Overview
- Ali Muhammad Ali Abd‑Al‑Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for attacks in 2003–2004.
- The court determined he was a senior commander of government-backed Janjaweed militias responsible for murder, rape, and torture.
- This is the ICC’s first conviction related to the Darfur atrocities referred by the UN Security Council in 2005.
- Abd‑Al‑Rahman surrendered in 2020 and denied the charges, claiming mistaken identity, which judges rejected based on extensive witness evidence.
- Sentencing will be set later, with life imprisonment possible, as UN rights chief Volker Türk urged accountability for current Sudan combatants and other suspects such as Omar al‑Bashir remain at large.