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Darfur: Latest Statements, News and Opinions

23 Sept 2011

Dear all,

Please find below information about recent developments related to the International Criminal Court's investigation in Darfur, Sudan.

This message includes recent media statements by members of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (I), and by the United Kingdom (II) as well as latest news and opinions (III).

Please also take note of the Coalition's policy on situations before the ICC (below), which explicitly states that the Coalition 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.

Best regards,

CICC Secretariat
www.coalitionfortheicc.org<http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/>

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I. COALITION MEMBERS STATEMENTS

i. "Sudan: Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror," Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, 30 August 2011, http://amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR54/028/2011/en/6c8b872b-50a5-4ee3-8e3e-4a324d702814/afr540282011en.pdf

"The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today....

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urged the Security Council to firmly condemn and demand an end to Sudan's indiscriminate bombings in civilian populated areas and other violations, call for unfettered access for humanitarian agencies to all affected areas, and take concrete action to ensure an independent human rights monitoring presence across Southern Kordofan.

The organizations also urged the Council to implement the recommendations of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights to mandate an independent inquiry into the alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law that occurred during the hostilities in Southern Kordofan, and hold perpetrators to account...."

ii. "Sudan: Satellite images provide Irrefutable and nearly immediate proof of war crimes," John C. Bradshaw (Enough Project) and Charlie Clements, Global Post, 31 August 2011, http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/africa-emerges/sudan-irrefutable-and-nearly-immediate-proof-war-crimes-s

"The wall of impunity that has long protected war criminals is crumbling. And that process is now accelerating through the use of technology.

Atrocities committed during military actions or in campaigns of ethnic cleansing used to be routinely denied, disputed, and covered up for years. With the advent of the International Criminal Court a decade ago, investigations and charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide began to come more quickly and the accused perpetrators have been put under a harsh spotlight while the court's process moved forward.

Now, through innovative use of satellite imagery and analysis, these crimes are being exposed in near real time.

The latest war criminal to be caught in the act is a serial offender: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. The attacks launched during the past three months by Bashir's armed forces on Abyei, the contested border region between Sudan and the new Republic of South Sudan, and in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state have the hallmarks of the tactics his regime used in Darfur. Similar attacks on civilians, forced displacements, and destruction of livelihoods in Darfur eventually led to charges of genocide against Bashir by the International Criminal Court.

Unlike in previous cases of attacks on civilians by Bashir's regime, we don't need to wait for fragmentary reports from the ground to be investigated to piece together what happened. This time, we have publicly available satellite imagery that shows what happened almost in real time. The Satellite Sentinel Project, initiated by George Clooney and the Enough Project, provided nearly immediate evidence of this new wave of crimes committed against the civilian population in and around Abyei town.

Now the project has provided satellite images of apparent mass graves in South Kordofan which corroborate eyewitness accounts from the ground of systematic killings and dumping of bodies into recently dug trenches....

The evidence presented by Sentinel Satellite Project and other sources makes clear that the ongoing International Criminal Court investigation into the Khartoum regime's actions in Darfur should be expanded to include Abyei. The U.S. government should push the United Nations Security Council to authorize such an expanded mandate...."

II. UK FOREIGN OFFICE MINISTRY STATEMENT ON AL-BASHIR'S TRIP TO CHAD

i. UK Mission Press Release, Foreign Office Ministry, 10 August 2011
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=642530782

"UK Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham said:

'I am disappointed that the Government of Chad decided to host President Bashir of Sudan on 8 August. This was in defiance of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

'Chad is an ICC State Party. ICC States Parties are obliged to cooperate fully with the ICC, and I reiterate the importance that the British government places on these obligations.

'The British government is a strong supporter of the work of the ICC as an independent judicial body. All countries should cooperate with the ICC investigations in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions, and the particular legal obligations of States Party to the ICC.'"

