Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, was recently charged with war crimes.

The man you see here is the president of Sudan. And recently, Omar al-Bashir became the first sitting world leader to have criminal charges filed against him by the International Criminal Court, or ICC, a group that watches what's going on in conflict areas around the world. Bashir is accused of war crimes, defined as actions carried out during the course of a war that go against accepted international rules of war. He is also accused of "crimes against humanity," which means, in general, very violent actions that also violate people's human rights.

The charges against Bashir stem from the conflict in Darfur, a region in the country's west. Bashir is accused of having directed and funded a series of violent attacks against anti-government rebels. The fighters he funded also attacked many innocent villagers in Darfur, which led to millions of people being homeless.

Bashir angrily rejected the charges and said they are false. The ICC does not have any way to arrest Bashir. Now, many question whether this action will put pressure on Sudan's government to end the violence, as it was intended, or if it will backfire. Bashir, who has been in power since 1989, believes that whatever world leaders accuse him of, it is basically "none of their business" what goes on in his country. Do you understand why he would think that way? Or do you think world leaders and groups have a responsibility to step in when governments are harming their own people?