UN welcomes agreement between Serbia and Kosovo on EU membership
April 21, 2013
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Friday welcoming a landmark agreement between Serbia and Kosovo regarding membership in the European Union (EU) that he hopes will help bring stability to the Balkans. The agreement, negotiated in Brussels on Friday, states that both countrie....... [more] 
Bosnia court sentences Montenegro paramilitary leader to 45 years
March 29, 2013
The war crimes court for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday convicted a former paramilitary unit commander from Montenegro on multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting committed during the the civil war in the former Yugoslavia (1992-1995) and sentenced him to 45 years of imprisonment. Whi....... [more]
Former Bosnian Serb policemen sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes
March 28, 2013
Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced two former Bosnian Serb police officers each to 22 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war that spanned from 1992-95. Former interior minister, Mico Stanisic, and....... [more]
Iceland granted citizenship to Bobby Fischer
March 21, 2013
On March 21, 2005, Iceland's parliament granted citizenship to US chess champion Bobby Fischer in a unanimous vote. Fischer had been detained in Japan and risked being deported to the US, where he was wanted for violating international sanctions due to playing a chess game in Yugoslavia. On March 23....... [more]
ICTY overturns ex-Yugoslav army chief's war crimes conviction
February 28, 2013
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday overturned the convictions of ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic for crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war. The appeals chamber found that the court's trial cham....... [more]
UN extends terms of ICTY judges
December 18, 2012
The UN Security Council on Monday approved a resolution extending the terms of 21 judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The resolution passed with 14 votes in favor, none opposed and one abstention by the Russian Federation. The terms have been extended unt....... [more]
Bosnian Serb sentenced to life for Srebrenica massacre
December 12, 2012
Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday convicted former Bosnian Serb army commander Zdravko Tolimir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, sentencing him to life in prison. Tolimir, who served under Ratko Mladic during the....... [more]
UN war crimes tribunals still face challenges: reports
December 6, 2012
Officials from the International Criminal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday told the UN Security Council that they are making progress in completing their work, but continue to face a number of challenges requiring additional supp....... [more]
ICTY upholds life sentence of Bosnian Serb commander
December 4, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday upheld the life sentence Milan Lukic, a Bosnian Serb commander who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes that include burning more than 100 people alive during the 1992 Bosnian War. Lukic was arrested in August 2005....... [more]
Kosovo demands investigation into former UN prosecutor
December 3, 2012
Kosovo authorities called Sunday for an investigation into the work of former UN chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte for her role in bringing war crimes charges against former Kosovo prime minister and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Ramush Haradinaj. Del Ponte, a Swiss lawyer, worked at the In....... [more]
War crimes tribunal acquits former Kosovo Liberation Army commander
November 29, 2012
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday acquitted former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commanders Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj, and Laji Brahimaj of all charges. Haradinaj was a commander of the KLA in the Dukagjin area of Western Kosovo....... [more]
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