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Human Rights – 2008

Though already behind the schedule, the Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly finalized the draft law of NHRC on 29 December 2008. The draft law was said in line with the rights mentioned in the interim constitution. Also, the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly was considering the southern Sudan Human Rights Commission Bill.¹ Nevertheless, the NHCR and the Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission were not established in 2008. The human rights situation remained a serious concern. In July of 2008, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor requested an arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 10 counts of war crimes.²

1. “The CPA Monitor-Monthly report on the Implementation of the CPA,” UNMIS, February 2009.
2. “World Report — 2009,” Human Rights Watch, 2009, accessed January 23, 2012, http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79212.