IHRDC: IHRDC Takes Action in the Case of Zahra Kazemi Before the Supreme Court of Canada
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Special Features
ICTJ World Report: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
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ICTJ World Report: Thursday, 4 December 2013
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IHRDC: Joint Letter from 25 NGOs in Support of UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
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War Crimes Prosecution Watch: Vol. 8 Issue 17 – Monday, 18 November 2013
International Criminal Court
Central African Republic & Uganda
- Bemba Trial: Bemba’s 33rd Witness Continues His Testimony in Closed Session
- Bemba Trial: Bemba’s Lawyer Get Two More Weeks to Conclude Evidence
- Bemba Trial: Judges Deny Prosecution Request to Question Bemba
- Bemba Trial: Witness Called by Bemba Judges to Testify Next Week
- Bemba Trial: Soldier Testifies About Date Bemba’s Forces Were Deployed in Conflict
- Bemba Trial: Former MLC Soldier Says He Was Scared of Being Prosecuted
Darfur, Sudan
- United Press International:International Criminal Court Turns Eye to Darfur
- All Africa:Sudan: Khartoum Invites UN and AU Monitors to Attend Darfur Trials
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Katanga Trial: Defense Observations on Article 25(3)(D)
- All Africa:Congo-Kinshasa: Swiss Firm Suspected of Complicity in DRC War Crimes
- Katanga Trial: Prosecution Argues Witnesses Have No Basis for Appeal
Kenya
- Daily Ethiopia:Kenyan President ICC Trial Postponed
- The Standard Digital News: Deputy President William Ruto Allowed to Be Away Next Week
- The Standard Digital News: Seventh International Criminal Court Witness to Take the Stand
- All Africa: Kenya: Uhuru, Ruto in Final Bid to Defer ICC Cases
- All Africa: Kenya: Ruto’s ICC Trial May Resume After Nov 18
- All Africa: Kenya: ICC Witness Disowns Prosecution’s Video
- Capital News: ICC Witness Alleges Attack Were Premeditated
- The Standard Digital News: ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Says She Has Evidence of Witness Bribery
- All Africa: Kenya: Ruto Gave Money for Chaos, Says Witness
- The Standard Digital News: Uhuru Accuses ICC of Fraud, Wants Case Dismissed
- Capital News: Ruto, Sang Trial to Resume November 21
- The Standard Digital News: Iringo ‘Furious’ over ICC Witness Coaching Claim
- Amnesty International:UN Security Council Must Reject Calls to Defer ICC Trial on Kenya
Libya
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Voice of America: Ivory Coast Opposition to International Court: Release Gbagbo
- The Guardian:Laurent Gbagbo to Remain Behind Bars, Rules ICC
Africa
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- All Africa: ICTR Promises Help in Genocide Cases
- All Africa: UN Court Says Closing in on Genocide ‘Big Fish’
- Global Post:French Court Back Extradition of Rwanda Genocide Suspects
Mali
- Human Rights Watch:Mali: Big Step for Justice in “Disappearance” Case
- Reuters:Mali Summons Coup Leader for Questions Over Army Violence
Chad
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Europe
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Status Conference in the Case v. Goran Saric
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Public Session of the Appeals Panel in the Case v. Muhidin Bašic et al.
