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Regional Summit Urges Implementation of Sudanese Peace Plan
Posted by Alan Boswell | Nairobi on 9th March 2010
Delegations from Sudan’s north and south met in Nairobi, Kenya, at a special regional summit overseeing the implementation of the 2005 peace deal between the two sides.
The special summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development adopted a final resolution urging northern and southern Sudan factions to resolve remaining disputes in the peace agreement, including finalizing the North-South border demarcation and creating an official referendum commission.
In a speech before the conference, South Sudan President Salva Kiir reminded the gathered officials of the role the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development …
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Panic over Ocampo’s list to ICC
Posted by Lucas Barasa on 8th March 2010
The handing over of list of suspected perpetrators of Kenya’s post-election violence of 2008 to the International Criminal Court judges has caused fear, panic and anxiety across the country especially in areas that were hardest hit by the chaos.
Senior officials of the three arms of the police: Regular, Administration and General Service Unit have also not been spared as ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stated that they were used in the chaos.
The Waki Commission report on post-election violence linked more than 400 deaths of the 1,133 people killed during …
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The ICC’s most wanted
Posted by alejandro on 5th March 2010
Check out this interactive online application from USA for the ICC, giving an overview of the International Criminal Courts most wanted criminals.
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Ocampo targets PNU and ODM
Posted by OLIVER MATHENGE on 5th March 2010
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has accused leaders from across Kenya’s political divide and businessmen over their role in the post-election violence.
Details of Mr Moreno-Ocampo’s submission to the Pre-Trial Chamber show how the suspects planned and executed what he refers to as a “criminal policy” against civilians.
Their motivation, he says, was to retain or gain power. Some 1,133 people were killed and more than 650,000 evicted from their homes in the wake of the madness that followed Kenya’s disputed 2007 presidential election.
President Kibaki of the Party of …