Vol. 6, Issue 11 — September 12, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
- BembaTrial.org: Central African Official’s Provided Arms to Bemba’s Soldiers
- BembaTrial.org: Bemba Took Looted Vehicles
- BembaTrial.org: Witness Names Top MLC Officers
- BembaTrial.org: Trial Told Patassé did not Command Bemba’s Troops
- BembaTrial.org: Trial Stalls After Witness Reported Unable to Testify
- BembaTrial.org: Trial Proceeds in Closed Session
- BembaTrial.org: Another Day of Closed Session in the Bemba Trial
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Radio Netherlands: Lubanga: Judges Deliberate First ICC Judgment
- KatangaTrial.org: Defense Witnesses Claim Asylum in the Netherlands: Implications for State Cooperation
- KatangaTrial.org: Mathieu Ngudjolo Begins Defense Case
- KatangaTrial.org: Judges Decide that Detained Witnesses Could be Securely Returned to DRC
Kenya
- UN News Centre: International Criminal Court Case Against Kenyan Officials to Proceed
- The Standard: The Hague Date is Here for Ocampo Six
- Reuters: Kenyan Ex-Ministers at ICC Over Poll Violence
- The Standard: Sang Attacks Ocampo Evidence
- Kenya Monitor: What can the ICC do for the victims of Kenya’s post election violence?
Libya
- Reuters Africa: Gaddafi War Crimes in Misrata Widespread: Report
- Associated Press: Rights Activists Urge Libya to Hand Over Gadhafi
- Reuters: Gaddafi Should Be Sent To ICC if Seeks Exile-Hague
- Al Arabiya News: ICC Seeks Interpol Red Notice Warrant for Qaddafi, NATO to Push on with Libya Campaign
AFRICA
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR Starts Receiving Extra Evidence in Nizeymana Trial
- Hirondelle News Agency: Kabuga’s Special Deposition Hearings Temporarily Shifted to the Hague
- The New Times: ICTR Denounces Efforts to Frustrate Uwinkindi Transfer
- Hirondelle News Agency: Three Prosecution Witnesses Denounce Nizeyimana Defence of Alibi
- Hirondelle News Agency: Defence Wants to Call New Witnesses
- Hirondelle News Agency: Ngirabatware’s Defence Reduces Number of Witnesses
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Velibor Bogdanovic Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Slavko Lalovic Sentenced to Five Years of Imprisonment
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Indictment Confirmed in the Veselko Raguz and Another Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Plea Hearing in the Miralem Macic Case
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Haradinaj Prosecution “Interfered” in Witness Asylum Claim
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Haradinaj Witness Has Stress Disorder
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Karadzic Trial Hears of Persecution in Vlasenica
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Mladic Lawyer Opposes Two Trials
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Tribunal Convicts Momcilo Perisic for Crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- Associated Press: Senior Kosovo Leader to be Tried for War Crimes
- The Local: Sweden Charges Serb Over Kosovo War Crimes
- Croatian Times: France Extradites War Crimes Suspect Momic to Croatia
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- VOA Khmer: Ieng Thirith’s Mental Health Unfit for Trial: Expert
- VOA Khmer: Tribunal Hopes to Conclude Duch Verdict This Year
- Phnom Penh Post: ‘No Evidence’ KR Brother No. 2 Unfit
- VOA Khmer: Tribunal Opens Contempt Proceedings Against VOA Khmer
- VOA Khmer: Tribunal Parties Want Faster Prosecution at UN Court
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- Daily Star: Mikati Signals Commitment to Funding STL
- United Press International: Lebanon’s PM Meets STL Authorities
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: The Defence Office Publishes the Names on the List of Defence Counsel
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
United States
- Associated Press: Court Case Lifts Lid on Secret Post 9/11 Flights
- Minnesota Public Radio: Release Approved for Somali Man Charged of Terrorism
TOPICS
Terrorism
- BBC: Sri Lankan Introduces New ‘Anti-Terror’ Legislation
- Boston.com: UN Attack Suspects Arrested Before Blast
- The Washington Post: 11 Arrested Under Norway Anti-Terror Laws, Including Right-Wing Shooter, None Convicted
- CNN: Report: Iran Arrests 5 Members of Al Qaeda
- CNN: Security Tight as Terrorist Trial Begins in Northern Ireland
- The New York Times: Rwanda Opposition Leader in Court on Terror Charge
Piracy
Universal Jurisdiction
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Kagame Slams ‘Stupid’ Spanish Arrest Warrants
- Associated Press: Group Urges Independent Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Silence Can Also Be a Crime Against Humanity
Gender-Based Violence
- LubangaTrial.org: Reflection: Gender Issues and Child Soldiers — The Case of Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
- The UN News Centre: Côte d’Ivoire: UN responding to allegations of sex abuse by peacekeepers
- The UN News Centre: UN Official Welcomes Sudan’s Pardon of Journalists Prosecuted For Reporting on Rape
- The UN News Centre: Uruguay Should Investigate Alleged Sexual Misconduct by Its Troops in Haiti — UN
REPORTS
UN Reports
- The UN News Centre: Security Council Voices Concern Over Maritime Piracy in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea
- The UN News Service: Sudan: UN Calls for Immediate End to Reported Army Bombing of Civilians
- The United Press International: U.N. Wants End to South Kordofan Violence
NGO Reports
- Amnesty International: Sudan: Possible War Crimes in Southern Kordofan
- Amnesty International: Sri Lanka: Inquiry into Armed Conflict Fundamentally Flawed
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS
Canada
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Soloman Islands
COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVES
- Radio Netherlands: No Obstacles for ICC to Deal with Kenya’s Ocampo Six
- Al Jazeera: In Lebanon, the Plot Thickens
- Radio Netherlands: Bosnian Court President-Happy with Judicial Reform
- The New Times: Rwanda: Our Judges are Passing with Flying Colors
- Radio Netherlands: Sri Lanka: Amnesty Report Premature or Overdue?
WORTH READING
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