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Srebrenica victims file complaint against Dutch peacekeepers
July 7, 2010
[JURIST] A complaint was filed with the Dutch prosecutor's office on Tuesday alleging that three Dutch soldiers, operating as UN peacekeepers, were complicit in the commission of war crimes and genocide during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive], which resulted in the de....... [more] 
Israel soldiers to face disciplinary action over Operation Cast Lead
July 6, 2010
[JURIST] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) [official website] announced Tuesday that several Israeli soldiers will face disciplinary action [press release] for their role in the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the Gaza strip. The announcement was mad....... [more]
Former Bosnia president faces extradition from UK
July 5, 2010
[JURIST] An extradition hearing for former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic began in London Monday to determine whether or not the former leader should be forced to face trial [BBC report] in Serbia for alleged war crimes. Ganic, who served as vice president during the outset of the 1992-1995 Bosnian ci....... [more]
Australia court denies Hungary bid to extradite Nazi war crimes suspect
July 3, 2010
[JURIST] Suspected Nazi collaborator Charles Zentai won an appeal on Friday in the Federal Court of Australia [official website] denying a request from the Hungarian government to extradite the now-Australian citizen in order to stand trial in Hungary for war crimes. Zentai is accused of killing Jew....... [more]
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Uganda
July 2, 2010
[JURIST] Ugandan police announced Friday that a former Rwandan pastor accused of committing genocide and crimes against humanity relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] was taken into custody Wednesday. Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi [Hague Justice profile], indicted by t....... [more]
Rwanda ex-official dies while facing genocide trial at ICTR
July 2, 2010
[JURIST] Joseph Nzirorera [personal website], former president of the Rwanda National Assembly and secretary general of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND), died [press release] Thursday following complications from a long illness. Nzirorera was arrested by the Inte....... [more]
Rwanda, ICTR reaffirm cooperation
July 1, 2010
[JURIST] Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga and a spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website] on Wednesday reaffirmed their cooperation [press release] in the prosecution of crimes relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news....... [more]
UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges
July 1, 2010
[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution [press release] extending the terms of office for the judges [official profiles] of the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website]. Resolution 1931 [text] was welcom....... [more]
ICTR convicts former businessman on genocide charges
July 1, 2010
[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website] on Wednesday convicted [judgment summary, PDF; press release] former businessman Yussuf Munyakazi [case materials] on charges of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. The court found that Munyakazi wa....... [more]
Human trafficking a growing problem in Europe: UN report
June 30, 2010
[JURIST] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [official website] on Tuesday released a report [text, PDF] detailing the ongoing problem of human trafficking in Europe. According to the report, European criminal organizations make a yearly profit of around $3 billion from trafficking humans for s....... [more]
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