All Justice Info articles since 2015
All articles published on Justice Info (original and republications) are displayed on this page in chronological order. Only our Hirondelle News archives and the AFP news feed (except for dispatches edited by us) are excluded from this list.
Chaos at UN court as Bosnian Croat defendant 'takes poison' and dies
29 November 2017
by AFP
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
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
19 November 2017
by AFP
Mladic: Serb crusader charged over siege and slaughter
Ratko Mladic, who faces judgement Wednesday for alleged genocide, believed himself a crusading defender of the Serbs but was dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for mass slaughter at the hands of his forces. The ruthless commander of B [...]
19 November 2017
by AFP
'Butcher of Bosnia' faces historic war crimes verdict
UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, blamed for steering Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. The judgement and possible sentencing b [...]
17 November 2017
by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Victims still waiting for justice in Gambia, Sri Lanka and Laos
This week JusticeInfo.net took a closer look at transitional justice issues affecting Gambia, where civil society is campaigning to bring ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh to justice, and Sri Lanka, where the government is dragging its fee [...]
16 November 2017
by AFP
'Mounting evidence' of Myanmar genocide: watchdogs
Myanmar security forces slit the throats of Muslim Rohingya, burned victims alive, and gang-raped women and girls, according to two separate reports detailing mounting evidence of genocide against the minority group. Human Rights [...]
16 November 2017
by Arnaud Dubus, southeast Asia correspondent
A book on “Silent Repression in Laos”, five years after activist disappeared
LaosZtheZSilentZRepressionTélécharger Anne-Sophie Gindroz, an aid worker who was expelled by the Communist government of Laos in late 2012, has just written a book on her experience in that country. “Laos, the silent repression” ( [...]