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"Kenyan officials today welcomed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to a signing ceremony for Kenya's new constitution, in direct contravention of the state's legal obligations as an International Criminal Court signatory, to arrest the indicted sitting head of state. Bashir is wanted by the ICC for multiple counts of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
As David Bosco says on Foreign Policy, there is little doubt that the U.S. knew about the trip in advance. Special Envoy Scott Gration is currently in Sudan, engaged in talks. Yet it appears that no pressures were brought to bear—on a Kenyan government that has strong relations with the U.S.—to prevent the vist from taking place. The lack of U.S. commitment to accountability that took place today sends a clear signal to the Sudanese government...
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