Ali Kosheib

Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan (Darfur).

Sudan

The first Darfur trial ended at the ICC

19 December 2024 by Margherita Capacci (our correspondent in The Hague)

The first trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes committed in Darfur, Sudan, came to an end, 20 years after the charged crimes. During the closing statements, from 11 to 13 December 2024, the prosecution stated that [...]

Trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes committed in Darfur, Sudan. Photo: Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman enters the courtroom in The Hague.

Sudan

ICC First Darfur case: “I am not Ali Kushayb”

26 October 2023 by Margherita Capacci (our correspondent in The Hague)

The defence case in the first Darfur trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) started on October 19. According to his lawyers, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was an “anonymous pharmacist” and not Ali Kushayb, a militia [...]

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (alias « Ali Kushayb ») at the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Sudan

Ali Kushayb, the first Sudanese on trial at the ICC

5 April 2022 by Gwenaëlle Lenoir

The first Sudanese trial at the International Criminal Court opens on Tuesday April 5, with victims and other suspects held in Khartoum watching. This is one of the ICC’s first historic investigations, launched in June 2005. Forme [...]

Sudanese protesters march in Khartoum, waving flags of Sudan

Why Handing Over ICC Suspects Could Help Sudan’s Transition

22 October 2021 by Jehanne Henry

The Sudanese people massively filled the streets, yesterday, to protest against the prospect of military rule, underlining tensions between the military and civilian leaders, now at an all-time high. Both sides need to restore cre [...]

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