Posted by Adam

Friday June 5, 2009

Angelina Jolie, the world’s most powerful celebrity, has written a new article for Time magazine, calling for more action to end the crisis in Darfur.

On Friday, members of the United Nations Security Council will learn the results of the International Criminal Court’s Darfur investigation.

“Friday is a defining moment in the history of justice,” Jolie writes. “The members of the United Nations Security Council will be presented with the results of the International Criminal Court’s Darfur investigation –an investigation that they requested. Their response will determine whether there is going to be an international standard of justice that holds perpetrators accountable for the worst crimes in the world.”

“The evidence the prosecutor has presented is clear and compelling,” the actress continues. “Millions of people have been displaced; hundreds of thousands have been killed and, at the center of it all stands Sudanese President Omar al Bashir who has been indicted on seven counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity.

“Bashir’s response to the indictments was an insult to the international community and hundreds of thousands who have died in Darfur. He kicked 16 international aid groups who were desperately trying to save his citizens out of his country. He even appointed one of the suspects, Ahmed Haroun, to a committee supposedly investigating human rights abuses in Darfur. You’ll struggle to find a better illustration of the culture of impunity that reigns in Khartoum.”

Read the full article.

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