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| South Sudan Mediators Propose War Crimes Court |
| 2015-07-26 |
| [ALMANAR.LB] Negotiators have proposed establishing a court to try possible genocide and war crimes in South Sudan, in the latest power-sharing peace proposal hoped to end a 19-month civil war. Peace talks, led by the eight-nation East African IGAD bloc, have been taking place in Æthiopia almost as long as the war, resulting in at least seven failed agreements or ceasefires, all broken within days or even hours. An IGAD draft "compromise agreement" proposes an independent hybrid court, set up in collaboration with the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... and United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... , able to try possible genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. US President Barack Obama Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though.... , who travels to Æthiopia on Sunday, is expected to push peace efforts in South Sudan. The 77-page IGAD draft deal, released Saturday, proposes offering rebels the post of first vice president, alongside another vice president, and offering the government 53 percent of national ministerial seats and the rebels 33 percent, with other parties making up the rest. |
| Posted by:Fred |