Kampala (June 4, 2010)
The world is facing a critical moment in international justice - especially for women--according to Nobel Laureates Wangari Maathai and Shirin Ebadi. The two, along with Sudanese civil society and human rights activist, Suzanne Jambo, called for a global end to impunity at the first ever review of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week in Uganda.
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2010-06-03 08:30:01 by Nobel Women's Initiative Staff
The ICC and Africa
Yesterday I was reading an article on the Sudan Tribune website, where again the ruling Sudanese National Congress Party makes claim that the ICC is a form of colonialism and that the government sees any Sudanese participation in the ICC Review Conference as "treason." The government of Sudan is clearly isolated in its views, as this is certainly not the tone coming out of Africans, including Sudanese, engaging in the ICC Review Conference. In another article published in the New Vision newspaper here in Uganda, President Museveni of Uganda is himself calling on Africa to embrace the court. And in the last week, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa vowing to abide by his country's obligation to arrest President Bashir, should he step foot in his territory.
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