---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jean-Francois Darcq" <[email protected]> Date: 15 Jun 2015 07:14 Subject: Fwd: Justice for genocide To: "elisabethjanaina" <[email protected]> Cc:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Danny Auron - Avaaz" <[email protected]> Date: 14 Jun 2015 22:02 Subject: Justice for genocide To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bashir_south_africa_12/?bsCVAhb&v=60313> Accused of leading a horrific genocide in Darfur, Omar al-Bashir *has escaped arrest for 6 years. But on Monday, a South African court could finally bring him to justice.* Click now and share widely to call on South Africa to arrest al-Bashir, bring him to trial, and finally give Darfur's victims what the deserve: Sign the Petition <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bashir_south_africa_12/?bsCVAhb&v=60313> Dear friends, For years in Darfur, Sudan’s government troops terrorized the population. They killed the men. They raped girls in front of their parents. They wanted to end the history of the local people. And *they’ve escaped justice. Until now.* Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was charged internationally with responsibility for the death of almost 500,000 people in the brutal Darfur genocide, but for 6 years no one has succeeded in locking him up. Now he’s in South Africa for a conference and *a court has given an urgent order* to keep him in the country while it *decides whether he should be arrested* – and the decision will be issued Monday. South Africa’s ruling ANC party has already protested the order. But this is a legal decision, not a political one. The ANC should stay out of it – and *South Africa should arrest Bashir and either try him for genocide, or send him to the International Criminal Court.* Click now and help finally get justice for genocide: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bashir_south_africa_12/?bsCVAhb&v=60313 Dear friends, For years in Darfur, Sudan’s government troops terrorized the population. They killed the men. They raped girls in front of their parents. They wanted to end the history of the local people. And *they’ve escaped justice. Until now.* Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was charged internationally with responsibility for the death of almost 500,000 people in the brutal Darfur genocide, but for 6 years no one has succeeded in locking him up. Now he’s in South Africa for a conference and *a court has given an urgent order* to keep him in the country while it *decides whether he should be arrested* – and the decision will be issued Monday. South Africa’s ruling ANC party has already protested the order. But this is a legal decision, not a political one. The ANC should stay out of it – and *South Africa should arrest Bashir and either try him for genocide, or send him to the International Criminal Court.* Click now and help finally get justice for genocide: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bashir_south_africa_12/?bsCVAhb&v=60313 Al-Bashir’s army and militia have spent years attacking and destroying villages, chasing survivors into the dessert, surrounding refugee camps, and uprooting millions of civilians from land they occupied for centuries. When applying for a warrant for his arrest, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said clearly that *al-Bashir’s “intent was genocide.” * The ICC is still young and because of political maneuvers, al-Bashir has avoided arrest in several countries over the years. Some – including the ANC – criticize the court for focusing on crimes in Africa. But most of the cases at the ICC were brought forward by the countries themselves; Sudan is one of just two cases where the Security Council managed to agree to bring perpetrators to the court. And *when it comes to crimes as horrific as those in Darfur, its justice that should matter, not politics.* The law is clear – South Africa is a member of the court and has an obligation to cooperate with the arrest warrant. *Political pressure could lead the court to give in. Let’s show the court and the South African government that the world expects justice.* Click now and share widely, and get justice for genocide: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bashir_south_africa_12/?bsCVAhb&v=60313 For international law to work, there can’t be loopholes for international criminals. *For there to be justice, our governments must put aside politics and act in the interests of humanity*. Our community can show the way and help ensure that Darfur’s victims finally get the justice they deserve. With hope and determination, Danny, Alice, Emma, Mia, Mike, Nic, and the rest of the Avaaz team SOURCES South Africa court blocks Sudan’s Bashir from leaving (Al Jazeera), http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/sudan-bashir-travels-africa-icc-warrant-150614045917841.html ICC Prosecutor presents case against Sudanese President, Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (ICC), http://icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/situations%20and%20cases/situations/situation%20icc%200205/press%20r... <http://icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/situations%20and%20cases/situations/situation%20icc%200205/press%20releases/Pages/a.aspx> South Africa’s ANC says International Criminal Court “no longer useful” (Reuters), http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN0OU0NY20150614 *Avaaz.org is a 41-million-person global campaign network* that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) 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