SEE ALSO:

i. "Statement by the spokesperson of HR Catherine Ashton on President Al-Bashir's visit to Chad," European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy, 8 August 2011, http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/124195.pdf

ii. "NPWJ urges Chad to arrest President Bashir; ICC and States Parties should press Chad to comply with legal obligations," No Peace Without Justice, 8 August 2011, http://www.npwj.org/ICC/NPWJ-urges-Chad-arrest-President-Bashir-ICC-and-States-Parties-should-press-Chad-comply-with-leg

iii. "Sudanese President's controversial Chad visit," Amnesty International, 8 August 2011, http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/video-and-audio/sudanese-presidents-controversial-chad-visit- (AUDIO)

III. RELATED NEWS AND OPINIONS

1. COALITION MEMBERS QUOTED

i. "Khartoum Mis en Cause dans les Bombardements au Kordofan-Sud (Khartoum Implicated in the bombing in Southern Kordofan)," Thomas Lamy, Paris Match, 1 September 2011, http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/Khartoum-mis-en-cause-dans-les-bombardements-au-Kordofan-Sud.-327717/ (In French)

ii. "'There should be an international investigation'," Radio Dabanga, 30 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17949

iii. "Sudan Accused Of Bombing Civilians," Michele Keleman, All Things Considered, NPR, 30 August 2011, http://www.npr.org/2011/08/30/140070140/sudan-accused-of-bombing-civilians-in-southern-kordofan

iv. "South Sudan brushes aside Khartoum's complaint to UNSC," Sudan Tribune, 30 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/South-Sudan-brushes-aside-Khartoum,40002

v. "Former Territory Inciting Violence at Border, Sudan Tells the U.N.," Josh Kron, The New York Times, 30 August 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/world/africa/31sudan.html?_r=2

2. OTHER NEWS AND OPINIONS

i. "Bashir more repressive after South secession," Fred Oluoch, The East African, 18 September 2011, http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Bashir+more+repressive+after+South+secession+/-/2558/1238308/-/fhi9j9/-/

ii. "Darfuri al-Haj Adam Youssef named Sudan vice-president," BBC News, 14 September 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14912701

iii. "Sudan's new war zone," Koert Lindijer, International Justice Tribune, 13 September 2011, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/sudanâ€™s-new-war-zone

iv. "Un parti allié au Sud-Soudan appelle au renversement du président Omar el-Béchir (An allied party in southern Sudan calls for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir)," VOA News, 9 September 2011, http://www.acturank.com/article8254.html (In French)

v. "U.N. wants end to South Kordofan violence," UPI, 8 September 2011, http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/09/08/UN-wants-end-to-South-Kordofan-violence/UPI-44871315499616/

vi. "Wikileaks: VP Taha & Gosh appear open to removing Sudan's Bashir," Sudan Tribune, 6 September 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Wikileaks-VP-Taha-Gosh-appear-open,40051

vii. "A Difficult if not Impossible Task (Part 2-4)," Sudan Vision, 5 September 2011, http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=198708

viii. "Sudan denies existence of mass graves in Southern Kordofan," Louis Charbonneau, Reuters, 24 August 2011, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Aug-25/Sudan-denies-existence-of-mass-graves-in-Southern-Kordofan.ashx#axzz1VzWzAZEt

ix. "International pressure building on Sudanese government to allow investigation into possible war crimes in South Kordofan", New Sudan Vision, 18 August 2011, http://www.newsudanvision.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2427:international-pressure-building-on-sudanese-government-to-allow-investigation-into-possible-war-crimes-in-south-kordofan&catid=1:sudan-news-stories&Itemid=6

x. "An "infographic" overview of aerial attacks on civilians in Sudan, 1999 - 2011" by Eric Reeves, Bor Globe, 17 August 2011, http://www.borglobe.com/25.html?m7:post=an-infographic-overview-of-aerial-attacks-on-civilians-in-sudan-1999-2011

xi. "Sudan appoints new Darfur prosecutor", Sudan Tribune, 17 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-appoints-new-Darfur,39861

xii. "New prosecutor for crimes in Darfur", Radio Dabanga, 17 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17502

xiii. "When UNSC enters the fray with the Khartoum regime, Darfur IDPs suffer" by Abdellatif Abdelrahman, Sudan Tribune, 16 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/When-UNSC-enters-the-fray-with-the,39851

xiv. "Sudan grants China oil exploration licence", Saigon Daily, 16 August 2011, http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/International/2011/8/95788/

xv. "Bashir Travels to Chad-Again" by Melissa Kaplan, Citizens for Global Solutions, 16 August 2011, http://globalsolutions.org/blog/2011/08/bashir-travels-chad-again

