Volume 6, Issue 8 — July 18, 2011
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Central African Republic & Uganda
- BembaTrial.org: Bemba Trial Continues in Private Session
- The Daily Monitor: Public Divided Over Kwoyelo Trial
- BembaTrial.org: Bemba Trial on Recess Until Mid-August
- BembaTrial.org: Victims Participating in Bemba Trial Now Reach 1,600
Darfur, Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
- Daily Nation: Kenya Investigators Quiz Ocampo Six
- AllAfrica.com: ICC Gives 14 Witnesses Lifetime Protection
- The Standard: Germany Urges Kenya to Cooperate with ICC
Libya
- AllAfrica.com: Libya: Botswana Supports the Warrant of Arrest Issued by ICC
- The New York Times: Libyan Rebels Accused of Pillage and Beatings
AFRICA
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Hirondelle News Agency: ICTR Witness to Testify Before French Judiciary
- UN News Centre: Security Council Amends Judicial Eligibility Rules for UN Tribunal for Rwandan Genocide
- Hirondelle News Agency: Prosecution Lines Up 30 Witnesses for Mpiranya Deposition Proceedings
- Hirondelle News Agency: Security Council Reiterates Call to Arrest Top Genocide Fugitives
- Hirondelle News Agency: Criminal Connections Between Father and Son in Law/Prosecution
EUROPE
European Court of Human Rights
- Expatica.com: Crusading Spanish Judge Appointed to Anti-Torture Body
- News from Poland: European Tribunal to Reopen Katyn Cases?
- The Guardian: Iraq Abuse Ruling by European Court Says UK Failed Human Rights Role
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Closing Arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH and Defense in the Velibor Bogdanovic case
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Radoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic Acquitted of All Charges
- BIRN: Week ahead: Verdict for “Kula” Crimes Due
- The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Neskovic and Ilic: Dead Civilians in Potocari
- BIRN: Kuvelja: Driving Corpses out of Kravica
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- ICTY: Johan Tarculovski Transferred to Germany to Serve Sentence
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Seselj Admits Advising Mladic on Lawyers
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Lawyer Claims Dutchbat Chiefs May Face Trial
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Court Told How Bosnian Serb Police Set Up
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- Croatian Times: Several Accused in Trying to Bribe Supreme Court Judges in Glavas Case
- Reuters: Serbia’s Tadic Wants Trials of All War Criminals
- WLKY.com: Croatian Accused of War Crimes in Kentucky Court
- The Local: Swede Suspected of War Crimes in Serbia
- Eurasia Review: EULEX Urges Limaj To Face War Crimes Trial
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- VOA Khmer: Dam Victims Fear the Tribunal Will Throw Out Case 004
- VOA Khmer: Tribunal to Hold Health Hearing on Three Defendants
- VOA Khmer: Judges ‘Will Not Answer’ Concerns Over Tribunal Case
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: What Follows a Confirmed Indictment?
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Confirmed Indictment Submitted to the Lebanese Authorities
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare Welcomes Confirmation of Indictment
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Confirmation of Indictment Shows that the Prosecutor’s Investigation Relies on Credible Evidence
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: International Arrest Warrants
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: “Don’t Be a Victim Twice” / Victims’ Participation in STL Proceedings
- New York Times: A Decisive Moment for Lebanon
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh: Guarantee Fair Trials for Independence-Era Crimes
- Express Tribune: War Crime Charges Against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Leader
- Daily Star: Sayedee’s War Charges Taken Into Cognisance
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- The Irrawaddy: Obama Urged to Push for CoI on Burma War Crimes
- VOA: Rights Groups Say Burma Army Using Prison Labor on Front Lines
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
United States
- Washington Post: Story of Friendship, Radicalization and Betrayal Unfolds at NYC Terror Trial
- Miami Herald: EU Still Supports Resettling Guantánamo Detainees
- The Guardian: Obama Under Fire Over Detention of Terror Suspect on US Navy Ship
- Los Angeles Times: Federal Government Isn’t Touching Arkansas Terrorism Case
- Agence France-Presse: Sri Lanka Probe Urged as Video Airs in US
TOPICS
Terrorism
- Agence France-Presse: Indonesia Holds Seven Terror Suspects
- Bloomberg: Nigerian Security Police Says It Holds 100 Islamic Militants
- Radio Australia: Indonesian Pressure to try Bali Bombing Suspect in Australia
- Reuters: Militants with Al Qaeda Links Jailed in Azerbaijan
- The Guardian: Eta Suspect Appears in Court Over Plot to Kill the King of Spain
- The New York Times: Man Charged in Germany in Killing of U.S. Airmen
- Asia Times: Osama Ally Stuck in Legal Limbo
- Irishtimes.com: McKevitt Loses Appeal Against Omagh Judgment
- Hindustan Times: When Terror Came Calling
Piracy
- Reuters: Somalis on Trial in Dutch Court for Piracy
- Reuters: Modern-Day Pirates Pursued by U.S. Courts
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Somali Pirates: Two Cases This Week in Dutch Court
Universal Jurisdiction
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide: Crusading Spanish Judge Appointed to Anti-Torture Body
- Press TV: Israelis Escape UK Over Arrest Fears
- Latin America Press: Ex-Army Chief Charged With Genocide
Gender-Based Violence
REPORTS
UN Reports
- The Reuters: U.N. to Expose Those Who Attack Schools, Hospitals
- The UN News Centre: Ban Urges Effective Mechanism to Apply Responsibility to Protect Principle
NGO Reports
- Human Rights Watch: United States: Investigate Bush, Other Top Officials for Torture
- Human Rights Watch: Burma: War Crimes Against Convict Porters
- The Jakarta Post: Exxon Case Ruling Answer to RI’s Irresponsiveness: Kontras
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS
Honduras
Ivory Coast
Kenya
- The Standard: Kapondi, Serut Differ on Mt Elgon Clashes
- KBC News: PM Endorses TJRC Extension Request
Sri Lanka
Thailand
COMMENTARY AND PERSPECTIVES
- Radio Netherlands: One Step Close to Rwanda Extradition
- Bosnia Institute: Ratko Mladic’s Arrest: A Start, but Let It Not Obscure How Much More Is Needed for Justice
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: International Tribunal for Lebanon: Domestic and Regional Repercussions
- JURIST: Avoiding Impunity: The Need to Broaden Torture Prosecutions
- Denver Post: Justice Will Find Khadafy
- The Guardian: George W. Bush Should Be Prosecuted over Torture Says Human Rights Group
- Right Side News: Libya and the Problem with The Hague
- Daily Monitor: Kwoyelo Trial Combats Impunity but Imposes Justice
WORTH READING
- Leiden Journal of International Law: Legislating from a Radical Hague: The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon Invents an International Crime of Transnational Terrorism
- SSRN: Another Stormy Year for the International Criminal Court and its Work in Africa
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