Rwanda court charges genocide suspect
February 3, 2012
War crimes suspect Leon Mugesera was charged with genocide planning, incitement and distribution of arms Thursday in a Kigali court in Rwanda. He was deported from Canada to Rwanda nine days ago, following a 16-year battle in the Canadian court system in which Mugesera attempted to stay in Canada. T....... [more] 
UN tribunal accepts war crimes lawyer's contempt plea
February 1, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a plea agreement on Tuesday in which Jelena Rasic, the case manager for Bosnian war criminal Milan Lukic, pleaded guilty to five counts of contempt against the tribunal. According to the original indictment, the prosecuto....... [more]
Rios Montt Prosecution is Important to Victims and Judiciary
February 1, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Kelsey Alford-Jones, Director of Guatemala Human Rights Commission, argues that it is important for the Public Prosecutor's Office and president to follow through with the genocide charges against Rios Montt to strengthen Guatemala's judiciary and bring justice to the victims....... [more]
France lawmakers seek ruling on genocide denial ban
January 31, 2012
A French genocide denial ban passed last week stalled on Tuesday after two groups of French politicians challenged the law's constitutionality. The opposition groups, which include members in both the Senate and the National Assembly, gathered the necessary signatures to require the Constitutional c....... [more]
ICTY war crimes suspect Seselj demands compensation for trial delays
January 31, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Monday that former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj is suing ICTY for USD $2.6 million in damages due to alleged unreasonable delays in his trial. The ICTY declined to comment on the fili....... [more]
Guatemala court orders ex-dictator to stand trial
January 27, 2012
Guatemalan Judge Carol Flores ruled Thursday that ex-dictator Rios Montt must stand trial for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The judge heard the prosecutor's initial statements Wednesday and decided Thursday that the evidence was sufficient to go to trial. Montt is being charged fo....... [more]
France senate passes genocide denial ban
January 24, 2012
The French Senate on Monday passed a bill that outlaws denial of genocide crimes, including the World War I-era killings of more than one million Armenians by Turkish soldiers. The Senate voted 126-86 in favor of the bill, despite a Senate committee rejecting the bill last week and raising constitu....... [more]
Serbian war criminal arrested after more than 4 years on the run
January 24, 2012
Convicted Serbian war criminal Radovan Stankovic was arrested Saturday in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after being on the run since May 2007 when he escaped from a Bosnia prison. Stankovic was convicted of multiple war crimes in 2006, including rape, enslavement and torture. International Criminal T....... [more]
Former Guatemala dictator to give testimony in genocide trial
January 22, 2012
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will be made to testify at his genocide trial, according to a statement by judicial officials on Saturday. Rios Montt was in control of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983 as a result of a coup and is being charged with crimes against humanity and genocide during....... [more]
UN concerned over Cambodia blocking international judge from genocide tribunal
January 21, 2012
The UN expressed concern on Friday over Cambodia's decision to not appoint the reserve judge to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) over "ethical concerns." The UN stated that the ethical concerns were unfounded. The previous judge, Judge Siegfried Blunk, resigned in October....... [more]
Rwanda ex-justice minister sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges
January 20, 2012
On January 20, 2009, the Court of First Instance of Nyarugenge sentenced former Rwandan justice minister Agnes Ntamabyariro to life in prison. They found that Ntamabyariro, and co-defendant Jean-Leonard Hategekimana, participated in planning, weapon distribution, and arranging the assassination of o....... [more]
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