International Justice
International Justice Day 2006
Justice for the People of Darfur
The conflict in Darfur, Sudan, has led to some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable, including systematic and widespread murder, rape, abduction and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed by both deliberate and indiscriminate attacks, and over 2.5 million civilians have been displaced.
Despite international outrage over the human rights crisis in Darfur, not a single person responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity has been brought to justice.
In March 2005, however, the U.N. Security Council passed a historic resolution calling for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the crimes committed in Darfur. The ICC is the world’s first, permanent, international judicial body capable of prosecuting individuals accused of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so.
Take Action!
International Justice Day commemorates the day in 1998 on which the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted by the international community. Each year, human rights activists around the world use this day to host events and activities to promote international justice, and specifically support for the ICC. This year, AIUSA members and supporters took action July 17 through August 14 to support ongoing work of the ICC in Darfur. | Download the flier (pdf) »
Learn more!
Watch an 11 minute excerpt from In Search of International
Justice, a film directed by Judy Jackson and narrated by Peter Gabriel,
to learn more about the ICC and the March 2005 UN Security Council referral
of the situation in Darfur to the ICC's Chief Prosecutor. | Watch
the clip! (or in Spanish
or French) »
Take action online!
Send two crucial messages to Secretary of State Rice and your Members of
Congress today: strengthen the U.S. Government’s relationship with
the ICC, and keep the pressure on Sudan's government to cooperate with the
ICC
investigation. Act
now! »
Organize in your community!
Created in collaboration with the AIUSA Darfur Summer Action
Series, a special action kit and event planning guide in support of the
work of the ICC in Darfur is
now available. The action kit includes actions, tools, and organizing
tips to assist you and your group to organize a film screening and discussion;
coordinate a postcard action drive; hang posters and arrange displays in
your community; write a letter to the editor; and more!
- 100 Days on Darfur Action Kit »
- Download and print the Justice in Darfur flier (pdf) »
- See preview of the special postcard flier (pdf) »
- Request copies of the postcard flier and other resources »
Take further action!
Register to receive the issues of the Darfur Summer Action Series
between now and mid-September, covering Arms and Security (June 26), International
Justice (July 17), Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (August 14)
and Stopping violence Against Women and Girls (September 12). | Sign
up now! »