INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
- Bemba Trial: Five Upcoming Bemba Witnesses to Testify Via Video Link
- Bemba Trial: Witness: Bemba Wasn’t Responsible for MLC Discipline
- Bemba Trial: Former MLC Officer Says Bemba Never Issued Commands
- Bemba Trial: Hearing Cancelled Due to Poor Health of Witness
- Bemba Trial: Witness Questions Accuracy of Bemba’s Book
- Bemba Trial: Bemba Was “Too Busy to Command Troops”
- Bemba Trial: Former Central African Soldier Blames Bozizé Fighters for Atrocities
- Bemba Trial: Another Former Central African Soldier Defends Bemba
Darfur, Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Katanga Trial: Trial Chamber Provides Additional Information on Change to Charges
- Katanga Trial: Ngudjolo Released From Dutch Immigration Detention
- Spy Ghana: ICC Won’t Step Down Trial of African Leaders
- Katanga Trial: Dissenting Judge Says Katanga’s Fair Trial Rights Not Protected
- Lubanga Trial: Judges Reject Lubanga’s Appeal for Judge Song’s Disqualification
Kenya
- Bangkok Post: Kenya Vice President Ruto to Go on Trial September 10: ICC
- Standard Digital News: International Criminal Court Judges Want Ruto, Sang Case Heard in Kenya or Tanzania
- DW: Fears for Witness Protection as Transfer of ICC Kenya Trial Mooted
- The Star: Why ICC Judges Said Trials Go Partly to Arusha
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Kenyan Victims Withdraw from ICC Proceedings
- Standard Digital News: Kenya: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Opposes Uhuru Kenyatta’s Application
- CapitalFM News: Withdrawal of Ninety-Three Victims Immaterial
- AllAfrica: Kenya: Bensouda to Prove Witness Bribery Claims
Libya
- BBC News: Libya Not Ready to Try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi – ICC
- Aljazeera: Libya to Contest ICC Bid to Try Gaddafi Son
- Reuters: Libya Must Hand Former Spy Chief to Hague Court: Lawyer
- The Tripoli Post: Libya Appeals ICC Decision on Trial of War Criminal Seif
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Voice of America: ICC Delays Trial Decision for Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
- Voice of America: Court Ruling on Gbagbo Sparks Frustration
- Press Reports: ICC Demands Complementary Information on Laurent Gbagbo Trial
Africa
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- AllAfrica: Rwanda: ICTR Last Detainee to Be Transferred Rwanda
- UN News Centre: Prosecutor of UN Rwanda Genocide Tribunal Urges Cooperation to Catch Roaming Fugitives
Mali
Chad
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Europe
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Bosnia School ‘Drenched With Prisoners’ Blood’
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Prisoner Recalls Rape and Abuse in Bosnia Camp
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Public Session of Appellate Panel in the Case v. Sasa Zecevic et al
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Second Instance in the Case v. Ratko Dronjak Sent Out
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Pronouncement of Trial Verdict in the Case v. Predag Prosic
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Bosniak Soldier Indicted for Dusina Killing Spree
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Serbian Security Chief Acquitted
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Srebrenica Investigator Questioned in Sources
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Witness Pressed on Own Role at Srebrenica
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Mladic’s Scything Gesture Meant “Execution”–Witness
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Kosovo Guerrilla Trial Witness Slas EU Prosecutor
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Kosovo MPs Demand War Crimes Suspects’ Release
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Croatia Upholds Policeman’s Conviction for Killing Girl
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Montenegro Confirms War Crimes Acquittals of Policeman
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Remanded Over War Crimes
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Serb Paramilitaries Lawyers Slam EU’s Kosovo Mission
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Bosnia and Croatia Sign War Crimes Agreement
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Bosniak Policeman Charged with Beating Serb Prisoners
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Kosovo Ex-Commaner Limaj Freed From House Arrest
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Belgrade Sends Serbs for Croatia War Crimes Retrial
- Balkan Transitional Justice: Bosniak Soldier Indicted for Dusina Killing Spree
