and 2004. Guilty verdicts included war crimes of torture, murder and rape, and crimes against humanity on political and ethnic grounds.
The ICC Trial Chamber found that Kushayb, as a senior commander in the Janjaweed militia, played a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in Darfur conflict. During trial, the court heard from 56 witnesses who described razed villages, mass executions and gang rapes used as weapons of war. Three ICC judges unanimously found Kushayb guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Sentencing will take place at a later date, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The verdict marks the first conviction of a Darfur war crimes offender. Three other former officials are still wanted on war-crime charges in the Hague, including former president Omar al-Bashir, who is in Sudanese custody on separate domestic charges.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed the ruling, stating: “The convictions of Ali Kushayb represent an important acknowledgment of the enormous suffering endured by the victims of his heinous crimes, as well as a first measure of long overdue redress for them, and their loved ones.”
In 2003, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement branded themselves as a political and military movement representing popular resistance from marginalized areas in response to the ethnic and tribal wars against non-Arab groups. From April 2003 to April 2004, the rebel forces carried out armed operations against Government of Sudan (GoS) forces.
To counter the insurgency, the GoS selectively recruited, funded, trained, and armed members of Arab tribes into the Janjaweed militia, adopting an “all-out campaign” policy against the rebels. Acting under direct instructions from the GoS, the Janjaweed targeted non-Arab armed groups that had risen up in response to Darfur’s longstanding political and economic marginalization.
In March 2005, the UN Security Council mandated the ICC to investigate alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes that took place during the Darfur civil war. The Rome Statute gives the ICC jurisdiction to prosecute serious international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Conflicts in Sudan are ongoing. The Janjaweed, now known as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, have fought a civil war with the Sudanese army since April 2023. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has continued to escalate and has been described as one of the most dire current crisis globally.
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The ICC Trial Chamber found that Kushayb, as a senior commander in the Janjaweed militia, played a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in Darfur conflict. During trial, the court heard from 56 witnesses who described razed villages, mass executions and gang rapes used as weapons of war. Three ICC judges unanimously found Kushayb guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Sentencing will take place at a later date, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The verdict marks the first conviction of a Darfur war crimes offender. Three other former officials are still wanted on war-crime charges in the Hague, including former president Omar al-Bashir, who is in Sudanese custody on separate domestic charges.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed the ruling, stating: “The convictions of Ali Kushayb represent an important acknowledgment of the enormous suffering endured by the victims of his heinous crimes, as well as a first measure of long overdue redress for them, and their loved ones.”
In 2003, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement branded themselves as a political and military movement representing popular resistance from marginalized areas in response to the ethnic and tribal wars against non-Arab groups. From April 2003 to April 2004, the rebel forces carried out armed operations against Government of Sudan (GoS) forces.
To counter the insurgency, the GoS selectively recruited, funded, trained, and armed members of Arab tribes into the Janjaweed militia, adopting an “all-out campaign” policy against the rebels. Acting under direct instructions from the GoS, the Janjaweed targeted non-Arab armed groups that had risen up in response to Darfur’s longstanding political and economic marginalization.
In March 2005, the UN Security Council mandated the ICC to investigate alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes that took place during the Darfur civil war. The Rome Statute gives the ICC jurisdiction to prosecute serious international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Conflicts in Sudan are ongoing. The Janjaweed, now known as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, have fought a civil war with the Sudanese army since April 2023. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has continued to escalate and has been described as one of the most dire current crisis globally.
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