Nyala/ Al Hamish’s Voice – October 13, 2025
Hundreds of people took to the streets in the town of Golo, located in South and Central Darfur states, in mass demonstrations supporting the trial of Ali Muhammad Abd al-Rahman, known as “Ali Kushayb,” before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Kushayb stands accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region.
The demonstrators chanted slogans calling for the handover of the remaining suspects wanted by the court, foremost among them the ousted president Omar al-Bashir, former defense minister Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein, and former state minister of the interior Ahmed Haroun. They affirmed their support for the path of international justice and for bringing redress to the victims of the war in the region.
The participants carried banners calling for an end to impunity and for holding accountable all those involved in the violations committed against civilians in Darfur since the outbreak of the conflict in 2003.
On October 6, the International Criminal Court convicted the defendant Ali Kushayb on 27 out of 31 charges brought against him, related to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur between August 2003 and April 2004.
The charges against him include murder, torture, rape, persecution, attacks on human dignity, and systematic looting among the most serious crimes documented by international investigative committees during the armed conflict in Darfur.
The verdict against Kushayb is the first of its kind issued by the International Criminal Court in connection with the Darfur crimes, since arrest warrants were issued for senior figures of the former regime more than 15 years ago.
Local activists view the verdict as the beginning of a long-awaited path toward justice, while the families of the victims hope that accountability will extend to all those responsible for the crimes and violations committed in the region during the years of war.
