SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan, armed groups agree to establish special court for Darfur crimes

21/1/2020: Sudan Tribune - Sudan, armed groups agree to establish special court for Darfur crimes

Sudan Tribune reports that the Sudanese government and rebel groups have agreed to establish a special criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Ahmed Tugud, of the Justice and Equality Movement Negotiator and Sudan Revolutionary Front rebel coalition negotiating team, said that discussions in Juba with the government focused on the grave violations committed by the al-Bashir’s regime and the impunity of the warlords.

Head of the government negotiating team for conflict resolution in Darfur, Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi, said that the agreements reached with rebels constituted "an unexpected breakthrough" in terms of transitional justice and reconciliation.

The parties were determined to “lay a solid foundation for justice and political stability in the country," al-Taishi stressed.