UNITED NATIONS – The president of the International Criminal Court is urging the international community to intensify efforts to arrest seven people sought for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide — including Sudan’s president and four commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Judge Sang-Hyun Song told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the failure to arrest these men is “deeply troubling” and is having “a devastating effect” on victims and communities affected by the crimes.
He cited Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visits to Chad and Kenya — both parties to the treaty that established the court — and the failure of both governments to arrest him on warrants for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur.