World court to open Darfur cases
By Laura Trevelyan
BBC News, New York
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is to announce two new cases in Sudan over attacks on humanitarian workers and peacekeepers.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo will also tell the UN of Sudan's continuing failure to arrest two men accused of war crimes.
In February Mr Moreno-Ocampo issued arrest warrants for Ahmed Haroun, a Sudanese government minister, and Ali Kushayb, a Janjaweed militia leader.
Both men were accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
The Sudanese government does not recognise the International Criminal Court and has not arrested the pair.
Khartoum subsequently made Mr Haroun responsible for investigating humanitarian abuses in Darfur.
Peacekeeping
Human rights groups say the UN Security Council has not put as much pressure on the Sudanese as it might because it is also trying to get peacekeepers deployed to Darfur and wants to make progress there.
Mr Moreno-Ocampo will also tell the UN Security Council on Wednesday of his plans to open two new cases in Darfur over attacks on humanitarian workers and peacekeepers.
Ten African Union peacekeepers were killed in the Darfur town of Haskanita in September by rebels.
Aid workers are increasingly becoming targets as the rebel groups who have been fighting the Sudanese government splinter.
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Published: 2007/12/05 01:33:07 GMT
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