FREDERICK K. COX INTERNATIONAL LAW CENTER Founder/Advisor |
War Crimes Prosecution Watch
Volume 12 – Issue 20 |
Editor-in-Chief James Prowse Technical Editor-in-Chief Managing Editors |
War Crimes Prosecution Watch is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that compiles official documents and articles from major news sources detailing and analyzing salient issues pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of war crimes throughout the world. To subscribe, please email warcrimeswatch@pilpg.org and type “subscribe” in the subject line.
Opinions expressed in the articles herein represent the views of their authors and are not necessarily those of the War Crimes Prosecution Watch staff, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law or Public International Law & Policy Group.
Contents
AFRICA
CENTRAL AFRICA
- The Jerusalem Post: Militants kill Egyptian UN Peacekeeper in Central African Republic
- Relief Web: The world’s most dangerous peacekeeping mission?
- Frederisksburg: 1 peacekeeper killed, 3 wounded in Central African Republic
- Relief Web: Batangafo: “People are afraid for their lives. It’s the only thing they have left.”
- Aljazeera: What is behind Sudan’s ‘rapprochement’ with Russia?
- ABC News: South Sudan wants thousands sheltering in UN camps to leave
- AllAfrica: Sudan Security Stops Three Newspapers Again
- Sudan Tribune: Dinka Council of Elders Deny Negative Role in South Sudan War
- Source: Title
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Eyewitness News: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation Into DRC Police Conduct
- Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: Rebels Were Recruited to Crush Protests
- Human Rights Watch: Not the Time to Look Away on Burundi
- Reuters: Burundi opposition platform boycotts new round of peace talks in Tanzania
- ABC News: Burundi’s government enforcers now killed for their silence
WEST AFRICA
Lake Chad Region — Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon
- Amnesty International: Investigate Shell for complicity in murder, rape and torture
- Amnesty International: UN Committee Tells Cameroon to put an end to torture by security forces in the fight against Boko Haram
- Reuters: Mali’s regional elections delayed by security concerns
- The New York Times: UN says 4 attacks against peacekeepers in Mali
- Reuters: Mali’s president contradicts French account of military strike
- CNBC: Worsening Mali security situation is damaging human rights, UN expert finds after visit
EAST AFRICA
- New Vision: Court rules Kwoyelo trial must proceed
- XinhuaNet: Uganda beefs up security at refugee settlements over alleged rebel recruitments
- BBC News: Kenya election: Kenyatta vows to overcome divisions
- Bloomberg: Kenyan Opposition Accuses Police of Killing 215 Since August
- Reuters: Kenya frees Odinga adviser arrested on suspicion of inciting violence
- The Telegraph: Opposition campaigner David Ndii arrested in Kenya as political crises deepens
- Daily Nation: US pushes for dialogue amid political tension in Kenya
- IOL: US urges Kenya’s Odinga to call off alternative inauguration
- Standard Digital: NASA insists Raila’s swearing in lawful
- News 24: US warns Kenya’s opposition against Odinga ‘inauguration’
Rwanda (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
- The New Zealand Herald: Green MP Golriz Ghahraman defended senior Rwandan Hutu man in extradition case
- The New Times: Civil society to assess implementation of UN human rights recommendations
- XinhuaNet: Somalia Mulls Swift Actions to Prevent Use of Children in Armed Conflicts
- Eyewitness News: “Somalia’s Peacekeeping Mission Could Be Hurt by Cut in Force Size”
NORTH AFRICA
- Reuters: Nigeria flies migrants home from Libya after slavery scare
- Aljazeera: ‘Slavery is an outrageous reality in Libya’
- The Libya Observer: Libyan human rights body condemns attempts to murder injured people at Misrata Hospital
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Indictment in the case of Sretko Pavić confirmed
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Alminko Islamović ordered into custody
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Indictment confirmed in Gvozden Lukić case
- Balkan Insight: Bosnia Charges Serb Ex-Soldiers with 28 Civilians’ Murders
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trial Judgment Upheld in Mitar Vlasenko et al.
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Esad Ramić et al. ordered into pre-trial custody
- Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Trial Judgment upheld in the case of Stevo Jovanović et al.
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Balkan Insight: Minister Denies Croatia’s Role in Bosnian War
- Balkan Insight: Bosnian Croat Dies after ‘Taking Poison’ at UN Court
- HINA: Defense lawyers say chances of Prlic et al. verdict review slim
- Balkan Insight: Hague Tribunal Probes Slobodan Praljak’s Courtroom Death
- Balkan Insight: ‘Scorpions’ Ex-Fighter Says Belgrade Controlled Paramilitaries
- The Voice of Croatia: Justice Minister says legal experts are reviewing ICTY verdict
- ICTY Press Release: President Agius delivers final address to UN Security Council
- MICT Press Release: President Meron Updates UN Security Council on Progress of Work
- MICT Press Release: Prosecutor Serge Brammertz Addresses the United Nations Security Council
- The Voice of Croatia: President: Croatians refute collective guilt; no one was charged for Vukovar
Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
- US News and World Report: Exclusive: Yemen Rebel Missiles Fired at Saudi Arabia Appear Iranian – U.N.
