Sudan President Bashir hails 'victory' over ICC (International Criminal Court) charges
Source: BBC
The president of Sudan has claimed victory over the International Criminal Court after it ended its probe into allegations of war crimes in Darfur.
The ICC charged Omar al-Bashir in 2009 for crimes in the region dating back to 2003, but he refused to recognise the authority of the Hague-based court.
Announcing the suspension on Friday, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda blamed it on lack of action by the UN. She called for a "dramatic shift" in the UN Security Council's approach, saying inaction was emboldening the perpetrators of war crimes in Darfur to continue their brutality, particularly against women and girls.
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said perpetrators of brutality would only be emboldened
Rebels stand by as a Darfur village burns after allegedly being set alight by pro-government militia
in September 2004 - one of many alleged crimes during the conflict
Last month, Sudan asked the UN-African Union force in Darfur (Unamid) to close its human rights office in the capital, Khartoum. The move came amid tensions over the mission's attempt to investigate claims of mass rape by Sudanese troops in the Darfur village of Tabit.
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The ICC's chief prosecutor did not provide an explanation of the "lack of action by the UN" nor what kind of '"dramatic shift" in the UN Security Council's approach' she is calling for to deal with war crimes like those that likely occurred against the women and girls of Darfur.