 21.03.2010 (IANS)
Dhaka to ratify Rome Statute for '71 war crimes trialDhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to ratify the Rome Statute 1998 of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try those accused of war crimes during the country's 1971 war of independence.
The statute that Dhaka signed in 1999 is expected to be |
19.03.2010 (TRIAL)Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes: Switzerland to have a new law – but with limited applicationGeneva, 19 March 2010. Yesterday, the Council of States – Parliament’s higher chamber – passed a federal law incorporating into the Swiss penal code crimes provided for by the Statute of the International Criminal Court. TRIAL (Track Impunity Always - Swi |
19.03.2010 (ICC Press Release)OTP preliminary examination in Georgia: ICC Prosecutor receives Georgian Justice MinisterThe Hague, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo met, on 18 March, with a delegation from the Republic of Georgia headed by Minister of Justice Mr. Zurab Adeishvili and First Deputy Minister of Justice, Ms. Tina Burjalini. Accompanyin |
19.03.2010 (Hirondelle)ICTR/NGIRABATWARE - PROSECUTION CASE OF EX-RWANDAN PLANNING MINISTER ADJOURNED TO JUNE 21The trial of genocide-accused former Rwandan Minister for Planning, Augustin Ngirabatware was on Thursday adjourned to June 21.
When the trial resumes, the prosecution will present its last witness before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
18.03.2010 (JURIST)Rwanda tribunal affirms genocide conviction of Hutu singerThe Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday affirmed the genocide conviction of popular Rwandan singer-songwriter Simon Bikindi. |
18.03.2010 (Hirondelle)ICTR - Appeals Court Slashes Nshamihigo's Life Jail to 40 yearsThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Appeals Chamber Thursday reversed a number of convictions of former Rwandan Deputy Prosecutor Simeon Nshamihigo and reduced his sentence to 40 years instead of imprisonment for the remainder of his lif |
18.03.2010 (BIRN)Ljubisa Cetic Sentenced to 13 YearsThe Trial Chamber has sentenced Ljubisa Cetic, a former member of the Police Interventions Squad in Prijedor, to 13 years in prison for participation in the shooting of about 200 civilians at Koricanske stijene in August 1992. |
17.03.2010 (BIRN)ICTY Will Likely Need More Time to Complete WorkICTY will likely need more time than its mandate foresaw in order to finish its work, the UN General Secretary said in New York. |
17.03.2010 (The Hague Justice Portal)ICTR Appeals Chamber upholds Nshogoza convictionThe Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda confirms Léonidas Nshogoza’s contempt conviction. |
17.03.2010 (BIRN)ICTY - Stankovic et al: Seven Indictees AcquittedOf the ten people charged with helping Radovan Stankovic escape from Foca Prison, his brother Ranko Stankovic, Ranka Dragicevic and Brankica Davidovic are the only ones who have been convicted. |
16.03.2010 (AP)2 convicted in Serbia for Croatia war crimesTwo ex-soldiers in Serbia have been found guilty of gunning down five elderly women and a man in a Croatian village during the 1991-95 Croatian war... |
16.03.2010 (JURIST)Afghanistan confirms enactment of war crimes pardon lawThe Afghanistan Office of the President openly confirmed for the first time on Tuesday that the government has enacted a law providing a blanket pardon for all war crimes and human rights violations occurring before December 2001. |
16.03.2010 (BIRN)Indictment Against Sead Hakalovic FiledThe Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment against Sead Hakalovic, charging him with crimes against civilians committed in Konjic municipality. |
15.03.2010 (BIRN)BIH/Week ahead: Preparations for Cerim Novalic's TrialNext week a pre-trial status conference is due to take place before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the case of Cerim Novalic, who is charged with crimes committed in Konjic municipality... |
15.03.2010 (BIRN)ICTY/Interview-Patrick Robinson: ‘Mladic Could Be Tried After Tribunal Closes’Tribunal president says court ‘exit’ strategy would not affect trials of outstanding fugitives, praises Bosnia’s war-crimes court and insists victims should receive compensation... |
15.03.2010 (Naharnet)STL/Cassese: Justice is Coming … Killers to Be IdentifiedSpecial Tribunal for Lebanon President Antonio Cassesse hoped that progress will be made before year's end in the investigation into the murder of ex-PM Rafik Hariri and related crimes... |
13.03.2010 (VOA)Serbia Detains 9 for Kosovo War CrimesSerbian police have detained nine former paramilitary fighters suspected of killing civilians and looting homes during the war in Kosovo in the late 1990s.... |
13.03.2010 (JURIST)Bosnia court indicts Serb police commander for alleged role in Srebrenica massacreThe Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court indicted the former Serb commander of a special police brigade Saturday for his alleged role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war. |
12.03.2010 (The New Times)Rwanda: ICTR Judges to Visit Over Ntawukuriryayo Caseudges from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), will next month take a field visit to sites where former deputy governor (Sous Prefet) Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, allegedly committed Genocide crimes..... |
