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Ali Kushayb was sentenced to 20 years for 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Darfur conflict, marking the ICC's first conviction for Darfur atrocities.
- The International Criminal Court sentenced a Sudanese militia leader, Ali Kushayb, to 20 years in prison for war crimes committed during the Darfur conflict between 2003 and 2020.
- The Darfur conflict was one of the world's gravest humanitarian disasters, with allegations of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the region's non-Arabic population.
- Survivors described how their villages were burned down, men and boys slaughtered, and women forced into sex slavery during Kushayb's trial.
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ICC sentences Sudan militia leader to 20 years for atrocities committed during civil war
The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a 20-year prison sentence on Tuesday to former Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Darfur region of Sudan. Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was found guilty of 27 counts of crimes, including murder, rape, torture, persecution, and pillaging. The sentencing marks a significant legal milestone as Abd-Al-Rahman…
For the first time, the International Criminal Court is punishing war crimes against Darfur.
ICC sentences Sudan Janjaweed leader to 20 years in prison
Judges at the International Criminal Court sentenced a leader of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia in Darfur to 20 years in prison. Muhammad Ali Abd Al-Rahman was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has sentenced a former militia leader to 20 years in prison for war crimes in Sudanese Darfur.
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