- The Economist: How Yemen became the most wretched place on earth
- The Council on Foreign Relations: How the Saudi Blockade Threatens Famine in Yemen
- The Los Angeles Times: Yemen’s deposed strongman says he is open to talks with Saudi coalition
- The New York Times: Yemen’s Ex-President Killed as Mayhem Convulses Capital
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- Dawn: Pakistan concerned as Bangladesh hands six JI leaders death penalty
- The Daily Star: 7 war crimes suspects sued in Jessore
War Crimes Investigations in Burma
- The Atlantic: The Pope’s Impossible Choice in Burma
- The New York Times: ‘No Such Thing as Rohingya’: Myanmar Erases a History
- The New European: Eyewitness to a Masacre
- The Washington Post: Israel responds to mortar fire from Gaza with airstrikes
- Newsweek: ISRAEL MUST STOP PLANS TO DEMOLISH PALESTINIAN VILLAGES, SENATE DEMOCRATS SAY
- Independent: Israel accused of being about to ‘commit war crime’ over demolition that will leave 50 Palestinian children homeless
- The Palestine Chronicle: ICC ‘Made Significant Progress’ in Prosecuting Israel For War Crimes
- International Solidarity Movement: Hundreds of Israeli Soldiers Violently Suppress Demonstration in Hebron
- Al Jazeera: Documents reveal how ISIL ran areas under its control
- Al Jazeera: Iraq after ISIL: ‘It was like a ghost town’
- Iraqi News: Iraq to announce final victory against Islamic State, next week
- Middle East Eye: ‘Reasonable basis’ to believe UK soldiers committed war crimes in Iraq: ICC
- Reuters: Iraq accused of violating due process for Islamic State suspects
- Human Rights Watch: Why Iraq Should Limit Islamic State Trials
- CBS News: When Hospitals Become Targets
- Time: Airstrikes Have Killed at Least 23 Civilians in Syria Ahead of U.N. Peace Talks
- News Herald: Amnesty: Syrian war crimes on ‘an epic scale’
- Daily Mail: Body parts stashed in fridges, horrific accounts of torture and mystery disappearances: Full horror of President Assad’s regime laid bare as smuggled documents held in secret location are opened for the first time
- CBC News: Former MP to ask International Criminal Court to investigate Canada’s Afghan war conduct
- The Diplomat: What Does the ICC Investigation Mean for Peace in Afghanistan?
- The Telegraph: British Iraq veterans could face war crimes trial, Hague chief prosecutor suggests despite end of ‘witch-hunt’ inquiry
AMERICAS
- The Independent: Mayor murdered in Mexico’s violent Veracruz state
- InSight Crime: Colombia Trafficker Links Costa Rica Business, Officials to Drug Trade
- BBC News: Salvadorean war crimes suspect Montano extradited to Spain
- New York Times: Did America Commit War Crimes in Vietnam?
- Daily Beast: Cartel Hitmen Force ‘Confessions’ From Victims Before ISIS-Style Beheadings In Mexico
- European Commission: The EU supports Central America in the fight against organised crime
- BBC: Honduras election: Army given more powers to quash unrest
- The Washington Post: No, a coup isn’t likely in Venezuela. And if one happens, it’s unlikely to bring democracy.
- BBC: Honduras presidential election: Curfew lifted in some areas after OAS call
TOPICS
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Denver Post: The world must act on Syrian war crimes
- Los Angeles Times: AP Interview: Zimbabwe’s president has ‘small window’ to act
- PR Newswire: Legislation on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coalition urges Canada to stand by commitment to implement UN Declaration
- ll Africa: Nigeria: South African Constitutional Court to Decide On ‘Freedom Fighter’ Exception Under the Terrorism Act
- Reuters: Iraq Accused of Violating Due Process for Islamic State Suspects
- Philippine Star: ARMM security sector backs call for ‘special’ courts for terrorism, drug cases
- allAfrica: East Africa: EU Naval Official Offers Appreciation for Seychelles’ Role in Piracy Fight
- allAfrica: Somalia: Iran Naval Forces Repel Pirate Attack On Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden
- Daily Times: OP-ED: Indian false flag maritime operations
- MarineLink: Somalia Signs on to Combat Piracy
- Medical Xpress: Why we need to end impunity for sexual violence in armed conflict
- News Deeply: 20 Years After Bosnian War, Rape Survivors Still Live With Trauma
- The Guardian: ual violence in war zones at ‘worst ever’ as drive to protect women falters
- The Globe and Mail: Children of war: Carrying on with babies born of rape
- Haaretz: Israel Must Extradite Teodoro Gauto, Wanted for Crimes in Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
- Associated Press: Yugoslav war crimes court wins praise from many – not Russia
WORTH READING
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