Sudanese students demonstrate against UN Darfur resolution
AFP, April, 2005
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KHARTOUM (AFP) — Some 300 Sudanese students staged a demonstration in Khartoum to protest a UN resolution referring individuals accused of war crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court.
The crowd gathered in front of the presidential palace and marched to the UN offices in the city, chanting anti-American and anti-French slogans and carrying banners criticizing UN chief Kofi Annan.
"O cowardly France... shame on Napoleon's grandsons," they chanted against the country that is usually considered a friend but has fallen from favour for sponsoring the UN resolution.
Protesters called on Khartoum to cut diplomatic ties with Paris and eject French investors from the country.
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"Sever diplomatic relations with France. No to French investments in Sudan", they urged.
The Security Council voted on Thursday 11-0 to refer Darfur suspects to the ICC, two months after an international enquiry found evidence of war crimes in the region, ...
