Vol. 6, Issue 16 — Novemer 7, 2011

 

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Central African Republic & Uganda

• The Monitor: Uganda: Country Moves to Enhance Witness Safety in War Crimes
• BembaTrial.org: Former Army Officer Recounts Rapes Murders by Bozizé Rebels
• BembaTrial.org: Witness Transported Bemba and his Soldiers to Bangui
• BembaTrial.org: Bemba Trial Witness Worried About Safety of Family
• BembaTrial.org: Witness Questioned About Picture’s of Bemba’s Fighters
• BembaTrial.org: Bemba Trial Adjourns as Witness Reported Unable to Continue Testimony

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• KatangaTrial.org: Germain Katanga Completes Testimony Before the ICC

Kenya

• ICCKenya.org: Kenyan Chief Justice Outlines Progress in Judicial Transformation
• ICCKenya.org: ICC Judges to Issue Simultaneous Decision in Two Cases
• Capital News FM: Verdict in ICC Kenya Cases Due Mid-January 2012

Libya

• Agence France-Presse: Kadhafi Son Seif Al-Islam Near Niger border: Tuareg Source
• Reuters: Gaddafi Son, Intelligence Chief “Want To Surrender”
• CNN: Lawyer: Gadhafi Family To File War Crimes Complaint Against NATO
• The Guardian: Gaddafi Killer Faces Prosecution, Says Libyan Interim Government
• The Guardian: International Criminal Court Confirms That Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Has Made Contact
• Reuters: ICC Fears Son of Libya’s Gaddafi May Flee Justice
• The Guardian: Libya Insists Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Should Be Tried At Home
• Reuters: With Future For Saif Al-Islam Unknown, Niger Wary
• Agence France-Presse: ICC Still Negotiating Surrender Terms With Kadhafi Son

AFRICA

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

• Hirondelle News Agency: Rwanda Tribunal to Free Convict Early
• Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR to Deliver Judgment in the Case of Former Rwandan Mayor November 17
• Hirondelle News Agency: Former Senior Public Officer Supports Ngirabatware’s Alibi Defence
• Hirondelle News Agency: Ex-Planning Minister’s Trial Adjourned to Next Year
• Hirondelle News Agency: Prosecution’s Testimony in Special Hearings for Kabuga Ends
• Hirondelle News Agency: European Human Rights Court Greenlights Extradition to Rwanda
• Hirondelle News Agency: Appeals Verdict for Bagosora and Others on December 15
• Hirondelle News Agency: Appeals Hearing for Two Genocide Convicts in Mid-December
• Hirondelle News Agency: Planning Minister’s Judgment Not Before June
• Hirondelle News Agency: Residual Mechanism to Seek Host Countries for ICTR Acquitted

Special Court for Sierra Leone

• Awareness Times: Special Court Orders Sierra Leone Government to Back-Off!
• AFP: Sierra Leone War Criminals Complain About Rwanda Jail Treatment
• AllAfrica.com: Rwanda: RCS Dismisses Sierra Leonean Prisoner’s Claims

EUROPE

Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber

• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The First Instance Verdict in the Case of Zoran Babic et al Revoked
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Pronouncement of the Verdict in the Ljubisa Vranjes and Another Case
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mirsad Vatrac Ordered into Custody
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zemir Kovacevic Ordered into Custody
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ljubisa Vranjes and Mladen Milic Sentenced to 10-year Imprisonment Each
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Momir Pelemis and Slavko Peric Found Guilty of Genocide
• The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Status conference in the Drazen Mikulic Case

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Vojislav Seselj Contempt Case Judgement To Be Rendered On 31 October 2011
• Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Omarska Witness Speaks of “Heaps of Bodies”
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Vojislav Seselj Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Contempt of the Tribunal
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: ICTY Prosecutor and OSCE Say the Justice System of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Capable of Efficiently Processing War Crimes Cases
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Vojislav Seselj Closing Arguments to be Heard From 5 March 2012
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: Vojislav Seselj Contempt of the Tribunal Further Initial Appearance on 4 November 2011

Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia

• EurActiv.com: Croatian Leader Tries to Ease Tensions Over War Crimes Law
• Swissinfo.ch: Court Jails Two Bosnian Serbs Over Srebrenica Genocide
• Reuters: Bosnian Serb Arrested Over Wartime Sarajevo Killings
• Associated Press: Ex-Croat Minister Arrested Over Post-War Killings

MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

• VOA Khmer: Nuon Chea Team Files Complaint Against Hun Sen, Others
• VOA Khmer: In Battambang, Two Tribunal Suspects Remain Elusive
• VOA Khmer: Term �Most Responsible’ Remains Vexing for Tribunal
• VOA Khmer: After UN Visit, Increased Stakes for Tribunal Credibility
• Phnom Penh Post: Cayley Retracts 003 Statement
• Phnom Penh Post: KRT Will Hear Case 002 Allegations of Atrocities
• VOA Khmer: UN Prosecutor Says �Clouds’ Hang Over Tribunal

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

• Voice of America: Hariri Assassination Still Clouds Lebanese Politics
• Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Defence Office Assigns Duty Counsel to Ensure the Rights of the Accused
• The Daily Star: 60 Victims to Participate in Trials against STL Accused
• The Special Tribunal for Lebanon : Defence Office Press Release – Duty Counsel

Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal

• Bangladesh News 24: Gov’t MPs Seek Action Against Khaleda
• Bangladesh News 24: ICT Hears Plea Against Its Chief Nov. 13
• Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha: Lawmakers Urge SC to Take Action Opposition Leader For Obstructing War Crime Trials
• Bangladesh News 24: Hasina Slams Khaleda For ‘Opposing’ War Crimes Trial
• Financial Express: Sayadee Stands Trial Today
• Bangladesh News 24: Sayedee Trial Put Off Until Nov. 20
• Zee News: Tribunal to Seek Top B’desh Jamaat Leader’s Arrest
• Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha: Formal Charges Against Four Top Jamaat Leaders Dec. 5
• The Daily Star: Defense Cross-Examined 5th Witness

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

United States

• Bloomberg: Rio Tinto Genocide Claims Reinstated by U.S. Appeals Court
• The Washington Post: Trooper Describes Jihadist Materials Found in Home of Mass. Man Accused of Helping al-Qaida
• The Washington Post: Guantanamo Authorities Reading Attorney-Client Mail, Lawyers Say
• Reuters: Army Sergeant Shot Afghan “With a Smile”: Witness
• Reuters: Guantanamo Court Can’t Free Bomb Suspect, U.S. Says

TOPICS

Terrorism

• Xinhua: Terrorists to be Named, Assets Seized
• Al Jazeera: Kenya Blast Suspect Claims Al-Shabab Ties
• The Washington Post: Indonesian Court Slashes Radical Islamic Cleric’s Prison Sentence from 15 Years to 9
• CNN: Moroccan Court Sentences Marrakech Attacker to Death
• The Washington Post: Wife of Bali Bombing Suspect Goes on Trial on Charges of Immigration Violations

Piracy

• Associated Press: UN Council Calls for Criminalization of Piracy
• Firstpost: UNSC Adopts India-Co-Sponsored Resolution on Piracy
• Gulfnews: Ten Somali Pirates Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
• Associated Press: Accused Pirate’s Attorney Wants Charges Dismissed

Universal Jurisdiction

• India Today: War Crimes Case Filed Against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Australia Court

Gender-Based Violence

• Allafrica.com: Africa: U.S. Works for Reform of Nationality Laws that Hurt Women
• BembaTrial.org: Congolese Soldiers Gang-Raped Women on Central African Ferry
• The UN News Centre: UN Agencies Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling

REPORTS

UN Reports

• The UN News Centre: Ban Stresses Importance of Accountability as Sri Lanka Recovers From Civil War ICC Chief
• The UN News Centre: UN Panel Approves Over $1 Billion For Victims of Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait

NGO Reports

• AFP: Israel Forcing Palestinians out of Rast Jerusalem: NGO

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS

Brazil

• AFP: Brazil Approves Truth Commission on Rights Abuses

Canada

• AnglicanJournal.com: University Apology “One of the Most Important”

Nigeria

• The Nation: Court Restrains Amosun from Probing Dipo Dina’s, Others’ Killings
• Daily Times: Court Suspends Activities of Ogun Truth Commission

COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVES

• Radio Netherlands: Legal Ruling Spotlights Serious Khmer Rough Court Problems
• The Guardian : A Hybrid Court Could Secure Justice in Libya
• Radio Netherlands: ICC Chief Highlights ” Invaluable” Cooperation with UN
• Manila Bulletin: Miriam Credentials Solid for ICC Judge
• American Society of International Law: Targeting Versus Deprivation of Liberty Under the International Law of Armed Conflict
• Opinio Juris: The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and Contemporary International Criminal Law
• The Sydney Morning Press: Jurist Made International Difference

WORTH READING

• The First Global Prosecutor: Constraints and Promise: The Archipelago and the Hub: Universal Jurisdiction and the International Criminal Court
• The European Convention Human Rights and the UK Human Rigths Act (2011): Articulating International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law: Conciliatory Interpretation Under the Guise of Conflict of Norms-Resolution

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