ANC adds insult to Sudanese genocide
By allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to evade justice the government showed contempt to a Pretoria High Court order, international law and the hundreds of thousands killed during the Darfur conflict. Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International's research and advocacy director for Africa, has noted: "It is completely unacceptable and shocking for South Africa, as a member of the International Criminal Court, to ignore its international obligations in this way and allow impunity free rein.Not only has it undermined the country's commitment to the ICC, it has ridden roughshod over the rights and hopes for justice of all those people who were killed and displaced during the war in Darfur."Al-Bashir has two warrants of arrest against him. He is facing seven counts of war crimes and three counts of genocide. It is believed his actions directly caused about 400000 deaths and displaced a further two million people...
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