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Darfur (Part II): Ctd Media Coverage and Reactions to Prosecutor's

28 Feb 2007

Dear All,

Please find below a digest of continued media coverage on and
reactions to (Part II) the ICC Prosecutor's submission of an
application to Pre-Trial Chamber I, requesting that the Chamber issue
summonses for Ahmad Muhammad Harun and Ali Muhammad Ali Abdal-Rahman
to appear before the Court for initial proceedings concerning the
situation in Darfur:

A. MINISTER HARUN DEFENDS HIMSELF: Returning from Jordan for a
medical visit, State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmed
Mohammed Harun, defended himself against the ICC allegations, calling
them "political pressure." "I don't feel any guilt because I was
doing my job as an official in accordance with the constitution and
the law," Harun told the independent newspaper Al-Watan. "I can
defend myself and I am not worried at all," he added. Asked how he
felt about the case in an interview with Sudanese newspaper Akhbar al-
Youm, Haroun referring to Saddam Hussein's "steadfast attitude" on
the day of his execution. AFP adds that President al-Bashir's
National Congress Party rejected the Court's announcement as the
latest evidence of what it termed a Western-engineered "conspiracy"
against Khartoum.

B. EX-SUDAN PM: GOVT RESISTS U.N. DUE TO ICC BUT MUST BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE: The Associated Press reports that Former Prime Minister
Sadiq al-Mahdi, whose government was toppled in a 1989 coup led by al-
Bashir and is current leader of the opposition Umma Party, has said
that the Government of Sudan worries about a UN peacekeeping force
partly because it could implement ICC arrest warrants, noting "The
existence of U.N. troops will make it more possible to police (for)
the ICC." Nevertheless, al-Mahdi adds, "Atrocities have been
committed and those who committed them have got to be brought to
book." He told AP that his party, were it to return to government,
would cooperate with the ICC.

Bakri Mulah, chief external spokesman of the Information Ministry,
denied al-Mahdi's allegations, arguing that the charge that the
government fears U.N. forces would assist the ICC process is
``false." ``The government has nothing to hide,'' he said, adding it
had allowed ICC inspectors to visit Sudan five times.

C. EUROPEAN UNION WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALLS FOR COOPERATION: EU
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy,
Javier Solana, has issued a statement welcoming the Prosecutor's
submission of evidence and calling on the Sudanese government
to "fully cooperate" with the ICC.

D. UNITED STATES CALLS ON SUDAN TO COOPERATE WITH ICC: During a daily
press briefing, U.S. State Department Spokesperson, Sean McCormack
said the United States fully supports "bringing to justice those
responsible for crimes and atrocities that have occurred in Darfur."
Adding, "It is now incumbent upon the government of Sudan, we
believe, to cooperate with the ICC."

E. ANGELINA JOLIE WELCOMES ICC ANNOUNCEMENT DURING CHAD VISIT: In a
column in the Washington Post entitled "Justice for Darfur," actress
and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for
Refugees, Angelina Jolie, discusses her visit to Chad, reactions by
refugees to the Prosecutor's announcement, and the potential of
justice accountability to deter crimes and contribute to peace. She
writes that she is "encouraged by the ICC's announcement. […] As the
prosecutions unfold, I hope the international community will
intervene, right away, to protect the people of Darfur and prevent
further violence. […] It has become clear to me that there will be no
enduring peace without justice." Several articles also report on a
UNHCR statement about Ms. Jolie's visit and her reactions to the ICC
development: "Today, many refugees seemed to have a new sense of
hope, and they want to see those guilty brought to trial."

F. OTHER INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS
(1) UN News Service reports that during a press conference in Geneva,
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said the ICC
would help deal with the issue of impunity in Darfur.
(2) South Africa Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
South Africa supports the Prosecution's decision, is trying to
contact the Sudan government and gather more information about the
implications, and that they would "comply" with any Court decisions.
(3) UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa, Lord
Triesman, stated he was "very pleased" with the status of the ICC
investigation and called on the government of Sudan to cooperate

G. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL GENERAL MEDIA COVERAGE: A number of major
newspapers ran their own stories on the development. Please find
below links to a sample of such articles.

