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UN Must Reject Nigerian Proposal (NEW YORK, March 18, 2023)— The Darfur Consortium, an umbrella group of about 40 primarily Africa-based civil society organizations, today expressed concern at the proposal by the Nigerian government for an African Panel to pursue justice in Darfur and reiterated its call for an immediate referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Darfur Consortium asked Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to uphold the wishes and aspirations of many African governments that prefer the ICC to any other mechanism to try the heinous crimes committed in Darfur. “As chairman of the Africa Union, Mr. Obasanjo has a particular obligation to respect the wishes of the African continent,” said Dismas Nkunda, a representative of the Consortium. “Not only do many African governments see a referral to the ICC as the best way of bringing justice and accountability to Darfur, but the people of Darfur also see such referral as a protection mechanism from the continued attacks by government forces. Mr. Obasanjo should be supporting these efforts instead of derailing them.” Moreover, the International Criminal Court is supported by African states, a majority of whom have signed the Rome Statute establishing the Court and many of whom are parties to the ICC. While the Darfur Consortium recognizes that the ICC alone will not achieve the long term peace and reconciliation that Darfur needs, it sees a referral by the Security Council as an essential element in a range of measures that must be taken to ensure peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur. “The Security Council must stand united and send even a stronger message that such impunity will not be tolerated by immediately referring the situation in Darfur to the ICC,” Dismas Nkunda added. |
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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