African Union leaders refuse to extradite Sudan’s president, denounce international court

By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU , Associated Press
SIRTE, Libya – After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Darfur: Sudan rejects Darfur international conference

Sudan will not attend an international conference on Darfur attended by Britain, France and the United States, state minister for foreign affairs Ali Karti said on Saturday.

EU criticizes Sudan for refusing to extradite war crimes suspects

The European Union (EU) issued a statement this week condemning the Sudanese government for handing over war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC).