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Possible 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar: UN rights chief
5 December 2017 by AFP
The UN rights chief called Tuesday for a fresh international investigation into Myanmar's abuses against its Rohingya Muslim minority, warning of possible "elements of genocide". Speaking before a special session of the UN Human R [...]
Week in Review: ICTY suicide and children’s war drawings question international justice
1 December 2017 by François Sergent, JusticeInfo
Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak’s suicide in court, just as he was being sentenced to 20 years in jail,  puts a tragic final end to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It is with those images, [...]
Justice leaves a bitter taste in the Balkans
1 December 2017 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and professor at Neuchâtel University
This December 21, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will close its doors. Never have so many crimes provoked so much investigative work. Never has a war been so documented, examined and analysed [...]
Children’s drawings as evidence of war crimes
1 December 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
“Deflagrations: Children’s drawings and adult wars”, a book published by Anamosa, recounts war in 150 children’s drawings. The book is accompanied by an exhibition until December 16 at the André Malraux médiathèque in Strasbourg. [...]
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30 November 2017 by AFP
ICC won't prosecute Israel over deadly flotilla raid The International Criminal Court will not prosecute Israel over the deadly raid on a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid toward Gaza in May 2010, it was announced Thursday. "I have ultimately decided to reaffirm my previous decisio [...]
30 November 2017 by AFP
History of the ex-Yugoslav war crimes court The final verdict of the UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia was its most dramatic, with a Bosnian Croat commander committing suicide in front of judges who had just upheld his sentence. Here is a snapshot of the Internation [...]
29 November 2017 by AFP
Chaos at UN court as Bosnian Croat defendant 'takes poison' and dies The UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia descended into chaos during it last judgement Wednesday when a defendant took poison to protest the upholding of his 20-year jail term. Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak died [...]
28 November 2017 by OLIVER SLOW | FRONTIER
Tepid response to Myanmar-Bangladesh repatriation agreement Bangladesh and Myanmar say they will start repatriating refugees in two months, amid continued global pressure about the ongoing crisis in Rakhine State, in a move that humanitarian groups have called “premature” as refugees conti [...]
28 November 2017 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and professor at Neuchâtel University
Croat leaders in last ICTY judgment for crimes in Bosnia Latest UN judges uphold 25-year jail term on Bosnian Croat leader Prlic   On November 29, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is to hand down its last judgment before closing its doors in a few wee [...]
27 November 2017 by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.net
Week in Review: Victory for justice in Bosnia, and stigmatized girls in the DRC The life sentence on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was widely hailed as a victory for international law and justice. Mladic was found guilty of genocid [...]
27 November 2017 by AFP
Herceg-Bosna, bloody separatist bid of Bosnian Croats Six leaders of a self-proclaimed statelet for Bosnian Croats, declared during the Balkan country's bloody 1990s conflict, hear a verdict Wednesday from UN judges on their appeal against war crimes convictions. Here are details abo [...]
24 November 2017 by AFP
Libya slave auctions: 'Everybody knew' World leaders may have been quick to voice outrage over video footage of Libyan slave auctions, but activists raised the alarm months ago -- and their warnings fell on deaf ears. Aid workers, rights groups and analysts say they ha [...]
23 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Historic judgment on Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic Handing down its judgment on November 22, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic guilty of genocide in Srebrenica, crimes against humanity and wa [...]
23 November 2017 by AFP
Yugoslav war crimes court helped end era of impunity Born from the fires engulfing the Balkans in the 1990s, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia closes next month having tried and judged dozens of those behind Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. F [...]
22 November 2017 by AFP
Mladic genocide verdict hailed as victory for justice UN judges on Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladic to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over two decades ago. But the man dubbed "The [...]
21 November 2017 by SITHU AUNG MYINT | FRONTIER
Four big challenges to Suu Kyi’s plans for northern Rakhine Myanmar's de facto leader  Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to Rakhine State this month on her first visit there since taking office. The November 2 trip took her to Sittwe, and to Maungdaw Township in northern Rakhine, where she met Ra [...]
21 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Key verdict due on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is preparing to hand down on November 22 its verdict on Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic. Given the ICTY’s previous convictions of his main associates i [...]
20 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Ex-Yugoslavia would be worse off without UN Court, says ICTY Prosecutor On November 22, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yougoslavia (ICTY) is to hand down its verdict on Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic. This is the last verdict in a trial court of the Tribunal, which wa [...]
19 November 2017 by AFP
Politicians, war criminals: figures in the Balkan wars The UN court dealing with crimes committed during the wars that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia hands down its penultimate ruling on Wednesday, having delivered 83 convictions. Ahead of the International Criminal Tribunal for [...]