War Crimes

Review: A History of Political Trials by John Laughland

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday          

Political trials do not always deliver justice, says Adam LeBor, But what else do we have? The idea that the former Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic, and Charles Taylor, his Liberian counterpart, would eventually be...                    

Karadzic to enter pleas Friday

iht.com     yesterday   10 related          

Since his arrest and extradition last month, Radovan Karadzic has said a lot about an alleged deal he cut with America to avoid standing trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal but virtually nothing about the charges...                    

Karadzic to make second appearance in UN court

xinhuanet.com     yesterday   1 related          

THE HAGUE, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before the United Nations war crimes court in The Hague Friday when he is asked to make pleas to charges of genocide and war crimes....                    

Sweetwater soldier convicted of war crime files appeal

wbir.com     yesterday          

The attorneys for a Sweetwater soldier serving time in a military prison for a war crime have filed an appeal. Staff Sergeant Raymond Girouard is supposed to serve a decade at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas for neglecting to...                    

Torture as Official Israeli Policy

palestinechronicle.com     yesterday          

By Stephen Lendman – ChicagoThe UN Convention against Torture defines the practice as:"any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as...                    

War, fear, and Double Jeapardy

bloggernews.net     yesterday          

In a trial that was not widely publicized, a Marine was tried and acquitted in a federal court for killing civilians during an incident during the cleansing of Alqaeda and the Sunni militants from Falujah. Why is this...                    

Hague court charges ex-official

bbc.co.uk     28-Aug-2008   4 related          

Ms Hartmann described top-level talks about the Bosnia peace deal A former spokeswoman for the United Nations war crimes court in The Hague has been charged with revealing confidential information. The tribunal accuses...                    

Prosecutor: Mladic's arrest expected 'soon'

iht.com     28-Aug-2008   9 related          

Serbia's war crimes prosecutor says he expects top war crimes fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic will soon be arrested. Vladimir Vukcevic says he believes the wartime Bosnian Serb military commander is hiding in Serbia. Vukcevic...                    

Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing

chron.com     27-Aug-2008   9 related          

MONROVIA, Liberia — A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public...                    

Beshir warns any war crimes warrant may hit investment (AFP)

yahoo.com     27-Aug-2008   11 related          

by Peter Martell 15 minutes ago JUBA, Sudan (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir warned on Wednesday that possible legal proceedings against him by the International Criminal Court would damage foreign investment...                    

               

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