The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader for atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict more than 20 years ago , marking the first-ever conviction related to the violence that devastated the region.
On Monday, judges at The Hague found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, guilty of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, torture and persecution. His sentence will be determined after a new round of hearings.
The ruling represents a historic milestone for the ICC, as it is the first and only conviction stemming from the Darfur conflict since the United Nations Security Council referred the case to the court in 2005.