xvi. "Genocide in Sudan: An interview with Brad Phillips", Washington Times, 15 August 2011, http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/not-your-average-read/2011/aug/12/sudan-brad-phillips-southern-kordofan-bashir-nuba/

xvii. "Former Ghanaian president says Darfur a moral failure for Africa", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Former-Ghanaian-president-says,39836

xviii. "Pressures bear down on Sudanese strongman" by Ashish Kumar Sen, The Washington Times, 15 August 2011, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/14/pressures-bear-down-on-sudanese-strongman/

xix. "Sudan warns United States it will reject any new initiative for peace in Darfur", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-warns-United-States-it-will,39827

xx. "Sudanese Islamist leader describes a racist Bashir", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudanese-Islamist-leader-describes,39835

xxi. "Sudan's ex-PM criticizes Doha agreement", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-s-ex-PM-criticizes-Doha,39830

xxii. "Sudan rebukes UK envoy's comments on UN medivac delay, security spending", Sudan Tribune, 12 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-rebukes-UK-envoy-s-comments,39814

xxiii. "Foreign Office Minister expresses disappointment over Sudanese President's visit to Chad", FCO, 11 August 2011, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=642530782

xxiv. "Government Welcomes US Defeat at UNSC, as Reasonable" by Ibrahim al Jack, Sudan Vision Dialy, 11 August 2011, http://www.sudanvisiondaily.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79201

xxv. "Bashir's visit to Chad causes stir", Radio Dabanga, 9 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17243

xxvi. "Security Council calls for end to impunity in attacks on UN-AU force in Darfur", UN News Center, 9 August 2011, http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39257&Cr=Darfur&Cr1

xxvii. "EU says Chad should have arrested Sudan's Bashir", Reuters, 9 August 2011, http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE77741C20110808

xxviii. "UN condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan", Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/UN-condemns-attacks-against,39782

xxix. "EU criticizes Bashir's visit to Chad despite ICC warrant", Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/EU-criticizes-Bashir-s-visit-to,39783

xxx. "Sudan regime survives partition, troubles loom" by Simon Martelli, Yahoo News, 9 August 2011, http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-regime-survives-partition-troubles-loom-035803233.html

