The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.

Karim Khan told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that crimes are being committed in Darfur “as we speak and daily” and are being used as a weapon of war.

Karim Khan describes situation as 'a tailspin into deeper suffering, deeper misery for the people of Darfur' - Anadolu Ajansı

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region.

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has called on Sudan's de facto government to immediately transfer former president Omar Al Bashir and two other “fugitives” to the Hague court, citing a recent bombing of a civilian hospital in Darfur as fresh evidence of atrocities.

Mr. President, thank you so much for the opportunity to brief the Security Council once again today, and I would also wish to express my thanks to His

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan told the UN Security Council that 'criminality is accelerating in Darfur", with gender-based violence a particular concern. View on euronews