Please take note of the Coalition's policy on situations before the
ICC (below), which explicitly states that the CICC will NOT take a
position on potential or pending situations before the Court. The
Coalition, however, will continue to provide the most up-to-date
information about the ICC.

Warm Regards,
Esti Tambay
Information and Analysis Officer
Coalition for the International Criminal Court

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A. MINISTER HARUN DEFENDS HIMSELF

1. The Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), "Sudanese
minister is quoted as saying ICC accusations of war crimes are
political," 28 February 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/28/africa/AF-GEN-Darfur-ICC-
Minister-Replies.php

"The Sudanese Cabinet minister accused of committing war crimes in
Darfur has dismissed the International Criminal Court's allegations
as "political," according to a newspaper interview published
Wednesday. Ahmed Mohammed Harun, the state minister for humanitarian
affairs, and a janjaweed militia leader were named Tuesday as being
suspected of a total of 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against
humanity in Darfur. […]

"I don't feel any guilt because I was doing my job as an official in
accordance with the constitution and the law," Harun told the
independent newspaper Al-Watan, according to its Wednesday edition.
[…]

Harun was visiting Jordan when the ICC accusations were announced,
but he was told of them by Justice Minister Mohammed Ali al-Mardi
after he returned to Khartoum on Tuesday night, Al-Watan
reported. "This is political pressure against Sudan," the paper
quoted him as saying. "These are pressures aimed at extracting
concessions." Harun said a government-created commission had
questionned him about his work in Darfur. A former chief justice,
Dafaalla al-Hajj Yusuf, headed the commission. Asked whether he was
now afraid, Harun said: "never." "I will continue to lead my normal
daily life," he added. "I will abide by whatever the government
decides and I will follow its positions." […]"

2. Agence France Presse, Mohamed Hasni, "Sudan war crimes suspect
says charges 'political'," 28 February 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/wl_africa_afp/sudandarfurunrestic
c_070228182636
"A Sudanese minister accused of war crimes in Darfur by the
International Criminal Court dismissed the allegations as false and
politically-motivated. "I can defend myself and I am not worried at
all," secretary of state for humanitarian affairs Ahmed Haroun told
reporters late on Tuesday on his return from Jordan, where he had
undergone medical tests. "My conscience is at rest and I do not feel
guilty because I acted within the legal framework and in accordance
with the general interest," he added. […]

Haroun said he would accept any decision by the Sudanese government
and vowed he would display the same "heroic" attitude as late Iraqi
president Saddam Hussein should he have to answer to an international
court. He also alleged that the ICC announcement was aimed at
scuppering diplomatic efforts led by Libya and Eritrea to revive the
peace process in the Western district of Sudan. […]

Beshir's [sic] National Congress Party rejected Moreno-Ocampo's
accusations as the latest evidence of what it termed a Western-
engineered "conspiracy" against Khartoum. But its partner in the
national unity government, the former southern rebel Sudan People's
Liberation Movement, warned against any attempt to challenge the
ICC's decisions.
All Darfur rebel groups also welcomed the ICC announcement."

3. Independent Online (South Africa), "I was inspired by Saddam," 28
February 2007
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070228143127189C179622

"A Sudanese official named as a possible Darfur war criminal said he
drew inspiration from the example of former Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein at his execution in Baghdad in December. On Tuesday the
International Criminal Court named the official, minister of state
for humanitarian affairs Ahmed Mohammed Haroun, and the Sudanese
newspaper Akhbar al-Youm published the interview with him on
Wednesday.

Asked how he felt about the case, Haroun said: "I don't know why I
recall the footage of Saddam's execution when the whole world saw him
take strong confident steps towards the gallows. "The late Saddam on
that day was more steadfast than his executioners. God willing, we
are capable of taking such steadfast attitudes, which will shake the
Muslim and Arab world."

Haroun said he heard the news that the court had named him while he
was at the airport in the Jordanian capital Amman. His colleagues
said on Tuesday he was in Jordan for medical treatment and would be
back at his office on Wednesday.