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina : Status Conference in the Case v. Aleksandar Cvetkovic
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Trial Verdict Confirmed in Relation to Dragan Neškovic and Zoran Ilic
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Main Trial to Commence in the Case v. Aleksandar Cvetkovic
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Closing Speeches in the Case v. Zoran Milic
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Seen As “Weak” Political Figure
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Witness Says Sarajevo Shells Came From Bosnian Serb Positions
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Karadzic Witness Questioned on Own Srebrenica Role
Domestic Prosecutions in the Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Insight: Serbia Charges Army Officers With Kosovo Killings
- Balkan Insight: Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Deny War Crimes Charges
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Serbs Acquitted of Kalinovik Detentions
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Croat Jailed for Dretelj Camp Murders
Middle East and Asia
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- Phnom Penh Post: KRT Wraps Up First Sub-Trial
- VOA Khmer: Prosecutors Urge Speedy Verdict in Trial of Aging Leaders
- Phnom Penh Post: Clinton Weighs in on Human Rights
- Asian Correspondent: Time the Biggest Obstacle in Khmer Rouge Trial
- The Cambodia Daily: KR Tribunal Must Explore Options for Future
- Phnom Penh Post: KR Trial Could End in ‘Disgrace’: Monitor
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- The Global Post: Bangladesh Sentences British Muslim Leader, US Citizen to Hang
- The Dhaka Tribune: War Criminal Alim Challenges Tribunal Verdict
- Bangladesh News 24: Jamaat Leader Azharul Indicted
- Outlook India: B’desh Tribunal Wraps Up Jamaat Chief’s War Crimes Trial
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- Mizzima: Hundreds of Villages Flee New Fighting in Kachin State
- Karen News: Kachin Conflict: Burma Army Accused of Raping Villagers
North and South America
United States
- The Guardian: US Ordered to Hand over Red Cross Files on Conditions at Guantánamo Bay
- Al Jazeera: Deconstructing the Drone War
- The Washington Post: Kerry Defends Proposed Iran Nuclear Deal; Israel Objects
- The Washington Post: White House Works to Delay Iran Sanctions that Could Affect Nuclear Talks
South and Central America
Chile
Colombia
- MercoPress: Colombia/FARC Announce ‘Fundamental Agreement’ on Political Future of Guerillas
- Colombia Reports: ELN Supports Political Participation Deal with FARC
Argentina
Guatemala
- The Guardian: Guatemalan Lawyer Travels to US to Press Rios Montt Genocide Conviction
- Amnesty International: Guatemala: Rios Montt Trial Delay is a Letdown to Genocide Victims
Topics
Terrorism
- USA Today: Holder: Try Terrorism Suspects in Civilian Court
- Los Angeles Times: Kenya Mall Attack: Four Somalis Charged with Aiding Deadly Assault
- Telegraph: Edward Snowden Spy Leaks: Liam Fox in Push for Guardian Newspaper to Be Prosecuted
- Kansas City Star: Anti-Terrorism Case in US Key Test for Israel
- The New York Times: State Department Calls Group in Nigeria Terrorists
Piracy
Gender – Based Violence
- IRIN: Fighting Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone
- BBC: India Supreme Court Investigates Ex-Judge for Sexual Harassment
- Thomson Reuters Foundation: Syrian Women Suffer Inside Their Country and Out
- DNA: Acid Attacks Horrifying Forms of Gender-Based Violence: Delhi High Court
- International Business Times: London: Police Arrest Two for Female Genital Mutilation of Six-Week-Old Baby
Reports
UN Reports
- Ahram Online: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Could Be War Criminals: UN
- All Africa: Congo-Kinshasa: Swiss Firm Suspected of Complicity in DRC War Crimes
- Global Post: Makenga, DRC’s Wily Rebel Chief Seen as Was Criminal by UN
- San Francisco Gate: Renowned Prosecutor Says War Criminals No Longer Heroes
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Northern Ireland
Tunisia
Indonesia
Kenya
Commentary and Perspectives
- Communis Hostis Omnium: International Anti-Piracy Efforts in Somalia Must Continue: UNSG
- The New York Times: Kenya and the International Criminal Court
- Justice in Conflict: Searching in Vain: Perfect Justice in Syria
- Communis Hostis Omnium: Follow the Khat: Tracking Piracy’s Financial Flows
- Justice in Conflict: Kenyatta’s Next Move: What Kenya Wants from the ICC
Worth Reading
- The Sentencing Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, in the Sierra Leone Special Court and Its Legacy: The Impact for Africa and International Criminal Law
- The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court: A Critical Account of Challenges and Achievements: Co-Perpetration: German Dogmatik or German Invasion?
- Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law: Frivolous Motions and Abuses of Process at the Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals
- Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation: From Kiobel Back to Structural Reform: The Hidden Legacy of Holocaust Restitution Litigation