12.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)ICTR/Weekly summary - Prosecution approaches to wrap up its case against NgirabatwareThe prosecution is approaching to close its case against the former Minister for Planning Augustin Ngirabatware, who is on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) over his role in the 1994 genocide... |
12.03.2010 (AP)Austrian govt finds mass graves of Nazi victimsAt least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday... |
12.03.2010 (Naharnet)Special Tribunal for Lebanon Appoints New Chief of InvestigationsThe Office of the Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Friday announced the appointment of Michael Taylor, a British national, as its Chief of Investigations... |
11.03.2010 (The Guardian)UN calls for war crimes investigation in BurmaSpecial rapporteur on human rights details 'pattern of gross abuses' as junta unveils restrictive electoral laws... |
11.03.2010 (NYT)Israel Charges 2 Soldiers in Gaza War CaseThe Israeli military prosecutor charged two Israeli staff sergeants on Thursday with instructing a 9-year-old Palestinian boy to open several bags the soldiers suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s military campaign in Gaza just over a year ago... |
11.03.2010 (Daily Star)Tribunal for Lebanon courtroom to host its first trial in MayThe UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon will host its first trial in May – but the proceedings will have nothing to do with Lebanon... |
10.03.2010 (IRIN)CAMBODIA: War crimes court juggles public demandsCompeting pressures in Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal could work against the victims it is supposed to represent, human rights groups warn. ... |
10.03.2010 (AFP)E.Timor president insists does not want warcrimes tribunalEast Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses committed during Indonesia's occupation.... |
10.03.2010 (International Justice Tribune)Rwanda/genocide: Madame Agathe arrestedSixteen years after the assassination of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana, his widow Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana is facing seven counts of genocide and the possibility of being extradited to Rwanda..... |
10.03.2010 (International Justice Tribune)Truth commission: Brazil prepares to confront its pastBrazil has established a National Truth Commission (NTC) to investigate the country’s military dictatorship of 1964-1985, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last week.... |
10.03.2010 (B92)Warcrimes: Serbia sends Ganic extradition requestThe Serbian Justice Ministry stated that it sent a demand for the extradition Ejup Ganiæ to the British authorities.... |
09.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)ICTR/Nsengimana: Prosecution will not appeal Nsengimana's acquittalThe prosecution will not appeal the acquittal of Father Hormisdas Nsengimana before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the UN court says in its latest newsletter. ... |
09.03.2010 (Jurist)Nigeria urged to prosecute those responsible for recent ethnic violenceThe Nigerian government must investigate the recent killings of more than 200 Christian villagers and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.... |
08.03.2010 (ICC)ICC: Commencement of the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba postponed until 5 July 2010Today, 8 March 2010, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court decided to postpone the commencement date of the trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo until Monday, 5 July 2010. ... |
08.03.2010 (The Daily Star)Lebanon Tribunal beset by problems that plague any international courtThis Annual Report is not meant to present a jejune account of the activities undertaken by the organs of the Tribunal in the last twelve months.... |
08.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)Rwanda - Acquittal of a Rwandan prosecutor's office senior executiveA Gacaca appeals court on Sunday threw out all genocide charges against Augustin Mugemanyi, a senior official at the Rwandan prosecutor's office, for lack of evidence... |
08.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)Kenya security forces renew efforts to arrest KabugaKenyan security forces are said to have stepped up efforts to track-down most wanted Rwanda genocide fugitive, Felician Kabuga, who is alleged to have financed the 1994 killings... |
08.03.2010 (BIRN)War crimes: Decision on Request for Ganic's Release due on March 11A British High Court defers a decision on Ejup Ganic's release from custody until Thursday, March 11, in order to wait for Serbia to submit evidence on the basis of which it suspects that the former Member of the wartime Bosnian Presidency committed a cri |
08.03.2010 (BIRN)Spain: Batko's Extradition InitiatedBaltasar Garzon, judge with the State Court of Spain, has ordered Veselin Vlahovic, known as Batko, into custody and called for the submission of documents for the extradition process to be submitted within the next 40 days... |
07.03.2010 (Daily Nation)Rwanda: Security forces step up hunt for KabugaThere are new leads indicating Kabuga, a wealthy businessman accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, could be hiding in Kenya.... |
07.03.2010 (BIRN)BIH/Week ahead: Zvornik Crimes Verdict DueNext week, on March 12, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina is due to pronounce a first instance verdict in the case of two former members of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Army, who are charged with the murder of three civilians in the Zv |
