Res. 1593

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo held a press briefing on 5 April 2005, after receiving from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a sealed envelope including a list of individuals named by the Commission of Inquiry as suspects of grave international crimes.

Close to midnight on 31 March 2005, the United Nations Security Council voted to refer the situation in Darfur, Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council vote counted 11 countries in favor of the referral, none against and 4 countries�Algeria, Brazil, China and the United States�abstaining. This Security Council vote marks the first time the Security Council has referred a case to the ICC whose treaty, the Rome Statute, came into force on 1 July 2002. On 6 June 2005, the Prosecutor of the ICC, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo officially opened an investigation into crimes committed in Darfur. Under Council Resolution 1593 (2005), the ICC Prosecutor is invited to address the Council every six months on the progress of his investigation in Darfur.

Government and Inter-governmental Documents

Author	Date and Title
UNSC	05 June 2008 Transcript of all government statements at the Security Council Briefing under Agenda Item: �Reports of the Secretary-General on Sudan� English Spanish French Arabic

Council of the European Union	13 Dec 2010 Council Conclusions on Sudan English

Belgium	03 Dec 2008 Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 English French

Burkina Faso	03 Dec 2008 Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 English French

China	03 Dec 2008 Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 English

Costa Rica	03 Dec 2008 Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 English

Croatia	03 Dec 2008 Statement on the Eighth Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC pursuant to Resolution 1593 (Croatia) English

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ICC Statements and Reports

Author		Date
OTP- ICC	Eleventh Report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to the UN Security Council Pursuant To UNSCR 1593 (2005)	11 June 2010

OTP-ICC	Crimes in Darfur continue. To stop the crimes, arrest the criminals, Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb - ICC Prosecutor	11 June 2010

OTP-ICC	Statement before the UNSC	11 June 2010

ICC-OTP	ICC Prosecutor Statement to UNSC	04 Dec 2009

ICC	ICC Prosecutor Eighth Report to UN Security Council	03 Dec 2008

ICC(OTP)	ICC Prosecutor: States must gear up for arrests	03 Dec 2008

ICC-OTP	Statement by Luis Moreno-Ocampo to the UN Security Council on Darfur	05 June 2008

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NGO Letters, Papers, Reports, and Statements

Author		Date
HRW	US: Confront Sudan's Defiance on Darfur	22 Apr 2008

HRW	Security Council: Urge Cooperation with the International Criminal Court	29 Nov 2007

HRW	Sudan: Peacekeeper Killings are War Crimes	01 Oct 2007

HRW	Letter to the U.N. Security Council on Sudan Sanctions and Civilian Protection in Darfur	14 Aug 2006

HRW and ICG	Security Council Must Take Action to Protect Civilians in Darfur	31 Jan 2006

HRW	U.N.: Security Council Must Act on Darfur	17 Mar 2005

HRW	U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Why Alternatives to the ICC Are Inadvisable for Darfur External	15 Feb 2005

NGO Media Statements

Author		Date
AI	Sudanese Government must Support ICC Investigation of War Crimes in Darfur	06 June 2005

AI	Sudan: Historic referral to ICC tarnished by exemptions	31 Mar 2005

AI	Refer Darfur crimes to ICC, but no impunity for peacekeepers	29 Mar 2005

AI	Key actors must now act decisively to ensure justice is done in Darfur	14 Dec 2006

Amnesty International	UN Security Council should support ICC over Darfur	05 June 2009

Arab Coalition for the ICC	The Arab Coalition for the International Criminal Court welcomes Security Council resolution 1593 on crimes committed in Darfur	01 Apr 2005

CGS	ICC Prosecutor Says Investigations Progressing in Darfur, But More Help is Needed	29 June 2005

CGS	ICC Prosecutor Launches Investigation into Darfur: US Must Help Prosecutor Bring Swift Justice and Security to Region	06 June 2005

CGS	U.S. Puts Principles over Politics: Atrocities in Darfur Finally Referred to the International Criminal Court	31 Mar 2005

CGS	Citizens for Global Solutions Welcomes the Darfur Accountability Act	03 Mar 2005

CGS	ICC Prosecutor Reports to Security Council	14 June 2006

CICC	ICC Prosecutor addresses UN Security Council on Darfur	29 June 2005

CICC	ICC Announces the Start of Investigation in Darfur	06 June 2005

CICC	UN Security Council Votes in Favor of Darfur Referral to the International Criminal Court	31 Mar 2005

CICC	ICC Prosecutor to Address UN Security Council on Current Situation in Darfur	13 Dec 2006

CICC	ICC Prosecutor to Address UN Security Council on Darfur	06 June 2007

CICC	ICC Prosecutor Urges UN Security Council Action on Darfur	07 June 2007

CICC	ICC Prosecutor Forcefully Calls on Sudan to Surrender Kushayb and Harun	05 Dec 2007

CICC	GLOBAL COALITION SAYS ANNIVERSARY OF ICC ARREST WARRANTS FOR DARFUR A LITMUS TEST FOR SECURITY COUNCIL	25 Apr 2008

CICC	Security Council Unanimously Calls for Sudanese Cooperation with International Criminal Court	16 June 2008

CICC	ICC Prosecutor Calls for Increased Cooperation from Sudanese and other Governments to Ensure Arrests in Darfur	03 Dec 2008

CICC	Global Coalition Urges Security Council to Support ICC Investigation in Darfur	04 Dec 2009

CICC	Global Coalition says governments committed to justice should support ICC Darfur investigation	10 June 2010

CICC	GLOBAL COALITION CALLS ON STATES TO REITERATE COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE FOR DARFUR	08 Dec 2010

