Abusers face justice

Article Abstract:

The International Criminal Court is handling its biggest task, which includes taking action over the violation of human rights in the Darfur area of Sudan. International media, nongovernmental organisations and UN officials have accused the Sudanese government of funding and supplying the Janjaweed, a loosely-structured Arab militia group that is often observed on horseback, as they ethnically cleanse a vast region.

Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Sudan, Company legal issue, Cases, International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands), Janjaweed

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Beacon of hope

Article Abstract:

A broad range of sexually violent acts against women is prohibited under the Court and these may also amount to torture. The Court, with independent prosecutors putting killers, torturers, and rapists in the dock before independent judges, which has become a beacon of hope for many thousands of women is discussed.

Analysis, Sex discrimination, Women's issues

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