06.03.2010 (Daily Nation)Kenya: Panic Over Ocampo's List to ICCThe handing over of list of suspected perpetrators of Kenya's post-election violence of 2008 to the International Criminal Court judges has caused fear, panic and anxiety across the country especially in areas that were hardest hit by the chaos.... |
05.03.2010 (JTA)British Prime Minister Brown vows to change universal jurisdiction lawBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he will change legislation enabling Palestinian organizations to obtain arrest warrants against Israeli political leaders on suspicion of war crimes... |
05.03.2010 (IWPR)Bosnia/War crimes: Ganic Awaits UK Extradition RulingThe fate of former Bosnian presidency member Ejup Ganic, under arrest in Britain on a war crimes extradition warrant issued by Serbia, has been complicated by a similar bid from Bosnia.... |
05.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)ICTR/Weekly summary - Gatete begins his defence caseGenocide-accused former Director in the Rwandan Ministry of Family and Women Affairs Jean-Baptiste Gatete started his defence case on Tuesday before the UN Tribunal for Rwanda, reports Hirondelle Agency... |
04.03.2010 (The Hague Justice Portal)List of suspects in Kenya violence given to ICCICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo provided Judges at the ICC with a list of 20 names of persons alleged to bear the gravest responsibility for the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007 and early 2008... |
04.03.2010 (Balkan Insight)War Crimes Shrouded in Silence in East HerzegovinaWar criminals responsible for numerous rapes and murders in the Trebinje area have little to fear; barely anyone has been convicted so far - and that’s how it looks likely to remain... |
04.03.2010 (Balkan Insight)Batko 'Admits War Crimes'Veselin Vlahovic Batko, who was arrested this week in Spain after years on the run, has reportedly admitted to police that he committed a number of war crimes in Bosnia. Serbia announced today that it would also file a request for Batko's extradition, fol |
04.03.2010 (Balkan insight)Ejup Ganic to Appear in UK Court on FridayEjup Ganic will be questioned before a British High Court on Friday, March 5, his daughter Emina Ganic told Balkan Investigative Reporting Network's Justice Report... |
03.03.2010 (ICC)ICC Prosecutor to Judges: Kenya crimes resulted from a policy by identifiable leadersIn response to the request by ICC Judges of 18 February 2010, the Prosecutor clarified today that senior political and business leaders associated with the main political parties, the PNU which was in the government at the time of the violence and the ODM |
03.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)Rwanda/France - Kagame wants Agathe Habyarimana to be triedRwandan President Paul Kagame demanded on Wednesday that Agathe Habyarimana be tried "in Rwanda or elsewhere" for her alleged role in the 1994 genocide... |
02.03.2010 (ICC)ICC Prosecutor Appoints Tim McCormack as Special Adviser on International Humanitarian LawICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo today announced the appointment of leading international law expert Tim McCormack as his Office’s Special Advisor on International Humanitarian Law (IHL)... |
02.03.2010 (Reuters)Rwandan ex-president's widow arrested in FranceThe widow of Rwanda's former President Juvenal Habyarimana, who is suspected of having instigated the country's 1994 genocide, was arrested near Paris on Tuesday, a police source said... |
02.03.2010 (Balkan Insight)Suspected War Criminal Batko Arrested in SpainPolice in Spain have arrested Veselin Vlahovic Batko, whose name has become synonymous with alleged war crimes committed in Grbavica, a part of Sarajevo that was under the control of Karadzic and his Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian war... |
02.03.2010 (Balkan Insight)ICTY: Karadzic Trial Postponed AgainThe Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, today decided to postpone the trial of Radovan Karadzic without specifying the date when the case will resume... |
02.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)Rwanda/France - Agathe Habyarimana put on probation order in FranceAgathe Habyarimana, the widow of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, was briefly arrested for questioning on Tuesday in Courcouronnes (Paris region) by the French police executing an international arrest warrant... |
01.03.2010 (BIRN)BIH/Week ahead: Retrial of Milos Stupar to BeginThe retrial of Milos Stupar, who was sentenced by a first instance verdict for genocide committed in Srebrenica, is due to begin before the Appellate Chamber next week... |
01.03.2010 (France24)Former Bosnian vice-president Ejup Ganic arrested in LondonEjup Ganic, a former vice-president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was arrested at London Heathrow airport on Monday under a Serbian extradition warrant for alleged war crimes... |
01.03.2010 (Jurist)Europe officials urge new international court for communist crimesAn international court to prosecute crimes against humanity committed by communist regimes should be created by the European Union (EU), the participants of the Prague Crimes of the Communist Regime Conference said in a joint statement Friday... |
01.03.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)ICTR Appeals Chamber to render 2 judgements March 18The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will on March 18 deliver two judgments, reports Hirondelle Agency... |
