Ahmed Mohammed Haroun (or Ahmad Harun) is one of two Sudanese men wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Despite international pressure on the government of Sudan to surrender him to the ICC, Haroun continues to serve as the Sudan's Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs. In September 2007, he was appointed to lead an investigation into human rights violations in Darfur. Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crime of aggression, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... In international law, a crime against humanity consists of acts of persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people, as being the criminal offence above all others. ... Wikinews has related news: UN aid convoys face increasing attacks in Darfur For other uses, see Darfur (disambiguation). ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

Background

Haroun comes from the Bargo tribe in western Sudan.^[1] He trained as a lawyer and at one time he was Sudan's youngest minister of state.^[1]

Alleged criminal activity in Darfur

From around April 2003 to around September 2005, Haroun served as Sudan's Minister of State for the Interior.^[2] During this time, he coordinated the various government bodies involved in the counter-insurgency in Darfur, including the police, the armed forces, the National Security and Intelligence Service, and the Janjaweed militia.^[2] It is alleged that Haroun recruited, funded and armed the Janjaweed, and incited attacks against civilian populations.^[3][4] Counter-insurgency is the combating of insurgency, by the government (or allies) of the territory in which the insurgency takes place. ... A Janjaweed miltiaman mounted The Janjaweed (Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed, Jingaweit, Jinjaweed, Janjawiid, Janjiwid, Janjaweit, etc. ...

The ICC warrants and their aftermath

On 27 April 2007, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Haroun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb.^[2][5] The court found reasonable grounds to believe that Haroun was individually criminally responsible on twenty counts of crimes against humanity and twenty-two counts of war crimes, including murder, persecution, forcible transfer of population, rape, inhumane acts, imprisonment or severe deprivation of liberty, torture, attacks against the civilian population, destruction of property, pillaging, and outrage upon personal dignity.^[2][6] April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, is a former senior Janjaweed commander and current International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes suspect. ... In international law, a crime against humanity consists of acts of persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people, as being the criminal offence above all others. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Torture, according to international law, is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has...

However, the Sudanese government has refused to surrender Haroun to the ICC,^[7] saying he had no links with the Janjaweed.^[8] Sudan, which is not a party to the ICC, argues that the court has no jurisdiction over the case and that it is a matter for the Sudanese judicial system.^[5]

Despite international calls for his arrest,^[9] Haroun continues to serve as Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs (which is a post below the full ministerial level).^[10] In this role, Haroun oversees Darfur's two million internally displaced persons;^[5] aid agencies have accused him of hindering their efforts to bring relief to the displaced.^[5] A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ... Tailor in Labuje IDP camp in Uganda An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who has been forced to leave their home for reasons such as religious or political persecution, war or natural disaster, but has not crossed an international border. ...

In September 2007, the Sudanese government announced that Haroun would lead an investigation into human rights abuses in Darfur.^[7]

See also

• Darfur conflict
• International criminal law
• Cases before the International Criminal Court#Darfur, Sudan

Combatants JEM factions NRF alliance  Chad (alleged) Janjaweed SLM (Minnawi)  Sudan African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Commanders Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed Diraige Omar al-Bashir Minni Minnawi Luke Aprezi Strength N/A N/A 7,000 The Darfur conflict is a complex... International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states. ... Current cases before the International Criminal Court include three situations where the Chief Prosecutor has opened an official investigation, one other referral that has been received from a state and a number of complaints received from individuals. ...

References

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