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Open Letter to the ICC Prosecutor
Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo 1 December 2022 Dear Mr Prosecutor, The referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the UN Security Council earlier this year was an important step forward in the quest for justice in Sudan. A culture of impunity had contributed significantly to the prolongation of the violence and the commencement of an investigation by the ICC was welcomed by many in Darfur as both a signal of international solidarity and a necessary complement to justice efforts at a national level in Sudan. While we recognize that your team has been diligently investigating the situation, it is time for the people of Darfur and Sudan to see justice being done. We therefore strongly urge you to announce that you will travel to Sudan and meet publicly with the Government of Sudan, civil society and the public. Despite an initial diminution in the intensity of the conflict in the wake of the referral, little has changed for the people on the ground in Darfur. With fighting renewed between the parties, civilians are being deliberately targeted for attack, aid workers kidnapped and thousands newly forced from their homes. General insecurity is again on the rise. We acknowledge that the context in Darfur presents many challenges for the Court. The investigation in Darfur, triggered by the UN Security Council, has created an environment where there is at once huge expectation, apprehension and misunderstanding about the mandate of the ICC and its implications in Sudan. Your presence in Sudan will provide an essential opportunity for you to present the functions and limitations of the Court, and to transparently outline the expected scope and conduct of the investigation for the people of Darfur and Sudan. The undersigned non-governmental organizations are ready to provide any appropriate assistance or advice which your office might require for this mission. Signed, The Darfur Consortium
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Member Organizations: Action Professionals Association for the People Aegis Trust Rwanda African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies African Center for Development African Society of International and Comparative Law African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) The Ahueni Foundation Alliances for Africa Amman Centre for Human Rights Studies Andalus Institute for Tolerance Anti-Slavery International Arab Program for Human Rights Activists Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) Centre for Research Education and Development of Freedom of Expression and Associated Rights (CREDO) Citizens for Global Solutions Conseil national pour les libertés en Tunisie Darfur Alert Coalition Darfur Centre for Human Rights and Development Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre Egyptian Organization for Human Rights La Fédération Internationale des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH) Femmes Africa Solidarité Human Rights Centre, University of Pretoria Human Rights First Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa Inter-African Union for Human Rights (UIDH) Interights International Commission of Jurists International Refugee Rights Initiative Justice Africa Justice and Peace Commission Lawyers for Human Rights Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections Legal Resources Consortium-Nigeria Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme Minority Rights Group National Association of Seadogs Open Society Justice Initiative Pan-African Movement People Against Injustice (PAIN) Rencontre Africaine Pour la Defense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO) Sudan Organization Against Torture Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Sudanese Refugee Association in South Africa Syrian Organization for Human Rights Universal Human Rights Network WARIPNET World Organization Against Torture
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