Vol. 6, Issue 19 – December 19, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
- BembaTrial.org: Expert Tells Court Bemba was Supreme Commander and Had Direct Control Over His Troops
- BembaTrial.org: Prosecutors Barred From Questioning Expert About Testimony of Insider Witness
- BembaTrial.org: Bemba Defense Claims Witness Statements Contradict Expert’s Report
- BembaTrial.org: Defense Insists Patassé Commanded Bemba’s Troops
- BembaTrial.org: Military Expert Says Bemba Bore Command Responsibility but Defense Faults His Testimony
Darfur, Sudan
- ICC Press Release: ICC Prosecutor Presents New Case in Darfur
- Time World: George Clooney’s Satellites Build a Case Against an Alleged War Criminal
- Washington Post: ICC Prosecutor: Sudanese President’s `Destiny’ is to Face Justice for Alleged War Crimes
- Reuters Africa: Wanted Men Still Committing Crimes in Darfur – ICC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
- AllAfrica.com: Robust Witness Protection Unit Key to PEV Cases
- The Standard: Kenyans’ date with Ocampo, Bensouda
- The International Criminal Court Kenya Monitor: HRW: Kenya Needs Independent Tribunal to Handle Poll Violence Cases
Libya
- Reuters: Mexico Says Foiled Plan To Smuggle In Gaddafi Son
- CNN: Gadhafi’s Daughter Pushes for Death Probe
- The Press Association: Gaddafi Death ‘May Be War Crime’
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Aljazeera: Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Faces War Crimes Court
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR): Ivory Coast: Calls for More Prosecutions
AFRICA
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Hirondelle News Agency: Security Council Challenged to Find Host Countries for ICTR Acquitted Persons
- Hirondelle News Agency: Prosecution Requests Life Imprisonment for Captain Nizeyimana
- Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR Prosecutor Wants Kenya, Zimbabwe to Act Over Kabuga and Mpiranya
- Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR Appeals Chamber to Decide Fate of Bagosara Wednesday
- Hirondelle News Agency: Prosecution Gives up Appeal in Four Ex-Rwandan Ministers� Case
- Hirondelle News Agency: Prosecution Seeks Enhancement of Sentence Against Kanyarukiga
- Hirondelle News Agency: Defence Requests Appeals Chamber to Acquit Lieutenant Hategekimana
Special Court for Sierra Leone
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Closing Arguments of Defense in the Srpko Pustivuk Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Indictment Confirmed in Muhidin Basic and Another Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Plea Hearing in the Oliver Krsmanovic Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Commencement of Trial in the Veselko Raguz and Another Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Status Conference and Commencement of Main Trial in the Fikret Planincic et al. Case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Oliver Krsmanovic Enters a Not Guilty Plea
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Tolimir Defence Case Date Set
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: ICTY Still Aiming for December 2014 End Date
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Former Officer Convicted of Contempt
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Witness Insists Stanisic Not Part of VRS Command
- Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Karadzic Challenges Pathologist on Remains at Srebrenica
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- Ahram Online: Three Men Indicted for War Crimes Against Serbs in Sarajevo
- Focus News Agency: Bosnia Arrests Three Muslims Over War Crimes
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- VOA Khmer: Khmer Rouge Leaders� Evidential Hearing Starts in Phnom Penh
- VOA Khmer: Former Cadre Sees Rise of Khmer Rouge Under �Aggression�
- Phnom Penh Post: KRT Defence Motions Denied
- Phnom Penh Post: KR Tribunal: Questions Over Witness �Deaths�
- VOA Khmer: Ieng Thirith Will Not Yet be Released: Tribunal
- VOA Khmer: Nuon Chea Says Evacuation was Planned to Protect Population
- Phnom Penh Post: Ieng Thirith Hospital-Bound
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- The Daily Star: STL Not Investigating False Witnesses, Says Tribunal�s Registrar on Twitter
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Prosecutor Bellemare Decides Not to Seek Reappointment for a Second Term
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Media Advisory: Reaction to the Announcement of the STL Prosecutor
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Media Advisory: Victims Participation Unit Holds Training Seminar for Counsel
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- Bangladesh News 24: S Q Chy�s Proceedings Plea Rejected
- The Daily Star: Freedom Fighter Narrates Mar 25 Sayadee Role
- Bangladesh News 24: “There he is, Sitting at the Back…”
- Bangladesh News 24: Proceedings Against Sayadee Adjourned Until Sunday
- Gulf Times: Radio Bangladesh Tapes of 1971 War Missing, Destroyed
- Bangladesh News 24: Resist Conspiracy Over War Crimes Trials
- Bangladesh News 24: Sayedee Defence Questioning Witness
- Zee News: War Crimes Charged Against JI Leader Azam
- Bangladesh News 24: ICT Appoints Lawyer for SQ Chy
- Bangladesh News 24: Defence to Grill 1st Witness Again Thursday
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
United States
- Agence France Presse: Nazi Hunters Launch New Drive to Prosecute War Criminals
- Washington Post: Influence Industry: Sudan Hires its First U.S. Lawyer in Years, Prompting Protests
- New York Times: Obama Drops Veto Threat Over Military Authorization Bill After Revisions
- CNN: Accused Wiki-Leaker Faces Judgment Friday
- CNN: Civil Liberties Group Calls for Privacy Protections Involving Domestic Drones
TOPICS
Terrorism
- The National Post: Men Arrested Under Security Certificates Shocked by CSIS Torture Allegations
- Today’s Zaman: Turkish Court Arrests 16 Suspects in KCK Investigation
- The Washington Post: Canadian Troops in Afghanistan to Hand over Afghan Prisoners to US Authorities
- Deutsche Welle: German Police Arrest Alleged Al-Qaeda Cell Member
- CNN: Yemenis Capture Six Al-Qaeda Operatives
Piracy
Gender-Based Violence
- VOA Khmer: Victims of Khmer Rouge Sex Crimes Want Voice in Court
- The Associated Press: Next International Criminal Court Prosecutor Pledges To Prosecute Sexual and Gender Crimes
- The UN News Centre: UN Officials Urge Eradication of Sexual Violence in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
REPORTS
UN Reports
NGO Reports
- International Solidarity Movement: Khan Al-Ahmar: Forced Expulsion of Bedouins from Area C
- Amnesty International: Panama: Fresh Investigations Urged After Manuel Noriega Extradition
- Human Rights Watch: Syria: Shoot to Kill Commanders Named
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS
Canada
Kenya
- The Nation: Maasai Urge State to Return Nairobi Ancestral Land
- The Standard: Children Tell Truth Body How They Were Raped and Burnt
Nepal
Thailand
COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVES
- Jurist: Political Interference and Judicial Misconduct Impede Justice in Cambodia
- Opinio Juris: A Response to Christian De Vos by Gideon Boas
- American Society of International Law Insights: Epilogue to Hotel Rwanda
- All Africa: Rwanda: 2012 Will Be Critical for Justice, Genocide Fugitive Trackers Say
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Cambodia: Paying Justice No Mind
- Spiegel Online International: The ICC�s Disappointing Track Record
- The Times of India: Gaddafi�s Daughter Demands ICC Probe into Father�s Death
WORTH READING
- International Law Studies: Status of Government Forces in Non-International Armed Conflict
- Ohio Northern University Law Review: Criminalized State: The International Criminal Court, the Responsibility to Protect, and Darfur, Republic of Sudan
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