Maybe something will actually happen now...
UN votes to refer Darfur suspects to international court
[World News] United Nations, April 1 : The UN Security Council has voted to refer alleged perpetrators of war crimes in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Xinhua reported.
After lengthy negotiations until late Thursday, the 15-nation council passed the resolution, tabled by Britain, with an 11-0 vote. China, the US, Brazil and Algeria abstained.
Under the resolution, war crimes and crimes against humanity taking place in Darfur since July 2002 will be dealt with by the ICC, which will begin investigation or prosecution only one year after the adoption of the resolution.And this is just typical...
The US, a strong opponent of the ICC, objected to the crimes in Darfur being referred to the tribunal, based in The Hague, Netherlands. Instead, it proposed setting up a new court to try Darfur suspects.
But the U.S. did not succeed in its blocking attempts.
The court is the first permanent tribunal that has the right to try suspects of war crimes and crimes against humanity when a government is unable or unwilling to do so.
It's still going to be another year... sigh
