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Contents
- International Justice Monitor: Bemba and Associates Start Their Defense in Witness Tampering Trial
- Al Jazeera: Deadly ‘Reprisal Attacks’ Hit Central African Republic
- Capital News: LRA Abducts More than 200 in C. Africa
- Human Rights Watch: South Sudan: Army Abuses Spread West
- The Guardian: Amnesty Accuses South Sudan of War Crime Over Shipping Container Deaths
- The New York Times: Mass Rape, a Weapon of War, Traumatizes South Sudan
- All Africa: South Sudan: Rights Body Pushes for Hybrid Court to Try Juba War Crimes
- Voice of America: Advocacy Groups: Sanctions, Arms Embargo, Tribunal Needed for S. Sudan
- Newsweek: South Africa Loses Appeal over Sudan President Al-Bashir Arrest Warrant
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa News: Gbagbo, Blé Goudé Trial Resumes at the ICC
- Africa News: Ivorian Court to Review Simone Gbagbo’s Case on March 17
- Vice News: Al Qaeda Says It Carried Out Ivory Coast Beach Attack as Revenge Against France
- News24: Ivory Coast Toll Rises to 19 With Body Found on Beach
- The Jurist: ICC Opens First War Crimes Hearing for Destruction of Religious or Cultural Heritage
- Justice Hub: Prosecuting the Destruction of Shrines at the ICC – A Clash of Civilisations?
- EuroNews: Hands Off Our Heritage: A Stark Warning for Cultural Iconoclasts
Lake Chad Region — Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon
- Premium Times: Coalition Petitions ICC Over Politically-Motivated Killings in Rivers
- NY Times: Boko Haram Falls Victim to a Food Crisis It Created
- JusticeInfo.net: Uganda: Odek’s Defection will Undermine LRA Morale, says Expert
- Capital News: LRA Abducts More Than 200 in C. Africa: Rights Groups
Rwanda (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
- Human Rights Watch : UN Human Rights Council: UPR Adoption of Rwanda
- The Jerusalem Post : Supreme Court Strikes ‘Rwanda’ From Transcript on Migrants and Transparency
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Balkan Insight: UN Raps Bosnia for Violating War Widow’s Rights
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Indictment in the Case v. Senad Koštić Confirmed
- Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina: Indictment Confirmed in the Case v. Vide Krešić et al.
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Soldiers Jailed for Wartime Rape in Bihac
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Sky News: Serb War Crimes Suspect Refuses Hague Return
- InSerbia: Ljajic: ICTY was Informed in Time
- Yahoo News: Serb War Crimes Suspect Seselj to be Judged in Absence
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Insight: Naser Oric Trial Witness ‘Feared’ Bosniak Commander
- Balkan Insight: Montenegro Extradites Serbian Wartime General to Croatia
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Croat Fighters Indicted for Dretelj Camp Crimes
- Balkan Insight: Macedonia Holds Wanted Kosovo Liberation Army Ex-Fighter
- Reuters: Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35: security sources
- BBC News: Turkey explosion: Ankara car bomb kills at least 32
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
- ABC News: Suicide Attack Kills at Least 47 South of Iraqi Capital
- USA Today: Eyewitness account: ISIL steps up chemical weapons attacks on Kurds in Iraq
- Reuters: Prosecution Of Syria War Crimes Should Not Wait For War’s End: U.N.
- The Straits Times: 23-Year-Old Singaporean On Way To Syria To Join Anti-ISIS Kurdish Militia Fighting Arrested Under ISA
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- The New York Times : Germany Obtains List of Foreigners Suspected of Fighting for ISIS
- New York Times: Amid ISIS Battles, American Surrenders In Iraq
- The Daily Beast: The ISIS Army That’s Still Unborn
- The Hill : Kerry Will Miss Deadline To Label ISIS Violence ‘Genocide’
- Jerusalem Post: Report: Special Tribunal for Lebanon to Accuse Hezbollah of Hariri’s Assassination
- The Associated Press: Court Overturns Lebanese TV Manager’s Contempt Conviction
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- BD News 24: Attorney General Says War Crimes Trials Are Outcome of PM Hasina’s Political Decision
- Deutsche Welle: Bangladesh Court Upholds Death Sentence For 1971 War Criminal Mir Quasem Ali
- The Diplomat: To Counter ISIS, Bangladesh Needs to Solve Its Homegrown Violence
- Gulf News Bangladesh: Bangladesh Serves Death Warrant to Top 1971 War Crimes Convict Motiur Rahman Nizami
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- Stars and Stripes: More Than 12 US Military Personnel Punished for Mistaken Hospital Attack
- Sputnik International: US Responsible for War Crimes in Yemen
- Coalition For the ICC: In Historic Move, El Salvador Joins International Criminal Court
- NACLA: Justice for the Women of Sepur Zarco
- Herald Tribune: Ex-Dictator Rios Montt’s Genocide Trial Opens In Guatemala
- The Washington Post: Murder Trial of Suriname President Resumes, Then Halts Again
- Huffington Post: Venezuela’s Right Wing Confesses to 17 years of Political Delinquency: The Amnesty Bill
- Colombia Reports: Uribe Ends Opposition; Colombia Congress Approves FARC Demobilization Zones
- Colombia Reports: Colombia Arrests Argentine Fugitive Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity
- The Guardian: UK Police Hold DNA Profiles of 7,800 Terrorism Suspects
- The New York Times: 16 Killed in Terrorist Attack on Resort Hotels in Ivory Coast
- UN News Centre: Security Council Condemns Deadly Côte d’Ivoire Terrorist Attack
- ABC News: Brother of Toulouse Attacker Merah to Face Terrorism Trial
- Human Rights Watch: China: State Security, Terrorism Convictions Double
- Human Rights Watch: Turkey: Academics Jailed for Signing Petition
- Seychelles News Agency: Last Somali Pirates Held in Seychelles to Face Charges, Judge Rules
- United States African Command: West Africa Piracy Case Highlights US Capacity Building Efforts
- City A.M.: From Nigeria to Singapore: How Low Crude Oil Prices Are Changing Pirates’ Tactics
- Maritime Executive: Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea Sign Anti-Piracy Deal
- Capital News: UN Report: Peacekeepers From 21 Nations Accused of Sexual Abuse
- U.S. Mission to the United Nations: Statement on The Secretary-General’s Report on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- U.S. Department of State: Violence Against Women in The Americas – Remarks by Under Secretary Sewall on International Women’s Day
- War Crimes Prosecution Watch Editors: Link to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2272
- U.S. Mission to the United Nations: Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2272 on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peacekeeping Operations
- New York Times: To Maintain Supply of Sex Slaves, ISIS Pushes Birth Control
- New Britain Herald: Prosecute the War Crimes Against Cultural Heritage
- Open Democracy: Ending Impunity in Europe?
- Chicago Tribune: The Wrong Way To Make The Case for Keeping Assad
- Johan Van der Vyver: The Development of International Law Through the Unauthorised Conduct of International Institutions
- Amitai Etzioni: Defining Down Sovereignty: The Rights and Responsibilities of Nations
- Rogier Bartels: Legitimacy and ICC Jurisdiction Following Security Council Referrals: Conduct on the Territory of Non-Party States and the Legality Principle
- Michael P. Scharf: How the War Against ISIS Changed International Law
