Omar al-Bachir

Kober prison break in Sudan: is it an escape or a release? Suspects from the International Criminal Court (ICC) were held there before disappearing.

Sudan

Sudan: who helped the ICC suspects break jail?

11 May 2023 by Gwenaëlle Lenoir

Who opened the doors of Kober prison, located north of the Sudanese capital, on 23 April? Where are the three International Criminal Court (ICC) suspects who had been held there for more than four years, including former president Omar al-Bashir? Did they escape in the chaos or were they released? All these questions do not seem to worry the ICC, which has so far said nothing.

Youssef Babiker Kafi, Sudan

Sudan

Sudan: Transitional justice in quarantine

30 April 2021 by Gwenaëlle Lenoir

It's everywhere, all the time, in all the documents. But two years after the revolution in Sudan, transitional justice is stalled. How can the country reconcile peace and justice? How can it take account of regional specificities? [...]