Sudan's president charged with genocide

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been charged with genocide at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The Irish Times welcomes the move. "This is the first time a sitting head of state has been indicted. ... The question posed acutely by this indictment is whether its substance and timing will affect the larger agreement between north and south on which Sudan's peaceful future depends, or whether that should take second place to the urgent need for justice to be done on Darfur. ... Systematic delays and disgraceful indecision have characterised international approaches to Sudan's political future and deployment of humanitarian forces in Darfur. This legal jolt should bring its future to greater international attention and prospective action."

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