In a major development for both Sudan and the International Criminal Court, Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir appears to be headed to The Hague.
During peace talks between Sudan's government and rebel groups in the country's Darfur region, the former agreed al-Bashir will be sent to The Hague where he'll face the ICC on charges related to genocide and war crimes in Darfur in 2003. The conflict in the region killed around 300,000 people. The news could be a game changer for everyone involved, especially as Sudan tries to usher in a new era of political reform following months of anti-government protests last year.
The 76-year-old al-Bashir was removed from power last year and sentenced to two years in a social reform facility for corruption because people over 70 can't serve jail terms in Sudan. He's also been charged with killing protesters during the demonstrations that led to his ouster, though the ICC would be focusing on the Darfur-related charges if and when al-Bashir is tried.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
"Justice cannot be achieved if we don't heal the wounds," Sudanese government spokesman Mohhamed Hassan Eltaish said. Read more at BBC.
-
A ‘golden age’ of nuclear powerThe Explainer The government is promising to ‘fire up nuclear power’. Why, and how?
-
Massacre in Darfur: the world looked the other wayTalking Point Atrocities in El Fasher follow decades of repression of Sudan’s black African population
-
Trump’s trade war: has China won?Talking Point US president wanted to punish Beijing, but the Asian superpower now holds the whip hand
-
Has Zohran Mamdani shown the Democrats how to win again?Today’s Big Question New York City mayoral election touted as victory for left-wing populists but moderate centrist wins elsewhere present more complex path for Democratic Party
-
Senate votes to kill Trump’s Brazil tariffSpeed Read Five Senate Republicans joined the Democrats in rebuking Trump’s import tax
-
Border Patrol gets scrutiny in court, gains power in ICESpeed Read Half of the new ICE directors are reportedly from DHS’s more aggressive Customs and Border Protection branch
-
Shutdown stalemate nears key pain pointsSpeed Read A federal employee union called for the Democrats to to stand down four weeks into the government standoff
-
Trump vows new tariffs on Canada over Reagan adspeed read The ad that offended the president has Ronald Reagan explaining why import taxes hurt the economy
-
NY attorney general asks public for ICE raid footageSpeed Read Rep. Dan Goldman claims ICE wrongly detained four US citizens in the Canal Street raid and held them for a whole day without charges
-
Trump’s huge ballroom to replace razed East WingSpeed Read The White House’s east wing is being torn down amid ballroom construction
-
Trump expands boat strikes to Pacific, killing 5 moreSpeed Read The US military destroyed two more alleged drug smuggling boats in international waters
