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Darfur, Part 1: CICC Member Statements, Questions and Answers, Factsheets

04 Mar 2009

Dear all,

Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is the first warrant of arrest ever issued for a sitting Head of State by the ICC.

This is the first of a two-part message on the issuance of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Al Bashir. This message contains numerous links to Coalition members' reaction to the arrest warrant news in the form of press releases and statements. You will also find links to background materials such as Q & A's, factsheets and more that our members have produced in response to today's historic announcement.

Part two of this message will include additional statements from a cross-section of stakeholders including governments responding to the news, as well as a summary of the extensive media coverage following the Court's announcement today.

For more information about the ICC issues a warrant of arrest for Omar Al Bashir, President of Sudan, see the Court's press release at http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/0EF62173-05ED-403A-80C8-F15EE1D25BB3.htm

The Coalition for the ICC issued a press release earlier today, see http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/BashirAW_CICC_Media_Advisory_4Mar_eng.pdf

We encourage you to participate in our blog discussion thread on Darfur by visiting
www.coalitionfortheicc.org/blog

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 and
current situations before the Court or situations under analysis. The Coalition,
however, will continue to provide the most up-to-date information about the ICC.

Regards,

CICC Communications
[email protected]

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I. NGO MEDIA STATEMENTS

i. Arab Center for Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/ACIJLP_4_march.pdf

ii. Amnesty International, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/AI_PR_Bashir_4mar09_eng.pdf

iii. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/CIHRS.pdf

iv. Citizens for Global Solutions, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/CGS_Bashir_Arrest_Warrant_Release.pdf

v. FIDH, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/sdicclong0403a.pdf

vi. Human Rights First, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/HRF_ICC_No_Genocide.pdf

vii. Human Rights Watch, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/HRW_ICC_Bashir_Arrest_Warrant_030409_eng.pdf.pdf

viii. No Peace Without Justice, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/NPWJ_ICC_Sudan_409.pdf

xi. Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/NPWJ_ICC_Sudan_409.pdf

x. United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA), 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/UNA-USA_Statement_on_Bashir_Warrant.pdf

II. Q & A, FACTSHEETS

i. "Factsheet on Omar al-Bashir and the situation in Sudan," AMICC, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/AMICC_Bashir_Warrant.pdf

ii. "The ICC and Darfur: Questions and Answers," FIDH, 4 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/Q_ADarfurENG_cleanFINAL.pdf

iii. "Questions and Answers: International Criminal Court's Decision on al-Bashir's Arrest Warrant," HRW, 04 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/QA_-_ICC_Decision_on_al-Bashir_Arrest_Warrant_030409_ENGLISH.pdf

iv. "Questions and Answers on the warrant of arrest issued for Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan," ICC, 04 March 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/albashirqaeng.pdf

v. "ICC Arrest Warrant Issued For Sudanese President Bashir," ICTJ, 04 Mar 2009, http://coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/ICTJ_Q_A_4_March_2009_(2).pdf

CICC's policy on the referral and prosecution of situations before the ICC:

The Coalition for the ICC is not an organ of the court. The CICC is an
independent NGO movement dedicated to the establishment of the International
Criminal Court as a fair, effective, and independent international organization.

The Coalition will continue to provide the most up-to-date information about the
ICC and to help coordinate global action to effectively implement the Rome
Statute of the ICC. The Coalition will also endeavor to respond to basic queries
and to raise awareness about the ICC's trigger mechanisms and procedures, as
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:

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