International Criminal Tribunals

Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Threaten to Cut Ties With Tribunal

The president of Ibuka, an umbrella body of Genocide survivors' associations, has threatened to cease cooperation with the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for what the group described as "unfair...

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Start of ICC trial for two Congolese militiamen!

Two Congolese militiamen accused of seeking to wipe out a village blocking a strategic route in an ethnic war, enter the dock in The Hague on Tuesday for the International Criminal Court`s second trial.

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Denmark: Government must arrest Sudanese President if he attends climate conference

Amnesty International has learned that the Danish government has invited Sudanese President al Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, to attend a...

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Republika Srpska: After Independence

Bosnia’s gradual disintegration would appear inevitable. The only question is how the international community will, and should, react to this process. A new state – “Republika Srpska” - is shortly to be born in South Eastern...

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Try cross-border terror attacks in ICC: Balakrishnan

Knee-jerk responses can prove to be counter-productive Unrestrained TV coverage trigger extreme anger among masses New Delhi: Expressing serious concern over cross-border terrorism, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on...

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Take fight against terror to world stage: Pratibha

Collectively defeat it, don’t deflect responsibility on to non-state actors — Photo: S. Subramanium President Pratibha Patil with Chief Justice of India Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Union Minister for Law and Justice Veerappa...

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Voices rising for a public inquiry on Canadian complicity in torture (Impolitical)

First up, Professor Errol Mendes powerfully sets out what is at stake for Canada as Richard Colvin's allegations of Afghan detainees handed over by Canada to a knowingly torturous regime have come to the fore. An important read...

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Tanzania: Rwandan Priest Cleared of Genocide Charges

A UN court, the ICTR has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ordered the immediate release of Fr....

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Ruto Moves to Clear Name in Poll Chaos Report

Nairobi — Agriculture minister William Ruto Friday moved to court seeking to expunge his name from a report linking him to post-election violence. In an application certified urgent, Mr Ruto says the report by the Kenya...

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Lawyer imposed on Karadžić represented Albanians

British lawyer Richard Harvey has been appointed as former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s legal counsel, the Hague Tribunal has decided. The court stated today that its Secretariat provided Karadžić the possibility to...

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