This is not the only thing that's happening with Bashir right now, both internationally and at home in Sudan, and it's worth expanding a bit into a thread...
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First, let's understand the most important aspect of this story: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of criminal responsibility for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur, Sudan.
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These are the gravest crimes that humanity knows. There can be no charges more serious. They relate to Sudanese government responsibility for mass atrocities committed in Darfur from 2003 onward. These atrocities were well-documented: https://www.hrw.org/news/2006/12/12/un-put-sudans-top-leaders-sanctions-list …pic.twitter.com/TdEIV6iRGK
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Today, it's worrying that the international community seems to be forgetting that some 300,000 people were killed in Darfur and some 3 million were displaced - all part of a government campaign of ethnic cleansing or, as the ICC indictment says, genocide.
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We'll get back to the EU in a moment, but for now consider that UN Secretary General António Guterres was just seen at the recent African Union summit with Bashir...
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This would represent a change of UN policy. The UN has a clear policy of avoiding non-essential contacts with individuals subject to arrest warrants. The policy is here: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/747189/files/A_67_828_S_2013_210-EN.pdf …
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Some meetings might possibly be justified as essential, but standing next to Bashir in group photos, Mr Guterres? That doesn't seem essential, does it?pic.twitter.com/jhcGyLCUlJ
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A journalist has asked the UN Secretary General's spokesperson about this, and the response was pathetic... So, you see why those of us keen to see justice for the most serious crimes humanity knows.... you can see why we're a bit worried that international resolve is slippingpic.twitter.com/msQ3qwNNnl
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And now back to the EU... The more eagle-eyed among you will have noticed something else about those photos with wanted genocide suspect Bashir... Who's that behind him? Why, it's EU foreign minister
@FedericaMogpic.twitter.com/7Zk1o6qeQG
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Like the UN, the EU also has a policy of avoiding non-essential contacts with individuals subject to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. So,
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Is the EU policy towards a man wanted for genocide changing? Is th EU's support for the ICC wavering? If not, then why - going back to our original question - why won't the EU
@eu_eeas say whether it is hosting Bashir at the upcoming summit or not?https://twitter.com/astroehlein/status/1095931807122554880 …
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Will the EU be hosting a man wanted for genocide at the upcoming summit?
They could have simply said "no" at any time, but they have been silent.
Why?