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War Crimes Prosecution Watch
Volume 12 – Issue 9 |
Editor-in-Chief James Prowse Technical Editor-in-Chief Managing Editors |
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Contents
AFRICA
CENTRAL AFRICA
- VOA News : Red Cross Worker Shot Dead in Central African Republic
- Defence Web: CAR fighting leaves 22 dead
- Medicins Sans Frontier : Central African Republic: Zemio, a new town under fire
- African Arguments: South Sudan: Soldiers’ Rape Trial Is a Publicity Stunt and Distraction
- The New York Times: Ignoring International Warrants, Sudan’s Leader Says He’ll Visit Moscow
- USA Today: In South Sudan, every male child is a soldier in devastating civil war
- AllAfrica: Sudan: Opposition Calls for Protection of Citizens in Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Los Angeles Times: They’re killing babies and torching villages: Who is behind the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ugly new war?
- Daily Mail: UN denounces DR Congo tribunal’s decision in Kasai trial
- News24: DRC to probe ex-minister’s suspected role in Kasai violence
- The Globe and Mail: Disappointment, confusion surround ICC decisions for war-crime victims
WEST AFRICA
- AfricaNews: Gbagbo’s son charged with spreading ‘fake news’ about prisoner disappearance
- Reuters: U.N. Closes Ivory Coast Mission, Security Remains Fragile
Lake Chad Region — Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon
- AllAfrica: Cameroon: War Against Boko Haram — Experts Examine Security, Humanitarian Situation
- The Eagle Online : Nigeria, Chad Meet on War on Terror, Security Agencies in Joint Route March
- allAfrica: Mali: Johan Gustafsson-Swede Held By Al-Qaeda in Mali Freed
- News24: France’s Macron Due in Mali to Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
- Reuters: Militant Video Purports to Show Westerners Held in Mali
EAST AFRICA
- Human Rights Watch: Kenya: Intimidation Reports as Voting Nears
- Standard Digital: Police receive more tear gas to deal with election violence
- Standard Digital: Al-Shabaab attack Pandanguo police post in Lamu
Rwanda (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
- Africa News: Rwanda genocide: NGO groups file lawsuit against French bank BNP
- NPR: In Rwanda, July 4 Isn’t Independence Day — It’s Liberation Day
- The Daily Times: Car bomb in Somalia capital kills at least 15, police say
- U.S. News: 7 Dead in Suicide Blast at Police Station in Somalia Capital
- News24: Bomb blast kills eight on Kenya-Somalia border News24
- Garowe Online: Somalia: Landmine blast near Mogadishu wounds two civilians
NORTH AFRICA
- The Atlantic: ‘Whoever Controls Benghazi Controls Libya’
- Reuters: Libya’s eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Indictment confirmed in the Bogdan Stevanović case
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Serb Fighter Jailed for Bihac Bosniaks’ Murders
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Insight: Serbian Official Blames Yugoslav Army for Croatia Crimes
- Balkan Insight: Wartime Sexual Crimes: A Challenge for Balkan Prosecutors
- Balkan Insight : Hague Tribunal Shares Lessons of War Crime Probes
- Reuters: U.N. war crimes tribunal urges Balkan leaders to carry on its work
- Balkan Insight : Belgrade-Backed Paramilitaries Blamed for Ethnic Cleansing
- Balkan Insight : Milosevic ‘Didn’t Command’ Serbs in Bosnia, Croatia
- Balkan Insight : Slobodan Milosevic ‘Accepted Bosnia Peace Plan’
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- ABC News: Kosovo war crimes court clears way for indictments
- Balkan Insight: Croatian Ex-Detainees Plan Serbian Jail Camp Visit
- Balkan Insight: Serbian Soldier Dies Before Kosovo Massacre Trial Verdict
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
- Voice of America: UN Commission Condemns Destruction of Mosul Mosque
- Human Rights Watch: US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List
- Human Rights Watch: Iraq: New Abuse, Execution Reports of Men Fleeing Mosul
