09.02.2010 (ICC Press Release)Pre-Trial Chamber I declines to confirm the charges against Bahar Idriss Abu GardaToday, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court issued a decision declining to confirm the charges in the case of The Prosecutor v. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda. |
09.02.2010 (Hirondelle)Rwanda: Opponent arrested for genocide crime he could not have committedAn opponent to Rwanda's current regime, Joseph Ntawangundi, who returned last month from exile, was arrested Saturday in Kigali and is expected to be transferred to the city's Central prison, Hirondelle Agency gathered from reliable sources. |
08.02.2010 (JURIST)Son of Liberia ex-president ordered to pay $22 million to torture victimsA US federal court Friday ordered a final judgment of $22 million against Charles Emmanuel "Chuckie" Taylor, Jr." to be paid to 5 torture victims. Charles was charged with torture while he was in charge of Liberia's Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU). The order is |
07.02.2010 (Daily Nation)Zimbabwe in pledge to Rwanda over genocide suspectZimbabwe has pledged to assist Rwanda locate one of the most wanted genocide suspects believed to be hiding in the southern African country.... |
07.02.2010 (SETimes)BiH court sentences two Bosnian Serbs for war crimesThe BiH Court on Friday (February 5th) convicted defendants Predrag Bastah and Goran Viskovic of crimes against humanity, sentencing them to 22 and 18 years in prison respectively..... |
07.02.2010 (SETimes)ICTY: Hague again charges Seselj with contempt of courtThe UN war crimes tribunal on Friday (February 5th) charged Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj with contempt of court for revealing in a book the identity of 11 protected witnesses at his war crimes trial..... |
05.02.2010 (CNN)Uncertainty looms over Gaza war crimes allegationsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the world body is unable to determine whether Israelis and Palestinians have done enough to investigate allegations that both sides committed war crimes during last year's war in the Gaza Strip.... |
05.02.2010 (SETimes)Momcilo Mandic: BiH court upholds acquittal of former justice ministerAn Appeals Chamber on Thursday (February 4th) upheld the acquittal of former Bosnian Serb Justice Minister Momcilo Mandic, who was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. ... |
05.02.2010 (SETimes)ICTY: Hague prosecutors oppose further delay in Karadzic's trialUN war crimes prosecutors on Thursday (February 4th) opposed further delays in former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's trial.... |
05.02.2010 (AFP)STL: Hariri case highly complex, says UN tribunal chiefThe head of a UN probe into the murder five years ago of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri said on Friday there were "no deadlines" in issuing indictments in the case, calling it highly complex..... |
05.02.2010 (Balkan Insight)Sarajevo Embittered by Courts’ Silence Over Markale MassacreOnly one person has ever faced justice for the horrific bombardment of the Markale market place 16 years ago – and many people want to know why.... |
03.02.2010 (UN)ICC chamber ordered to rule again on genocide charge against Sudanese leaderThe pre-trial Chamber of the International criminal court (ICC) today was ordered to reconsider adding the charge of genocide to the arrest warrant for Sundanese president Omar al-Bashir issued las year.... |
03.02.2010 (The New Times)Rwanda: ICTR Prosecution Seeks Life for MunyakaziThe prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has requested the court to sentence former businessman Yussuf Munyakazi to life imprisonment.... |
03.02.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)ICTR: Muvunyi judgement set for February 11The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will render its judgment on February 11 in the re-trial of former Rwandan military officer Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Muvunyi, ICTR spokesman Roland Amoussouga said Wednesday. ... |
03.02.2010 (Hirondelle News Agency)Rwanda: Top Genocide Suspect Finds Sanctuary in ZimbabweProtais Mpiranya, one of the most wanted genocide suspects is being hidden by the Zimbabwean Government, new reports from the Southern African country indicate.... |
02.02.2010 (Pana)AU: 'Perpetrators of Guinea massacre must face justice'African heads of state and government said Tuesday that those responsible for the 28 Sept. 2009 massacre and rapes in Guinea must be brought to justice, even as they expressed support for the deal that has put in place a transitional government in the Wes |
01.02.2010 (AP)Bosnian police arrest war crimes suspectAuthorities say police have arrested a former Bosnian Army commander whose unit allegedly killed 19 civilians and three soldiers during an attack on a Bosnian Croat village during the country's 1992-95 war.... |
01.02.2010 (RNW)Hariri tribunal president visits LebanonThe president of the Lebanon tribunal, which investigates the murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, met President Michel Sleiman and other officials on his first visit to Lebanon on Monday.... |
01.02.2010 (Balkan Insight)ICTY: Karadzic Files Motion to PostponeRadovan Karadzic has filed a written motion for the postponement of his trial at the ICTY, which is currently scheduled to continue on March 1.... |
01.02.2010 (Balkan Insight)BiH: Commander of "Zulfikar" Squad ArrestedZulfikar Alispago, former commander of the "Zulfikar" squad, has been arrested on a warrant issued by the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.... |
01.02.2010 (Balkan Insight)Australia/Croatia: Captain Dragan Extradition PossibleThe Australian government will argue this month against the High Court decision concerning the extradition to Croatia of Dragan Vasiljevic, also known as Captain Dragan. ... |