Security Council Report update on Darfur
Published June 17, 2008 @ 05:57AM PT
The Security Council Report update on Darfur/Sudan is now available. Recent developments highlighted in the report include ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Campo stating that his office had found “no trace of Sudanese proceedings in relation to crimes in Darfur during the last three years.”
He also mentioned that the Sudanese government is not complying with resolution 1593 and evidence “shows an organized campaign by Sudanese officials to attack civilians, with the objective of physically and mentally destroying entire communities.”
Costa Rica drafted a presidential statement that, among other assertions, called on Sudan to arrest and surrender indictees Ali Kushayb and Ahmad Haroun to the ICC. Other member countries of the Council --including Belgium, South Africa, the UK and the US-- also indicated strong support for Council action in that regard. Some countries, including China, Russia and Libya, seemed to support a more cautious approach, and inclined to prolong the debate.
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