Sudan to Handover ex-President Omar al-Bashir to ICC

Sudan’s rulers agree to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges BY TESFANEWS * A top Sudanese transitional government official has announced on Tuesday that they have agreed with rebel groups to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the […]

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Washington Lifts 20 Years of Sanctions on Sudan

The US is lifting most of the economic and trade sanctions it first imposed on Sudan two decades ago. However, Sudan will remain listed as a state sponsor of terror. BY IRIN The United States has lifted decades-old economic sanctions against Sudan even though it still considers the country a state sponsor of terrorism and […]

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Human Rights as a Political Tool: Eritrea and the ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Narrative

By Tanja R. Müller, For those who follow the politics of Eritrea and the Horn of Africa, the verdict of the second report by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (COIE), that Eritrea has indeed committed crimes against humanity in a widespread and systematic way, was a foregone conclusion. The COIE, established […]

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