The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to interfere in the case of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
"This course of action calls upon the Security Council to take the necessary measures they deem appropriate," the ICC judges said in a statement cited by The Voice Of America.
Bashir, 71, is wanted by The Hague-based ICC, for his alleged role in the western Sudanese region of Darfur where insurgents rose up in 2003 in an ongoing conflict that has left more than 300,000 people dead.
He faces five counts of crimes against humanity including murder and torture, three of genocide and two of war crimes including attacking a civilian population.
The ICC in 2009 and 2010 issued two warrants against Bashir, but he continues to travel across the African continent.