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Cairo, 24th April 2008
The Egyptian Coalition calls on the
Sudanese government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court
on handing over of wanted men
The Egyptian Coalition for the International Criminal
Court expresses its concern over what the International Criminal Court (ICC)
is facing during the performance of its mission, particularly in matters
concerning the handing over of Ahmed Haroun and Ali Kosheyb. The two men
were involved in extremely serious crimes against humanity in Darfour.
Surrender of the two men to the ICC is the most
serious obstacle hindering the Court performing its role. This prompted
the ICC to propose the establishment of a body which would oblige States
to cooperate with the ICC in the handing over of wanted individuals
(particularly in Darfour, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central
African Republic and Uganda) during a press conference it held in New
York on 21st November 2007.
The Egyptian Coalition expresses its solidarity with
the ICC’s demands, and urges the international community to cooperate
with the Court in order to establish justice and the culture of escaping
punishment.
The Egyptian Coalition also urges Member States of
the ICC to sign the Protocol to the Rome Statute which establishes a
permanent mechanism allowing the ICC to oblige States to hand over
wanted individuals to international justice.
The Egyptian Coalition calls on the Sudanese
government – given that Sudan is a sovereign country – to abide by
international law and implement resolution 1593 issued by the Security
Council in 2005 and cooperate with the ICC by arresting the wanted men
and bringing them before the ICC. The Coalition believes that Ahmed
Haroun’s remaining in his post and controlling civilians in camps
reduces the chances of peace in Darfour. The Sudanese government must
take advantage of the procedural guarantees of justice in articles 65,
66, 67, 75 and 76 of the ICC’s 1998 Rome founding Statute.
Current members of
the Egyptian Coalition
Founded in 1999, the Egyptian Coalition currently
has 26 members.
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No. |
Name |
Year joined |
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1 |
The Land Center for Human Rights |
1999 |
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2 |
The Association for Democratic Development |
1999 |
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3 |
The Human Rights Center for Information and
Legal Information |
1999 |
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4 |
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies |
1999 |
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5 |
The Human Rights Association for the
Assistance of Prisoners |
1999 |
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6 |
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights |
1999 |
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7 |
The Institute for Development and Human
Rights Dialogue |
2005 |
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8 |
The Arab Organization for Penal Reform |
2005 |
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9 |
The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid |
2005 |
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10 |
The Center for the Study of Alternative
Development |
2005 |
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11 |
The Hisham Mobarak Law Center |
2005 |
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12 |
The Shomo Association for the Protection of
Human Rights and the Development of Local Society |
2005 |
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13 |
The Egyptian Association for the Support of
Democratic Development |
2005 |
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14 |
The Egyptian Association for the Development
of the Family |
2005 |
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15 |
The Egyptian Association for the Spread of
Development and Legal Awareness |
2005 |
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16 |
The Andalus Institute for Tolerance and
Anti-Violence Studies |
2005 |
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17 |
The Egyptian Institute for Training and Human
Rights |
2005 |
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18 |
The Center for Egyptian Women’s Issues |
2005 |
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19 |
The National Association for the Defence of
Human Rights and Freedoms |
2005 |
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20 |
The Vocational Association for Development |
2008 |
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21 |
The One World Institute for Development |
2008 |
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22 |
The Center for Rural Studies |
2008 |
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23 |
The Arab Women’s Alliance |
2008 |
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24 |
The Institute for National Belonging and
Human Rights |
2008 |
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25 |
The Egyptian Transparency Association |
2008 |
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26 |
The Arab Center for the Independence of the
Judiciary and the Legal Profession |
Founder and coordinator |
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