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Sudanese President Omar al Bashir

Danish government must arrest Sudanese President if he attends climate conference

20 November 2009

Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government has invited Sudanese President al Bashir to attend a meeting in Copenhagen on climate change in December.  

African governments must reaffirm commitment to International Criminal Court

4 November 2009

Government representatives meeting in Addis Ababa have been urged by Amnesty International to clearly state they would prevent any officials accused of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes from seeking safe haven in their countries.
Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sujata Koirala, 26 July 2009

Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs commits to supporting international justice

28 July 2009

In a meeting with delegates from Amnesty International Nepal, the Minister gave a commitment to start the process for her country to ratify the Rome Statute.
The International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, Netherlands

Czech Republic commits to international justice

22 July 2009

The Czech Republic finally ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday.
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir

African Union refuses to cooperate with Bashir arrest warrant

6 July 2009

The African Union has refused to cooperate with a war crimes arrest warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Bashir.
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg, France

States must be held accountable for violations abroad, says Amnesty International

26 June 2009

Amnesty International has told the Council of Europe Assembly, that states should be held accountable for violations committed by their forces in operations outside th
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir

UN Security Council should support ICC over Darfur

5 June 2009

The UN is urged to reject calls to block prosecutions of persons charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan, including President Omar al-Bashir.
Barack Obama speaking in Mexico City on Friday, 17 April

President Obama defends Guantánamo closure, but endorses indefinite preventive detention

22 May 2009

US President Barack Obama has restated his commitment to closing the Guantánamo detention facility and to ending the use of the so-called "enhanced inter
Aftermath of attack on African Union barrack and armored personnel carrier, Haskanita, northern Darfur, Sudan, 30 September 2007

First Sudanese suspect to appear before the International Criminal Court

18 May 2009

The International Criminal Court announced on Sunday that the leader of the Darfur United Resistance Front will appear in Court on Monday.
AI Nepal activists participating in AI Nepal's second National Youth Mela (Camp), 1 June 2008

Demanding justice for Nepal's civil war victims

1 May 2009

During the Nepalese civil war between 1996 and 2006, Amnesty International documented the killing, enforced disappearance and torture of thousands of civilians.