Darfur Consortium	Darfur Consortium Welcomes ICC Prosecutor's UN Security Council Report	29 June 2005

Darfur Consortium	A New Hope for Justice in Sudan	01 Apr 2005

Darfur Consortium	UN Security Council Must Do More for Darfur	29 Mar 2005

Darfur Consortium	Arab League Must Take a Stand for Peace in Darfur	22 Mar 2005

Darfur Consortium	UN Must Reject Nigerian Proposal for African Panel	18 Mar 2005

Darfur Consortium	African Civil Society Calls on UN Security Council to Ensure Protection and Justice for Darfur	11 Mar 2005

Darfur Consortium	Darfur Consortium Welcomes Presidential Statement on Justice in Darfur	17 June 2008

Darfuri Leaders Network	Letter to UN Security Council on the Situation in Darfur	03 Dec 2008

FIDH	A step towards justice for thousands of victims in Darfur	06 June 2005

FIDH	Justice for the Victims of Darfur: No to Shameful Bargaining!	25 Mar 2005

FIDH	The Security Council must break the silence!	05 June 2008

FIDH	The Security Council should condemn the continued commission of crimes in Darfur and order sanctions against individuals responsible for them	11 June 2010

FIDH- SOAT	The Security Council must break the silence	05 June 2008

FIDH/SOAT	FIDH and SOAT welcome Security Council's determination to recall Sudan to its international obligations	16 June 2008

HRF	ICC Prosecutor Opens Darfur Investigation: Full Cooperation Is Needed	07 June 2005

HRF	UN Takes First Steps to End Human Rights Crisis in Darfur, but Immediate Action is Required: U.S. Deserves Credit for Leadership Role on Darfur	01 Apr 2005

HRF	U.S. Should Not Stand in the Way of Justice in Darfur	29 Mar 2005

HRF	Peace Requires Justice: U.N. Should Immediately Refer Darfur to the ICC	25 Feb 2005

HRF	U.N. Takes First Steps to End Human Rights Crisis in Darfur, but Immediate Action is Required: U.S. Deserves Credit for Leadership Role on Darfur	01 Apr 2005

HRF	Security Council Takes Important Step �Towards Ensuring Justice and Accountability� in Darfur	16 June 2008

HRW	Darfur: ICC Prosecutor Briefs Security Council: Security Council Should Declare Support for Court�s Investigation	29 June 2005

HRW	ICC Takes Key Step to Bring Justice to Darfur: Khartoum Should Cooperate With the International Criminal Court	06 June 2005

HRW	UN Security Council Refers Darfur to the ICC: Historic Step Toward Justice; Further Protection Measures Needed	31 Mar 2005

HRW	UN: Pass Resolution to Refer Darfur to ICC - Threat of Prosecution Would Help Protect Civilians; U.S. Should Allow Referral	25 Mar 2005

HRW	Sudan: Hand Over War Crimes Suspects to ICC; UN Security Council Has Obliged Khartoum to Cooperate With the Court	02 May 2007

HRW	UN: Create Darfur Recovery Fund with Sudanese Oil Revenues	31 May 2007

HRW	HRW Letter to the UN Security Council on Darfur	31 May 2007

HRW	UN: Press Khartoum to Arrest Darfur Suspects	07 June 2007

HRW	UN: Demand Arrests of Darfur Suspects	04 Dec 2007

HRW	Security Council: Urge Cooperation with the International Criminal Court	29 Nov 2007

HRW	Security Council: Condemn Attacks in West Darfur	27 Feb 2008

HRW	UN: Council Faults Sudan Inaction on War Crimes Suspects	16 June 2008

HRW	UN: Press for Surrender of Sudanese President	04 June 2009

HRW	UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC	08 Dec 2010

Human Rights First	China Shield's Sudan in the Security Council After ICC Prosecutor's Report	17 Dec 2007

Human Rights Watch	UN Security Council: Press Sudan to Cooperate With ICC	10 June 2010

ICTJ	Security Council Referral of Sudan to ICC Offers Hope of Justice for Darfur Victims	01 Apr 2005

NPWJ	ICC Prosecutor's Darfur Report to Security Council: "Peace and stability require public confidence in justice and the rule of law, not 'tribal and traditional systems of dispute resolution'"	29 June 2005

NPWJ	No Peace Without Justice Welcomes ICC Prosecutor's Investigations in Darfur	06 June 2005

PGA	International Parliamentary Group Welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 1593 and Urges all States to Fully Cooperate with the International Criminal Court; Regrets exemptions included in Resolution 1593	01 Apr 2005

PGA	Parliamentarians urge Security Council to stop the violence in Darfur and bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against humanity	23 Sept 2004

PGA	Parliamentarians urge the UN Security Council to take action to end the impunity in Darfur in support of today's report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	05 Dec 2007

WIGJ	ICC must demonstrate it takes gender crimes seriously	30 June 2005

Quotes and Statements

Author	Title		Date
UNSC		Security Council Statements on the Court�s Investigation in Darfur	05 Dec 2007

UN Reports, Resolutions, and Statements

Author		Date
Security Council	Provisional Draft Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC: United Kingdom	31 Mar 2005

Security Council	Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC	31 Mar 2005

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan	Statement following Security Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC	31 Mar 2005

UNSC	SECURITY COUNCIL REFERS SITUATION IN DARFUR, SUDAN, TO PROSECUTOR OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT- Resolution 1593 (2005) Adopted by Vote of 11 in FavourTo None Against, with 4 Abstentions (Algeria, Brazil, China, United States)�	31 Mar 2005

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