International Tribunals

                   

Tax ruling to bring windfall for Rank

ft.com     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

A £25m windfall is on the cards for Rank, the gaming business, after a tribunal said that Revenue & Customs had been inconsistent in the way it levied value added tax on slot machines. The case concerned variations in...                    

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Human Rights Watch addresses EU to press Moscow to end impunity for abuses in Chechnya

kavkazcenter.com     Aug 26, 2008          

"The European Union should use its summit with Russia to press Moscow to end impunity for abuses in Chechnya and cease harassment of civil society in Russia." These demands are contained in the statement issued by Human...                    

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Hague tribunal postpones trial of Serbia's Seselj

setimes.com     Aug 27, 2008          

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The UN war crimes tribunal on Tuesday (August 26th) postponed the trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj until the appeals chamber rules on a prosecution motion. Prosecutors insist...                    

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Congo-Kinshasa: Justice or Peace? War Victims Speak

allafrica.com     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 26 August 2008 Suliman Baldo In Africa's worst conflicts, victims' voices are rarely heard during the elite debate that treats peace and justice as though they were an either-or. The survey was carried...                    

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UN: At least 24 dead and 50 injured in Darfur refugee camp fight

earthtimes.org     Aug 26, 2008   70 related          

Nairobi/Khartoum - At least 24 people died and over 50 were injured after Sudanese security forces opened fire inside a refugee camp in Sudan's restive Darfur province, a United Nations official said Tuesday, confirming...                    

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Hillsborough mum’s Euro court hope

icnetwork.co.uk     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

Aug 26 2008 by Dan Kay, Liverpool Echo HOW can a woman who lost her fifteen-year-old son in Britain's worst ever sporting disaster be described as 'lucky'? Yet Anne Williams, whose fifteen-year-old son Kevin was one of...                    

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Withdrawal of lone Swiss money-laundering case gives Zardari a sigh of relief

dailyindia.com     Aug 26, 2008   70 related          

From ANI Islamabad, Aug 26: PPP Co-chairman and presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari might have had a sigh of relief last evening after a Geneva prosecutor withdrew the money-laundering charges against him. Zardari has...                    

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East Africa: Peace And Security Protocol a Must

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008          

Last week, an interesting meeting took place in Arusha touching on the intended destination of the residual functions of the records and archives of the International Criminal Tribunal Court of Rwanda (ICTR), once the UN...                    

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Bashir Report Misleading, Says Raila

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   2 related          

Prime Minister Raila Odinga Sunday dismissed reports in a section of the local media that he backs attempts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir over alleged genocide crimes in...                    

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Rwanda: Govt Must Retain Records

allafrica.com     Aug 25, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Oscar Kimanuka Nairobi There has been a heated debate about the future of the archives in Arusha as an enduring legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) whose mandate...                    

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