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Allies of Kosovo PM probed over war crime allegations
May 24, 2013 by G. Redd
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and the Kosovo Police Special Operations Unit ROSU arrested five people Thursday on suspicion of war crimes in the 1998-1999 conflict. Although the names of the accused were not released, the lawyer for Sami Lushtaku announced that his.... [more]
HRW: no progress in Sri Lanka since civil war ended
May 20, 2013 by Lauren Laing
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that no progress has been made in Sri Lanka regarding respect for basic rights and liberties in the four years since the end of the country's brutal 26-year civil war. According to HRW, the government of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has failed to.... [more]
Chad authorities arrest war crimes suspect
May 17, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The Chad public prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday that it has arrested Mahamat Djibrine, a former political police chief suspected of torture and hundreds of politically motivated killings in the 1980s. Djibrine was in charge of the Directorate of Documentation and Service (DDS) political.... [more]
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video
May 16, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Tuesday that the mutilation of a Syrian soldier seen in an Internet video should be investigated as a potential war crime. Pillay urged Syrian rebels to stop the "truly atrocious" acts. Although the video cannot be fully authenticated, it.... [more]
Bangladesh Islamic leader arrested for 1971 war crimes
May 12, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday arrested Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader AKM Yusuf on charges of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Prosecutors allege that Yusuf helped to train 96 Islamic party activists for the paramilitary group known as.... [more]
Bangladesh Islamic leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes
May 9, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
A war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Mohammad Kamaruzzam, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI), to death for atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Kamaruzzam, the fourth person convicted by the tribunal established by Prime.... [more]
DRC military committed rape, murder: UN report
May 9, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops committed numerous war crimes, including rape and murder, as they retreated from an advance by the 23 March Movement (M23) rebels last November, according to a UN report released Wednesday. The report claims Congolese military troops raped at least 97.... [more]
Former Bosnian Serb PM cleared of war crimes charges
May 8, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Tuesday acquitted former Bosnian Serb prime minister Gojko Klickovic of war crimes charges. Klickovic and another Bosnian Serb official, Mladen Drljaca, were on trial for a second time accused of ordering attack in which civilians were killed.... [more]
Senegal, Chad sign agreement allowing probe of former Chad dictator
May 6, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Senegal Justice Minister Aminate Toure and Chadian Justice Minister Jean-Bernard Badare signed an agreement Friday allowing Senegalese judges to carry out investigations in Chad in preparation for the prosecution of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre. The agreement allows for Senegalese judges.... [more]
Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to.... [more]
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