UN Kosovo judiciary report [Amnesty International]

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UN Kosovo judiciary report [Amnesty International]

January 30, 2008 07:31:00 pm

Kosovo (Serbia): The challenge to fix a failed UN justice mission, Amnesty International, January 30, 2008 [finding that the UN has failed to meet international standards to ensure fair trials in Kosovo]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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