ICC sentences Sudan militia leader Rahman to 20 years.

The International Criminal Court has sentenced former Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. This marks the ICC’s first conviction related to atrocities committed in the region between 2003 and 2004. The court found Kushayb guilty of attacks against civilians, murder, torture, rape, and other crimes during the civil war. Darfur is currently experiencing a new wave of violence and displacement due to a civil war between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, creating a deep humanitarian crisis.

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