By Rumbidzai Maweni Research Associate, Citizens for Global Solutions On Monday, July 14th 2008, Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir became the first national leader to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC's chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, filed exactly ten charges against the Sudanese leader, three counts of genocide, five of crimes against humanity,...

As the ICC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary What Future Lies in Store for the World's Only Permanent International Court? By Rumbidzai Maweni Research Associate, Citizens for Global Solutions Thursday, July 17th marked the 10th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the signing of its founding agreement, the Rome Treaty of 1998. Based in Hague and in operation for five ...

(This is the fourth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)   At the beginning of his quest to become president, then-governor George W. Bush wrote, “The world seeks America’s leadership, looks for leadership from a country whose values are freedom and jus...

(This is the second in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) It’s become quite apparent that Senator Barack Obama is going to do whatever he can to link Senator John McCain to the Bush administration. Obama has labeled the Iraq War, the president’s econom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Genocide Accountability Act by voice vote.  This move comes on the heels of Senate passage and now goes to President Bush for his approval before it becomes law. Statement of Citizens for Global Solutions Interim Director Raj Purohit: "Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the...

Washington, D.C. – President Bush’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Judge Michael Mukasey, in both his oral testimony and in follow up written statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee, refused to say whether waterboarding violates U.S. and international laws against torture.  Statement of Citizens for Global Solutions Interim Director Raj Purohit: “Citizens for ...

The Chautauqua Declaration Last week an unprecedented gathering of international war crimes prosecutors met with little fanfare (and even less media coverage) in Chautauqua, New York. These nine men sounded an international clarion call to end impunity by perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in drafting, signing and releasing...

IntroductionThe Nuremburg Trials held perpetrators of genocide accountable for crimes committed during the Holocaust. Nuremburg remains a testament to an international code of justice and a beacon for international law to this day. The United States has ratified the statute for the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, proving a long-held U.S. commitment to uphold...

February 27, 2007 Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Global Solutions, a leading U.S.-based advocacy group for a strong and effective International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the ICC’s identification of two perpetrators in the on-going Darfur atrocities. In his announcement from The Hague today, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo requested a summons to appear for Ahmad Muhammad...

On December 14 the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, issued his fourth report on the situation in Darfur as required under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1593 (2005). Given that the Darfur situation was referred to the ICC by the UNSC, the Prosecutor is required to report to the Council every six months on the progress and status of his office’s investigation. Th...