ICC Prosecutor Appeals al-Bashir Genocide Decision as African Union Votes to Halt Cooperation On al-Bashir Case

On July 7, 2009, the International Criminal Court prosecutor appealed the Tribunal’s decision not to indict Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir on charges of waging genocide in Darfur. Meanwhile, on July 3, 2009, the African Union (AU) decided to halt cooperation with the ICC in the Bashir case...(more)