National Congress Party (Sudan): Difference between revisions

Since the outbreak of the [[War in Darfur]] in 2004 between the government of Omar al-Bashir and rebel groups such as the [[Sudan Liberation Movement/Army|Sudanese Liberation Army]] (SLA) and the [[Justice and Equality Movement]] (JEM), the NCP has been almost universally criticised for allegedly, however not officially, supporting Arab militias such as the [[Janjaweed]] through a campaign of [[murder]], [[rape]] and [[deportation]] against the local population. Because of the [[guerrilla warfare]] in the Darfur region, between 200,000<ref name="conflict1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm|work=BBC News|title=Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict|date=23 February 2010|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> and 400,000 people have been killed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html |title=The World Factbook - Sudan |publisher=CIA |accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/28/eng20051128_224254.html|title=People's Daily Online - Darfur peace talks to resume in Abuja on Tuesday: AU<!--Bot generated title-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/10/AR2007041001775.html|title= Hundreds Killed in Attacks in Eastern Chad - washingtonpost.com<!--Bot generated title-->|work=The Washington Post|date=11 April 2007|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> while over 2.5 million [[Displaced person|people have been displaced]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/15/AR2006101500655.html|title=AUF Ineffective, Complain Refugees in Darfur |accessdate=2009-03-04|publisher=Washingtonpost.com|date=16 October 2006|first=Alfred|last=de Montesquiou}}</ref> and the [[Chad–Sudan relations|diplomatic relations]] between Sudan and [[Chad]] has never been worse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7394422.stm|work=BBC News|title=Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack|date=11 May 2008|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> This has led to the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) indicting State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs [[Ahmed Haroun]] and alleged Muslim Janjawid militia leader Ali Mohammed Ali, also known as Ali Kosheib, in relation to the atrocities in the region.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/14/sudan.warcrimes1?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews|title=Sudan's Bashir charged with Darfur war genocide World news guardian.co.uk<!--Bot generated title-->|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Peter|last=Walker|date=14 July 2008|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> On July 14, 2008, ten criminal charges were announced against President Omar al-Bashir, and subsequently a [[arrest warrant|warrant]] for his arrest has been issued, but has yet to be executed.<ref name=ocampo>{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/press%20releases%20(2008)/a |title=ICC Prosecutor presents case against Sudanese President, Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur |accessdate=2009-03-14 |author=International Criminal Court |authorlink=International Criminal Court |date=2008-07-14}}</ref><ref name=ICC-warrant>International Criminal Court (4 March 2009). {{cite web|url= http://www2.icc-cpi.int/iccdocs/doc/doc639078.pdf |title=Warrant of Arrest for Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir }}&nbsp;{{small|(358&nbsp;KB)}}. Retrieved on 4 March 2009</ref><ref name=BBC1>BBC News, 4 March 2009. ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7923102.stm Warrant issued for Sudan's Bashir ]''. Retrieved on 4 March 2009</ref>

*[http://www.trial-ch.org/en/trial-watch/profil/db/facts/omar-hassan-ahmad_al-bashir_779.html Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir] — Trial Watch

*"[http://sudaninside.net/2007/11/18/omar-el-bashir-order-re-opening-of-popular-defence-training-camps/ Sudanese President Threaten Wars,]" ''Sudan Inside'', 18 November 2007.

*[http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/EM245.cfm "A Cautious Welcome for Sudan's New Government,"] by Michael Johns, Heritage Foundation Executive Memorandum #245, 28 July 1989.