Kenya Presidential election violence 2007

All Kenyans are waiting with bated breath for ICC prosecutor to especially name the big names behind the 2007/2008 chaos. And, according to the US envoy for war crimes, Mr Stephen Rapp, the US government will support key war crimes prosecutions in African countries currently being pursued by the ICC, and notably concerning the indictment of Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir Ms Fraper welcomed the announcement of US support, as she brushed off criticism that the ICC only dealt with African countries. As with the Kenyan case, she said the court intervened only when the victims need the court to do something for them. In Kenya case, more than 1, 000 people were killed and some 600,000 others displaced in the violence that followed the disputed 2007 General Elections. There have been many attempts to establish a local tribunal to try suspects to no avail. So far, there have been no successful prosecutions locally against the suspected perpetrators. Human rights lobbies in the country have called for the protection of witnesses, citing threats to their life.

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