- ARA News: UN warns against ‘collective punishment’ of Iraqi population with alleged ISIS ties
- The Guardian: Tony Blair should be prosecuted over Iraq war, high court hears
- CNN: Russian warships fire missiles at ISIS in Syria
- Al Jazeera: US-led attacks in Syria ‘kill 472 civilians in a month’
- Reuters: Car bomb in Syria’s Idlib province kills 10: war monitor
- BBC: Syria war: Air strike on IS prison in Mayadin ‘kills dozens’
- NPR: U.S. Suspects Syria Is Preparing To Launch Another Chemical Attack
- The Washington Post: Former French judge to head UN body to probe Syria crimes
- The World Weekly: Al-Qaeda, secret prisons and a military base in Eritrea: The UAE’s Yemen endeavour
- The Washington Post: Yemen PM warns southern rivals against violence at rallies
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- The Daily Star: ‘Purple 018’ belonged to Sabra: expert
- The Daily Star: STL analyst seeks to link Badreddine to phones
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- The Daily Star: Int’l Criminal Court satisfied with Bangladesh’s war crimes trial
- Bdnews24.com: Freedom fighter Syed Shahidul Haque dies
- bdnews24.com: International Criminal Court regrets misleading reports by Bangladeshi media
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- Amnesty International: Myanmar: Release journalists immediately
- Crux: Myanmar cardinal calls for independent investigation of war crime allegations
- Al Monitor: Palestinians despair as Israel breaks ground on new settlement
- Reuters: Israeli troops kill Palestinian gunman who shot at them during raid
- Haaretz: Israeli Army Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker Khalida Jarrar, a Year After Her Release From Jail
AMERICAS
- Cleveland.com: U.S. Supreme Court rules for Akron woman deported over husband’s Bosnian war crimes
- The Star: Khadr to get apology, compensation over $10M as lawsuit settled
- National Post: Americans seek to enforce US $134-million award against Omar Khadr in Canada
- Daily Mail: Activists urge ICC to probe Mexico’s ‘crimes against humanity’
- UN Dispatch: Peace is Breaking Out in Colombia
- The Washington Post: Venezuela may be sliding into a civil war
- Malaysiandigest.com: Forced Sterilisation Victims In Peru Protest Possible Fujimori Pardon
- Huffington Post: An Eye Toward South America: The Looming Venezuelan Refugee Crisis
TOPICS
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- The Himalayan Times: TRC Hands Over 1,000 Cases Each to Six Provinces for Probe
- The Catholic Register: More Needs to Be Done on Reconciliation, Says Pope’s Representative in Canada
- The Kathmandu Post: Lost in Reconciliation
- APN News: Enjoying Pakistan’s Full Backing, Salahuddin Declares He Has Carried out Terror Ops in India
- Jerusalem Post: ‘Vengeful’: NGO Criticizes Israeli Suit against Family of Terrorist
- World Israel News: Canadian court orders Iran to pay $1.7 billion to terror victims
- Maritime Executive: European Shipowners Call States to Action on Piracy
- Hindustan Times: From Submarines to Warships: How Chinese Navy is Expanding its Footprint in Indian Ocean
- The National: International Report Charts Continued Threat from Global Piracy
- Maritime Executive: Two Vietnamese Seafarers Beheaded
- The Independent: World Bank approves US$40 million for Uganda to fight gender violence
- Humanosphere: Women in Venezuela suffer greater human rights violations
- The Himalayan Times: Call for collaborative efforts to fight gender-based violence
- International Rescue Committee Press Release: Kenya: women and girls forced to engage in sex to survive near-famine
- Just Security: A Test Case for Guantánamo’s New Convening Authority
- Africa News: Africa’s Place at the 15-year-old International Criminal Court
- International Justice Monitor: Victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence Crimes Need Special Reparations
WORTH READING
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