Middle East and Asia
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- The Cambodia Daily: Nuon Chea Expresses Rare Remorse for Victims of KR
- The Phnom Penh Post: Diary Gives a Glimpse of Horrors
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: American NGO Returns to Court to Support Civil Party
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Nuon Chea Files Immediate Appeal Against Case 002 Severance Order
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: The Purpose of Hearing Victims’ Suffering
- The Phnom Penh Post: Further Pressure for Samphan’s Wife
Syria
- France 24: War Crimes a ‘Daily Reality’ of Syrian Civil War, UN says
- Al Jazeera: Reports of ‘Massacre’ in eastern Syria
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- Al-Akhbar: Lebanon: STL Hires British Lawyer to Investigate Al-Akhbar
- New Europe: Tribunal for Lebanon Yet to Set Date for Trial, Happy With Lebanese Cooperation
- The Daily Star: Flood of Requests from Defense One Cause of Delay, STL Officials Hint
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- Bangladesh News 24: Date Set to Frame Charges Against Al Badr Leaders
- Bangladesh News 24: Judgement on Mujaheed on Way
- Bangladesh News 24: 3 Jamaat Leaders Jailed, Fined for Contempt
- Dhaka Tribune: Jamaat Observes Hartal
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- The Irrawaddy: Mandalay Parents Pull Children From School Amid Rumors of Religious Violence
- Counter Punch: The Onslaught in Burma Continues
- UN News Centre: Myanmar Authorities Must Do More to Curb Abuses Against the Rohingya-UN Expert
North and South America
United States
- The Guardian: NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizon Customers Daily
- The Washington Post: Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Grows; 41 Now Being Force-Fed
- The Washington Post: Merkel, Other European Leaders Raise Concerns on U.S. Surveillance
- Reuters: United States Scales Back Plans for Guantanamo Prosecutions
- Organization of American States: IACHR Condemns Death of Haitian Immigrant at Hands of State Agents in the Dominican Republic
- The Washington Post: NSA Director Says Surveillance Programs Thwarted ‘Dozens’ of Attacks
South & Central America
Peru
Colombia
- MercoPress: AI Calls on Hague for Talks with Colombia More Focused on Human Rights and Less on Trade
- Colombia Reports: UN Supports ELN Joining Colombia’s Peace Talks
Topics
Terrorism
- The Guardian: Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest Man over Extremist Material
- Sydney Morning Herald: Asylum Seeker with Terrorism Charges Claims Religious Persecution
- The Telegraph: Keir Starmer: Terrorists Could Escape Prosecution Without “‘Snoopers’ Charter”
Piracy
- Associated Press: Jury Selection in Somali Piracy, Murder Trial Enters 2nd Day
- Reuters: Pirates Release Pakistani Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria
- Los Angeles Times: High Seas Drama Engages in Piracy-Murder Trial
Gender-Based Violence
- UN News Centre: States Accountable for Investigating and Preventing Violence Against Women – UN Expert
- The New York Times: India Scrambles to Reassure Tourists Shaken by Recent Attacks on Women
Reports
UN Reports
- Las Vegas Sun: UN Court Convicts 6 Bosnian Croats of Atrocities
- Amnesty International UK: Syria: Latest UN Report Should Trigger Referral to International Criminal Court
- Middle East Online: ICC Accuses War Crime Suspect of Staging New Attacks in Darfur
NGO Reports
- Amnesty International: Independent Report Confirms Need for Syria to be Referred to the ICC
- Amnesty International: Sudan: ‘We Had No Time to Bury Them’: War Crimes in Sudan’s Blue Nile State
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Kenya
- Standard Digital: Glaring Mistakes Truth Justice and Reconciliation Team Could Have Avoided in Report
- Daily Nation: Two Lose Bid to Block Truth Team’s Report
- Africa Review: Implement ‘Truth’ Report, Urge Kenyans in Diaspora
Commentary and Perspectives
- Opinio Juris: Inability and Due Process in the Saif Gaddafi Admissibility Judgment
- The New York Times: What Happened to the Hague Tribunal?
- Opinio Juris: Why the ICTY’s “Specifically Directed” Requirement is Justified
- Opinio Juris: Guest Post: Germany’s Ratification of the Crime of Aggression Amendment: A Significant Step
- EJIL: Talk!: Germany and Botswana Ratify the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression
- Justice in Conflict: Plus Ça Change: Museveni and the ICC
Worth Reading
- American Journal of International Law: International Decisions: Prosecutor v. Lubanga
- Studies in Law, Politics, and Society: Towards Justice: Neuroscience and Affirmative Defenses at the ICC