The minister, who is suspected of war crimes in Darfur while he was
minister of state in the Interior Ministry, defended his work in the
troubled region of western Sudan, where tens of thousands of people
have been killed since 2003. "The police operation that took place in
Darfur, with the deployment of thousands of police officers, remains
one of the greatest operations ever by the Sudanese police," he said.
The aim was to secure areas populated by the Fur people, who give
their name to the region. "(That is) contrary to the prosecutor's
claim that we incited what are referred to as the Janjaweed against
our kin the Fur," he added. […]

Haroun said the police operation succeeded in attracting displaced
people to camps around towns controlled by the government, whereas
there are no camps in rebel-held areas. "It's impossible for those
terrorised and fearful of war to ... seek security from their
tormentors," he added. […]"

Other Related Articles:
- BBC News, "Darfur War Crimes Suspect Defiant," 28 February 2007:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6404467.stm

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B. EX-SUDAN PM: GOVT RESISTS U.N. DUE TO ICC BUT MUST BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE

1. Associated Press (via the Guardian), Jasper Mortimer, "Ex-Sudan PM
Explains Resistance to U.N.," 28 February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6447021,00.html

"The main Sudanese opposition leader says the government is refusing
to allow U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur because it knows the U.N. troops
would help hunt down war crimes suspects for the International
Criminal Court. Former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Khartoum's
other reason for rejecting U.N. forces was that it still believes it
can defeat the Darfur rebels militarily.

In an interview with The Associated Press while visiting Cairo, al-
Mahdi challenged the government's official line in the standoff with
the U.N. Security Council, which is that it supports the May peace
accord and that U.N. forces in Darfur would constitute a
``colonialist'' attempt to subjugate the country. […]

Al-Mahdi, whose Umma Party traditionally wins the plurality of votes
in Sudan's elections, dismissed the sovereignty argument as
inapplicable to gross abuse of human rights. ``Atrocities have been
committed and those who committed them have got to be brought to
book,'' al-Mahdi said. Interviewed in his apartment in the Cairo
suburb of Nasr City on Sunday, the man who was twice prime minister
said his party, were it to return to government, would cooperate with
the ICC and would allow the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in
Darfur.

Al-Mahdi, whose government was toppled in a 1989 military coup led by
al-Bashir, is known to have influence in Darfur. In the 1986 polls -
the last to be considered free and fair - Umma Party swept Darfur by
a landslide. […]

The government's rejection of the U.N. peace force is ``irrational
and very insensitive to the humanitarian problem in Darfur,'' al-
Mahdi said. Wearing a white woolen hat and the white robes favored by
Sudanese men, al-Mahdi said the government had reasons other than
sovereignty for blocking the U.N. deployment. ``The existence of U.N.
troops will make it more possible to police (for) the ICC,'' he said.
He added the janjaweed militia was actually ``the irregular troops of
the government.'' Al-Mahdi said the government was also rejecting the
U.N. deployment because ``they want to keep the military option
open.''

The chief external spokesman of the Information Ministry in Khartoum
denied al-Mahdi's allegations. Bakri Mulah said the government is
``not resorting to a military solution'' and seeks to solve the
Darfur problem ``through negotiations.'' The charge that the
government fears U.N. forces would assist the ICC process is
``false,'' Mulah said. ``The government has nothing to hide,'' he
said, adding it had allowed ICC inspectors to visit Sudan five times
even though the country had not ratified the ICC charter. […]"

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C. EUROPEAN UNION WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALLS FOR COOPERATION

1. Javier Solana, Declaration, "EU High Representative for the CFSP,
welcomes the International Criminal Court's initiative to present
evidence on alleged crimes in Sudan/Darfur," 27 February 2007
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/decla
rations/92978.PDF

"Javier Solana, EU High Representative for Common Foreign and
Security Policy (CFSP), welcomes today's decision by the chief
prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to present evidence to
the Court in the case of two individuals who have allegedly committed
war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Mr Solana reiterates that the European Union is one of the strongest
advocates of the International Criminal Court and appreciates today's
decision, which will further the cause of peace. Mr Solana stresses
that peace for the region of Darfur, where crimes of particular
gravity have been committed, cannot be founded on impunity.

For this reason, Mr Solana calls upon the Sudanese authorities to
fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court, as stipulated
in resolution 1593 of the United Nations Security Council."

