Editor's note:
Representatives of African States will meet in Addis Ababa (June 8-9) to "exchange views" on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Prompted by the war crimes indictment of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, the meeting will provide a platform for the Court’s dissenters in Africa, and aim to sew discord among ICC supporters, writes Wangari Maathai, Wole Soyinka and Desmond Tutu.
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing violence,
displacement, and repression in Sudan and we
support the role of the International Criminal
Court in bringing justice and accountability for the peoples of Sudan.
We are deeply disheartened by the Sudanese
government's response to the March 4, 2009
issuance of an arrest warrant for President Omar
Al-Bashir. By expelling and restricting
humanitarian non-governmental organizations
(NGO's) and relief workers in the desperate
Darfur region, the Government of Sudan has
further endangered the estimated 4.7 million
people in the region who rely on food, medical
and water aid. The expelled organizations are
responsible for at least 50 percent of this aid.
(END/2009)
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