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The ICC and African Union were invited to discuss the practicalities of proceedings relating to the conflict, while the ICC was encouraged to promote the rule of law, human rights and combat impunity in Darfur. The resolution also emphasised the importance of reconciliation, through the creation of truth commissions for example. [6]
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, on 18 September 2004 the Security Council adopted Resolution 1564 requesting, inter alia, that the Secretary-General ‘rapidly establish an international commission of inquiry in order immediately to investigate reports of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in Darfur by all parties, to determine also ...
On 17 August, the Genocide Intervention Network released the first Darfur congressional scorecard Archived 13 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine rating members of the United States Congress on legislative action relating to Darfur. On 31 August, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution calling for a UN peacekeeping force to ...
The United Nations’ human rights body (UNJHRO) has received reports of at least 13 mass graves in the Sudanese city of El Geneina, a special envoy to the war-torn country told the UN Security ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if ...
The Darfur genocide was the systematic killing of ethnic Darfuri people during the War in Darfur.The genocide, which was carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict several people for crimes against humanity, rape, forced transfer and torture.
Today, there are alarming signs that Darfur may be heading towards another genocide. Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises. In ...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564, adopted on 18 September 2004, after recalling resolutions 1502 (2003), 1547 (2004) and 1556 (2004), the Council threatened the imposition of sanctions against Sudan if it failed to comply with its obligations on Darfur, and an international inquiry was established to investigate violations of human rights in the region.