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D. UNITED STATES CALLS ON SUDAN TO COOPERATE WITH ICC

1. U.S. State Department, Daily Press Briefing, Spokesperson Sean
McCormack, 27 February 2007
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2007/81127.htm

"[…] QUESTION: An International Criminal Court has issued --

MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: -- named two -- the first Darfur war crimes suspects. This
is two questions. Do you have any comment on that in general? And
secondly, is the United States providing or will it provide any
support for the ICC investigation into this, as in satellite imagery
or any kinds of things which could help back up those charges?

MR. MCCORMACK: Right. On the first, we fully support bringing to
justice those responsible for crimes and atrocities that occurred
and -- that have occurred in Darfur. We are at a point in the process
now where we would call upon the Sudanese Government to cooperate
fully with the ICC under the aegis of UN Security Council Resolution
1593. So it is now incumbent upon the Government of Sudan, we
believe, to cooperate with the ICC.

With respect to the ICC, we -- our views are well-known. In the case
of Sudan and in the case of Resolution 1593, we didn't oppose the
referral to the ICC because we support the -- support accountability
for the crimes that have been committed in Darfur. As for our level
of support to the ICC in terms of satellite imagery and those sorts
of things, it's honestly something I would have to check on. What
have we done to this point; I don't have the information off the top
of my head. I'll have to check for you -- yeah, happy to check for
you on that. […]"

2. Associated Press (via International Herald Tribune), "U.S.
welcomes International Criminal Court's indictments on Darfur," 27
February 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/27/america/NA-GEN-US-
International-Court.php

"The United States endorsed the International Criminal Court's
indictment of two prominent Sudanese on charges they committed war
crimes in Darfur and urged President Omar al-Bashir's government to
cooperate. […] State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the
United States fully supports "bringing to justice those responsible
for crimes and atrocities that have occurred in Darfur." He said: "It
is now incumbent upon the government of Sudan, we believe, to
cooperate with the ICC." […]

McCormack said Tuesday that U.S. views toward the ICC are well
known. "In the case of Sudan ..., we didn't oppose a referral to the
ICC because we support accountability for the crimes that have been
committed in Darfur," he said. […]"

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E. ANGELINA JOLIE WELCOMES ICC ANNOUNCEMENT DURING CHAD VISIT

1. The Washington Post, Column, Angelina Jolie, "Justice for Darfur,"
28 February 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022701161.html

"[…] But humanitarian relief alone will never be enough. Until the
killers and their sponsors are prosecuted and punished, violence will
continue on a massive scale. Ending it may well require military
action. But accountability can also come from international
tribunals, measuring the perpetrators against international standards
of justice.

Accountability is a powerful force. It has the potential to change
behavior -- to check aggression by those who are used to acting with
impunity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the International
Criminal Court (ICC), has said that genocide is not a crime of
passion; it is a calculated offense. He's right. When crimes against
humanity are punished consistently and severely, the killers'
calculus will change.

On Monday I asked a group of refugees about their needs. Better
tents, said one; better access to medical facilities, said another.
Then a teenage boy raised his hand and said, with powerful
simplicity, "Nous voulons une épreuve." We want a trial. He is why I
am encouraged by the ICC's announcement yesterday that it will
prosecute a former Sudanese minister of state and a Janjaweed leader
on charges of crimes against humanity.

Some critics of the ICC have said indictments could make the
situation worse. The threat of prosecution gives the accused a reason
to keep fighting, they argue. Sudanese officials have echoed this
argument, saying that the ICC's involvement, and the implication of
their own eventual prosecution, is why they have refused to allow
U.N. peacekeepers into Darfur.

It is not clear, though, why we should take Khartoum at its word. And
the notion that the threat of ICC indictments has somehow exacerbated
the problem doesn't make sense, given the history of the conflict.
Khartoum's claims aside, would we in America ever accept the logic
that we shouldn't prosecute murderers because the threat of
prosecution might provoke them to continue killing? […]

It wasn't until June 2005 that the ICC began to investigate. By then
the campaign of violence was well underway. As the prosecutions
unfold, I hope the international community will intervene, right
away, to protect the people of Darfur and prevent further violence.
The refugees don't need more resolutions or statements of concern.
They need follow-through on past promises of action. There has been a
groundswell of public support for action. People may disagree on how
to intervene -- airstrikes, sending troops, sanctions, divestment --
but we all should agree that the slaughter must be stopped and the
perpetrators brought to justice.

