በሽር እአአ ከ2008 ጀምሮ በዘር ጭፍጨፋ እና የዳርፉር ጦር ወንጀል በሔግ ሲፈለጉ ነበር።  ከሥልጣን መወገዳቸው ለሱዳን ዴሞክራሲ ቁልፍ እርምጃ ሲሆን፥ ለዳርፉሮች ደግሞ ፍትሕ ነው።
Bashir has been wanted by The Hague since 2008 for genocide and war crimes in Darfur, and his ouster was a key step towards a free and democratic Sudan, as well as justice for Darfuris.