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COALITION MEMBERS STATEMENTS i. "Sudan: Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror," Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, 30 August 2011, http://amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR54/028/2011/en/6c8b872b-50a5-4ee3-8e3e-4a324d702814/afr540282011en.pdf "The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.... Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urged the Security Council to firmly condemn and demand an end to Sudan's indiscriminate bombings in civilian populated areas and other violations, call for unfettered access for humanitarian agencies to all affected areas, and take concrete action to ensure an independent human rights monitoring presence across Southern Kordofan. The organizations also urged the Council to implement the recommendations of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to mandate an independent inquiry into the alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law that occurred during the hostilities in Southern Kordofan, and hold perpetrators to account...." ii. "Sudan: Satellite images provide Irrefutable and nearly immediate proof of war crimes," John C. Bradshaw (Enough Project) and Charlie Clements, Global Post, 31 August 2011, http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/africa-emerges/sudan-irrefutable-and-nearly-immediate-proof-war-crimes-s "The wall of impunity that has long protected war criminals is crumbling. And that process is now accelerating through the use of technology. Atrocities committed during military actions or in campaigns of ethnic cleansing used to be routinely denied, disputed, and covered up for years. With the advent of the International Criminal Court a decade ago, investigations and charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide began to come more quickly and the accused perpetrators have been put under a harsh spotlight while the court's process moved forward. Now, through innovative use of satellite imagery and analysis, these crimes are being exposed in near real time. The latest war criminal to be caught in the act is a serial offender: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. The attacks launched during the past three months by Bashir's armed forces on Abyei, the contested border region between Sudan and the new Republic of South Sudan, and in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state have the hallmarks of the tactics his regime used in Darfur. Similar attacks on civilians, forced displacements, and destruction of livelihoods in Darfur eventually led to charges of genocide against Bashir by the International Criminal Court. Unlike in previous cases of attacks on civilians by Bashir's regime, we don't need to wait for fragmentary reports from the ground to be investigated to piece together what happened. This time, we have publicly available satellite imagery that shows what happened almost in real time. The Satellite Sentinel Project, initiated by George Clooney and the Enough Project, provided nearly immediate evidence of this new wave of crimes committed against the civilian population in and around Abyei town. Now the project has provided satellite images of apparent mass graves in South Kordofan which corroborate eyewitness accounts from the ground of systematic killings and dumping of bodies into recently dug trenches.... The evidence presented by Sentinel Satellite Project and other sources makes clear that the ongoing International Criminal Court investigation into the Khartoum regime's actions in Darfur should be expanded to include Abyei. The U.S. government should push the United Nations Security Council to authorize such an expanded mandate...." II. UK FOREIGN OFFICE MINISTRY STATEMENT ON AL-BASHIR'S TRIP TO CHAD i. UK Mission Press Release, Foreign Office Ministry, 10 August 2011 http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=642530782 "UK Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham said: 'I am disappointed that the Government of Chad decided to host President Bashir of Sudan on 8 August. This was in defiance of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. 'Chad is an ICC State Party. ICC States Parties are obliged to cooperate fully with the ICC, and I reiterate the importance that the British government places on these obligations. 'The British government is a strong supporter of the work of the ICC as an independent judicial body. All countries should cooperate with the ICC investigations in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions, and the particular legal obligations of States Party to the ICC.'" SEE ALSO: i. "Statement by the spokesperson of HR Catherine Ashton on President Al-Bashir's visit to Chad," European Union High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy, 8 August 2011, http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/124195.pdf ii. "NPWJ urges Chad to arrest President Bashir; ICC and States Parties should press Chad to comply with legal obligations," No Peace Without Justice, 8 August 2011, http://www.npwj.org/ICC/NPWJ-urges-Chad-arrest-President-Bashir-ICC-and-States-Parties-should-press-Chad-comply-with-leg iii. "Sudanese President's controversial Chad visit," Amnesty International, 8 August 2011, http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/video-and-audio/sudanese-presidents-controversial-chad-visit- (AUDIO) III. RELATED NEWS AND OPINIONS 1. COALITION MEMBERS QUOTED i. "Khartoum Mis en Cause dans les Bombardements au Kordofan-Sud (Khartoum Implicated in the bombing in Southern Kordofan)," Thomas Lamy, Paris Match, 1 September 2011, http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/Khartoum-mis-en-cause-dans-les-bombardements-au-Kordofan-Sud.-327717/ (In French) ii. "'There should be an international investigation'," Radio Dabanga, 30 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17949 iii. "Sudan Accused Of Bombing Civilians," Michele Keleman, All Things Considered, NPR, 30 August 2011, http://www.npr.org/2011/08/30/140070140/sudan-accused-of-bombing-civilians-in-southern-kordofan iv. "South Sudan brushes aside Khartoum's complaint to UNSC," Sudan Tribune, 30 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/South-Sudan-brushes-aside-Khartoum,40002 v. "Former Territory Inciting Violence at Border, Sudan Tells the U.N.," Josh Kron, The New York Times, 30 August 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/world/africa/31sudan.html?