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State-party representatives welcome first Darfur conviction, urge arrests and cooperation with ICC
Summary
Representatives speaking for Security Council members that are state parties to the Rome Statute welcomed the conviction of Janjaweed leader Abd al Rahman, cited evidence of atrocities in El Fasha, and urged states—including Sudan—to arrest and surrender individuals subject to outstanding ICC warrants while noting operational challenges.
Representatives speaking for Security Council members that are state parties to the Rome Statute welcomed a landmark conviction arising from the Darfur investigation and called for concrete cooperation with the International Criminal Court.
Speaker 1, a representative speaking for those state-party members, said the convicted Janjaweed leader Abd al Rahman, “also known as Ali Khushab,” “was found responsible for 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including executions, [sexual] violence, and forced mass forced displacement.” He added that the judgment “marks the first conviction arising from a Security Council referral, the first conviction in the Darfur situation, and the first conviction for gender persecution before the ICC.”
The statement emphasized accountability’s message to perpetrators: “accountability is real, justice is possible, and victims are not…
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