Tag Archives: President Omar Al Bashir

Crimes against humanity as Sudanese government’s indiscriminate ...

December 26, 2012 no comments

WASHINGTON, Carey L. Biron (IPS) - Reporting on the results of a two-year investigation, on Wednesday the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch presented findings that suggest that the Sudanese government’s ...

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir is recovering from hospital in Saudi Ar...

November 7, 2012 no comments

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is said to be recovering in a Saudi hospital where he underwent surgery a day after his office announced the visit as a normal medical checkup. Quoting a statement f...

Malawi civil societies urge AU to emulate its bold position on Al-Bash...

June 12, 2012 1 comment

Lilongwe – Charles Mkula (Newstime Africa) – Malawi civil society organizations this Tuesday announced has commended the Joyce Banda Administration for putting its foot down to decide not...

Malawi President Joyce Banda says Omar al-Bashir will be arrested if h...

June 4, 2012 6 comments

It is now official; the Malawi government is ready to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he attempts to attend the Africa Union heads of state summit next month in Lilongwe. Developmental ...

ICC takes Malawi to UN Security Council over Al-Bashir

December 14, 2011 no comments

Lilongwe – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has referred Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir when he visited Malawi during the ...

UK speaks on Malawi’s refusal to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bas...

October 15, 2011 1 comment

Lilongwe – The United Kingdom has responded with disappointment over Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration refusal to arrest on behalf of the Human Rights Watch, Sudan president ...

Sudan’s Bashir gets an invitation as Idriss Deby is inaugurated ...

August 8, 2011 1 comment

Omar al Bashir, a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, arrived in Chad Sunday where he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of re-elected head of state Idriss Deby I...

U.N. Human Rights Chief slams China for failing to arrest Sudan Presid...

June 30, 2011 3 comments

The head of the U.N. human rights commission has criticised China for failing to arrest Sudan’s president so that he can be brought to trial on war crimes charges. U.N. High Commissioner for Hu...

Omar al-Bashir engages in more atrocities in Sudan and challenges the ...

June 9, 2011

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is committing new crimes inDarfur and challenging the authority of the UN Security Council, the chief international warcrimes prosecutor said Wednesday. ”Crime...

E.U. demands that Chad arrests Omar al-Bashir

July 22, 2010 no comments

The European Union has asked the government in Chad to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir after he ignored a genocide warrant on a visit to the country. The International Criminal Court has iss...

ICC issues new arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir

July 12, 2010 1 comment

The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, and added genocide  to the list of charges, war crimes and crimes against humanity last yea...

New Cabinet Announced in Sudan

June 15, 2010 no comments

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, has named his new coalition government, appointing southerner Lual Acuek Deng to the new post of oil minister, according to a presidential order seen by Reut...

Sudan Gets a New President But not a New Leader

May 27, 2010 no comments

The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been sworn into office again, following his controversial win in last month’s elections.  Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) fo...

Tension in Sudan as Elections Come to an End

April 17, 2010 no comments

As election workers get set to count the votes from Sudan’s landmark elections, political tension seems to be rising in the country. Polling stations closed Thursday after five days of voting, in whi...

Opposition Parties in Sudan Boycott Elections

April 2, 2010 no comments

The main opposition parties in Sudan have decided they will boycott presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections this month. The largest of them, the SPLM, has already said it is boycotting th...

Focus on Sudan as ICC to Review President’s Case

February 4, 2010 no comments

An appeal chamber on Wednesday said that judges need to review their decision to omit genocide from the war crimes and arrest warrant issued for Sudan’s President Omar El-Bashir, sources say. &...