Amnesty International To African Countries: "Arrest Bush"!


Amnesty International has urged African nations to arrest former US President George W. Bush during his visit to the continent this month.


"International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfill their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed," senior legal advisor for Amnesty International, Matt Pollard said.

According to the international rights group, African nations have the obligation to bring Bush to justice for his role in war crimes, Reuters reported.

This is while Bush's stay in Africa is aimed at raising awareness of cervical and bosom cancers, as well as HIV/AIDS.

Last month, the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal found Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the Iraq war.

Earlier this year, Bush canceled a trip to Switzerland due to fears of being arrested over allegations of ordering the torture of prisoners held in overseas military bases.

President from 2001 to 2009, Bush authorized the use of waterboarding, as well as other interrogation techniques, considered to be torture by human rights groups.

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This would be one GIGANTIC move to make however I think it's a move that could be accomplished.
Have to be willing to play ball sometimes, if nothing else one of the three should hold his crusty behind hostage $$$ for a couple of nights!

I would support such a move, but who would carry it out? Amnesty International is big enough to attempt it themselves and leave Africa out of such scheming.

I guess they want to be reduced to Amensty Haiti!

That's a good question beaf since we know Meles to be a renowned US puppet, Kikwete recently on record stating Bush to be a man of goodwill, seems AI will have the pleasure of bringing him to justice themselves.

Amnesty whatever, arrest him if u so wish and leave Africa out of this!

AI trying to set Africa up.

Kay-Dee:

AI trying to set Africa up.

lol

Not sure any African country would do that

Amnesty whatever should leave Africa out of this. It is not our business. No African was totured or killed by Bush or and Blair.

why not ask USA to arrest him are they no longer the champion of international justices and fairness?

odiaero:

One thing i know cant happen

Kay-Dee:

AI trying to set Africa up.

Beaf:

I would support such a move, but who would carry it out? Amnesty International is big enough to attempt it themselves and leave Africa out of such scheming.

"catch me if you can"

But Bush is not is in hiding or on exile. So arrest is easier wit them. Who do they want to implicate? Mschew,

But Bush is not is in hiding or on exile. So arrest is easier wit them. Who do they want to implicate? Mschew,

this report lacks substance. It is ICC that issues arrest warrant and not amnesty intl.

yh right.

Do that, and that whole country would be flattened by the American army.  

Amnesty International is filled with deranged and mentally unstable f[i]o[/i]ols!

What is stopping them from carrying out the arrests?

Countries have paid dearly for allowing harm come to Americans living in those countries. What do they expect when a FORMER US PRESIDENT IS TOUCHED? Which will still live in that country to tell the story?

Those who chould try dat funny stuff were gadafi ,ben ali , mubarak buth the are gone or do u want ur fishermer to try that (ebele) zoo guard man jonathan

who will bell the cat?

What! Don't they have hand. Who do they(AI) want to set up? Mshew

Oyibo de craze shaaaa o!!!! Obama no de? Abi hand cuffs don finish for USA?
I don't respect these guys again. Na to open mouth for Naija dem sabi!

Who get liver?!

Didn't even read the article previously
But Presstv is an Iranian broadcaster sometimes known for their erroneous and mischievous headlines   

War on Iraq was not sanctioned by UN, and IAEA led by El-Baradhei insisted inisted that there was no WMD in iraq but bush refused, but subsequent events proved IAEA right. However, ICC will never issue arrest warrant for Bush, worst case is that US gives monetary compensation Iraq.

@beaf, lol at your footnote, awon wo ni "RAZISTS"?

To the main issue, all of them are guilty of crimes against humanity. The innocent civilians that get whacked up in the process of war, who fights for justice for them? Recently some Pakistanis soldiers just got whacked, who is going to plead their cause?

http://tribune.com.pk/story/302085/errors-by-us-officers-killed-pakistani-soldiers-report/

Amnesty dey use idea for Africa, even if we are the way we are, we are not so much that way not to know when not to be that way

Egbon mi, RAZIST ni won

Bush needs 2 b punished aprt from him Africa leaders needs 2 gather up nd claim all equilities in d powers nd rights of d law 4 all dis third world countries had manipulated our continent nd yet they plan nt 2 drop dis plight,we must take dis move nd start wit bush.NO GOING BACK!

what me i dnt understand is that if the former president of the most powerful country in the world cant be apprehended by its country why now ask third  worlds to do such