In my five years with UNHCR, I have visited more than 20 refugee
camps in Sierra Leone, Congo, Kosovo and elsewhere. I have met
families uprooted by conflict and lobbied governments to help them.
Years later, I have found myself at the same camps, hearing the same
stories and seeing the same lack of clean water, medicine, security
and hope.
It has become clear to me that there will be no enduring peace
without justice. History shows that there will be another Darfur,
another exodus, in a vicious cycle of bloodshed and retribution. But
an international court finally exists. It will be as strong as the
support we give it. This might be the moment we stop the cycle of
violence and end our tolerance for crimes against humanity. What the
worst people in the world fear most is justice. That's what we should
deliver."

[The writer is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High
Commission for Refugees.]

2. Associated Press (via MSNBC), "Jolie, in Chad, welcomes legal move
against authors of Darfur atrocities," 28 February 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17384656/

"Angelina Jolie made a two-day trip to a camp in eastern Chad this
week, where she visited refugees from neighboring Sudan's Darfur
region. […] The Oscar-winning actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador
completed her trip Tuesday.

Jolie said it is about time that those responsible for crimes against
humanity in Darfur face international justice. "Today, many refugees
seemed to have a new sense of hope and they want to see those guilty
brought to trial," said Jolie, who welcomed the first accusations by
the International Criminal Court's prosecutor against individuals for
war crimes in the four-year-old Darfur conflict. […]

"In order to feel safe enough to return home, these people said they
would need to know that the men who attacked them had been stripped
of their weapons," Jolie, 31, said. "This is a very important day for
international justice. The decisions of the ICC could make a big
difference in the lives of these women and their children." […]"

Other Related Articles:
- UN News Service, "UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits
Darfur refugees in Chad," 28 February 2007:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21707&Cr=Sudan&Cr1=
- UNHCR, Statement, "Angelina Jolie Visits Camp to Assess Situation
for Darfur Refugees," 28 February 2007:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200702280750.html

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F. OTHER INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS

1. UN News Center, "UN rights chief calls for action to
tackle `plague' of violence against women," 28 February 2007
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21712&Cr=&Cr1=

"Progress has been made already this year in protecting human rights
worldwide, such as the recent adoption of a convention against
enforced disappearances and other legislation, the top United Nations
rights officer said today, but she stressed that more must be done in
other areas, particularly to curb the "plague" of violence against
women.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour also told a press
briefing in New York that Tuesday's decision by the International
Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor to name a Sudanese minister
and a militia commander as the first suspects for war crimes in
Darfur would help deal with the issue of impunity although this was
still a major concern. […]"

2. Reuters, "S.Africa supports ICC moves on Darfur - official," 28
February 2007
http://za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?
type=topNews&storyID=2007-02-28T130437Z_01_BAN847035_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-
SUDAN-DARFUR-SAFRICA-20070228.XML

"South Africa fully supports the International Criminal Court
prosecutor's decision to seek summonses for two suspects accused of
war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region, a top government official said
on Wednesday.

But Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad told a media briefing
in Cape Town it was too early to tell what effect the ICC action
would have on long-term peace prospects in Sudan. "These are early
days. We are now trying to contact the Sudanese government, trying to
contact the ICC and trying to understand what are the processes and
what implications this will have on the broader comprehensive peace
agreement in Sudan," Pahad said. […]

Pahad said South Africa fully supports the ICC process. "Once the ICC
has declared what will happen then the processes will start, and
people who have been named, and others are going be named, will then
be sought by extradition," he said. "Any any decisions that come from
there (ICC), we will have to comply," he added.

3. UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Minister for Africa, Lord
Triesman, "Statement on the International Criminal Court," 27
February 2007
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?
pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391629&a=KArt
icle&aid=1171454769501

"The FCO Minister for Africa, Lord Triesman, today commented on the
announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Lord Triesman said:

"The international community has long been concerned at the evidence
of atrocities in Darfur. I am very pleased that the ICC Prosecutor's
investigation has got to the point at which he is able to ask for the
issuing of summonses. It is for the judges to decide whether to
approve this request. It is vital that the Government of Sudan co-
operate fully with the Court in whatever action it decides to take. I
am very concerned by a recent statement by the Government of Sudan
suggesting that they would not do so.

