ICC Secures First Darfur War Crimes Conviction Against Former Janjaweed Leader
ICC Secures First Darfur War Crimes Conviction Against Former Janjaweed Leader The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has delivered a landmark judgment, convicting Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, a former leader of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia, for his pivotal role in atrocities committed during the Darfur genocide. This represents the ICC’s inaugural conviction for crimes perpetrated in the western Sudanese region, a significant step as similar violence tragically resurfaces amidst the nation’s ongoing civil war. Judges found Abd–Al-Rahman, also…