Russia and China are two of only handful of countries that oppose ICC's two arrest warrants for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir

1. On March 4th 2009, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an international arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan since 1989. On July 12, 2010 the ICC issued a second warrant, this time including charges of Genocide for al-Bashir's role in the conflict in Darfur. The governments of Russia and China are two of only a handful of nations that oppose both international arrest warrants.