_r=2 2. OTHER NEWS AND OPINIONS i. "Bashir more repressive after South secession," Fred Oluoch, The East African, 18 September 2011, http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Bashir+more+repressive+after+South+secession+/-/2558/1238308/-/fhi9j9/-/ ii. "Darfuri al-Haj Adam Youssef named Sudan vice-president," BBC News, 14 September 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14912701 iii. "Sudan's new war zone," Koert Lindijer, International Justice Tribune, 13 September 2011, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/sudanâ€™s-new-war-zone iv. "Un parti allié au Sud-Soudan appelle au renversement du président Omar el-Béchir (An allied party in southern Sudan calls for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir)," VOA News, 9 September 2011, http://www.acturank.com/article8254.html (In French) v. "U.N. wants end to South Kordofan violence," UPI, 8 September 2011, http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/09/08/UN-wants-end-to-South-Kordofan-violence/UPI-44871315499616/ vi. "Wikileaks: VP Taha & Gosh appear open to removing Sudan's Bashir," Sudan Tribune, 6 September 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Wikileaks-VP-Taha-Gosh-appear-open,40051 vii. "A Difficult if not Impossible Task (Part 2-4)," Sudan Vision, 5 September 2011, http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=198708 viii. "Sudan denies existence of mass graves in Southern Kordofan," Louis Charbonneau, Reuters, 24 August 2011, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Aug-25/Sudan-denies-existence-of-mass-graves-in-Southern-Kordofan.ashx#axzz1VzWzAZEt ix. "International pressure building on Sudanese government to allow investigation into possible war crimes in South Kordofan", New Sudan Vision, 18 August 2011, http://www.newsudanvision.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2427:international-pressure-building-on-sudanese-government-to-allow-investigation-into-possible-war-crimes-in-south-kordofan&catid=1:sudan-news-stories&Itemid=6 x. "An "infographic" overview of aerial attacks on civilians in Sudan, 1999 - 2011" by Eric Reeves, Bor Globe, 17 August 2011, http://www.borglobe.com/25.html?m7:post=an-infographic-overview-of-aerial-attacks-on-civilians-in-sudan-1999-2011 xi. "Sudan appoints new Darfur prosecutor", Sudan Tribune, 17 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-appoints-new-Darfur,39861 xii. "New prosecutor for crimes in Darfur", Radio Dabanga, 17 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17502 xiii. "When UNSC enters the fray with the Khartoum regime, Darfur IDPs suffer" by Abdellatif Abdelrahman, Sudan Tribune, 16 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/When-UNSC-enters-the-fray-with-the,39851 xiv. "Sudan grants China oil exploration licence", Saigon Daily, 16 August 2011, http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/International/2011/8/95788/ xv. "Bashir Travels to Chad-Again" by Melissa Kaplan, Citizens for Global Solutions, 16 August 2011, http://globalsolutions.org/blog/2011/08/bashir-travels-chad-again xvi. "Genocide in Sudan: An interview with Brad Phillips", Washington Times, 15 August 2011, http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/not-your-average-read/2011/aug/12/sudan-brad-phillips-southern-kordofan-bashir-nuba/ xvii. "Former Ghanaian president says Darfur a moral failure for Africa", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Former-Ghanaian-president-says,39836 xviii. "Pressures bear down on Sudanese strongman" by Ashish Kumar Sen, The Washington Times, 15 August 2011, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/14/pressures-bear-down-on-sudanese-strongman/ xix. "Sudan warns United States it will reject any new initiative for peace in Darfur", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-warns-United-States-it-will,39827 xx. "Sudanese Islamist leader describes a racist Bashir", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudanese-Islamist-leader-describes,39835 xxi. "Sudan's ex-PM criticizes Doha agreement", Sudan Tribune, 15 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-s-ex-PM-criticizes-Doha,39830 xxii. "Sudan rebukes UK envoy's comments on UN medivac delay, security spending", Sudan Tribune, 12 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/Sudan-rebukes-UK-envoy-s-comments,39814 xxiii. "Foreign Office Minister expresses disappointment over Sudanese President's visit to Chad", FCO, 11 August 2011, http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=642530782 xxiv. "Government Welcomes US Defeat at UNSC, as Reasonable" by Ibrahim al Jack, Sudan Vision Dialy, 11 August 2011, http://www.sudanvisiondaily.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79201 xxv. "Bashir's visit to Chad causes stir", Radio Dabanga, 9 August 2011, http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/17243 xxvi. "Security Council calls for end to impunity in attacks on UN-AU force in Darfur", UN News Center, 9 August 2011, http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39257&Cr=Darfur&Cr1 xxvii. "EU says Chad should have arrested Sudan's Bashir", Reuters, 9 August 2011, http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE77741C20110808 xxviii. "UN condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan", Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/UN-condemns-attacks-against,39782 xxix. "EU criticizes Bashir's visit to Chad despite ICC warrant", Sudan Tribune, 9 August 2011, http://www.sudantribune.com/EU-criticizes-Bashir-s-visit-to,39783 xxx. "Sudan regime survives partition, troubles loom" by Simon Martelli, Yahoo News, 9 August 2011, http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-regime-survives-partition-troubles-loom-035803233.html *********************************** 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: ICC P.O. box 19519 2500 CM The Hague The Netherlands