"In the meanwhile there is mounting concern in the international
community over the humanitarian and security situation in Darfur. All
sides must stop fighting and stop attacks on humanitarian agencies.
The Sudanese Government in particular needs to change the way it
behaves, including stopping aerial bombardments. Such behaviour is
simply unacceptable and we will be watching their actions extremely
carefully."

4. Agence France Presse, "Charity presses Khartoum to hand Darfur
suspects to ICC," 27 February 2007
(link not available)

"A German charity operating in Sudan on Tuesday urged the Khartoum
government to hand over to the International Criminal Court two
Sudanese nationals accused of atrocities in Darfur. "There should be
an end to impunity over the crimes committed in Darfur," Klaus
Stieglitz of the Hoffnungszeichen (Sign of Hope) aid organisation
told AFP after visiting displaced people who have fled from fighting
in Darfur."(We) strongly call upon the government of Sudan to
acknowledge the findings ... and to fully cooperate with the ICC to
bring (them) to justice," he added. […]

"For a long and lasting peace in Darfur to be achieved, it is
important for those who committed serious crimes to be brought to
justice," Stieglitz said after delivering aid to refugees in southern
Sudan. "Janjaweed is under the umbrella of impunity and the ICC must
remove this umbrella of impunity," he said. […]"

- Inter Press Service, Jim Lobe, "Rights Activists Welcome ICC
Summons On Darfur," 28 February 2007:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200702280253.html

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G. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL GENERAL MEDIA COVERAGE

- New York Times, Marlise Simons, "2 Face Trials at The Hague Over
Darfur Atrocities":
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/world/africa/28darfur.html?
_r=1&oref=slogin
- Toronto Star, Olivia Ward in , "2 charged with Darfur crimes":
http://www.thestar.com/article/186480
- Newsday, Dan Morrison, "Official charged in Darfur massacre":
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-
wosuda285111958feb28,0,2497377.story?coll=ny-worldnews-print
- Los Angeles Times, Maggie Farley and Edmund Sanders, "Sudan
official accused in Darfur atrocities":
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
sudan28feb28,0,1755989.story?coll=la-home-world
- BBC News, "Court names Darfur war suspects":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6399311.stm?ls
- The Guardian, Xan Rice, "Sudanese minister indicted over Darfur":
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,,2022952,00.html
- The Telegraph (UK), Q&A: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2007/02/28/wdarfur128.xml
- The Independent (UK), Alex Duval Smith, "Minister named as Darfur
war crimes suspect":
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2311298.ece
- Washington Times, Betsy Pisik, "Ex-official, militia chief charged
with war crimes": http://washingtontimes.com/world/20070227-100435-
9921r.htm
- Washington Post, Nora Boustany and Stephanie McCrummen, "Sudanese
Pair Accused of War Crimes": http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022700196.html?sub=AR
- National Public Radio, Michele Keleman, All Things
Considered, "International Prosecutor Names Names in Darfur Crisis":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7626863
- The Times (UK), Rob Crilly and David Charters, "Sudanese ministers
charged with orchestrating slaughter in Darfur":
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article1449933.ece
- Christian Science Monitor, Robert Marquand, "World court's big move
on Darfur": http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0228/p01s02-woaf.html
- International Herald Tribune Europe Edition, Christine
Hauser, "Sudanese minister named as war-crimes suspect":
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/27/news/web.0227sudan.php
- Deutsche-Welle, "International Court Names First Darfur War Crimes
Suspects": http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2366838,00.html
- Sky News, "'Rape, Torture, Murder'":
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1253457,00.html

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ICC:

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they develop. The Coalition as a whole, and its secretariat, do not
endorse or promote specific investigations or prosecutions or take a
position on situations before the ICC. However, individual CICC
members may endorse referrals, provide legal and other support on
investigations, or develop partnerships with local and other
organizations in the course of their efforts.

Communications to the ICC can be sent to:
ICC
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