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War crimes trial of former Ethiopia leader's aide begins
The war crimes trial of Eshetu Alemu, an aide to Ethiopia's former communist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam , began on Monday at a Dutch national court in the Hague. Alemu is alleged to have ordered the execution of 75 individuals during the Red Terro (More) |
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Zimbabwe refuses to extradite ex-Ethiopia leader Mengistu to face death penalty
Zimbabwe will not return former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to Ethiopia to face a death sentence, a Zimbabwean Information Ministry official said Tuesday. The Ethiopian Supreme Court sentenced Mengistu (More) |
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Ethiopia high court sentences former dictator Mengistu to death in absentia
Mengistu Haile Mariam [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the former Marxist president of Ethiopia , was sentenced to death Monday after the Ethiopian Supreme Court allowed Ethiopian prosecutors' appeal of his January 2007 life sentence on char (More) |
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Ethiopia appeal of former dictator Mengistu adjourned to July
Appeal proceedings in the case of former Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile Mariam [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] have been adjourned until July 3, following the orders of a judge on Tuesday. Mengistu, who received a life sentence in absentia la (More) |
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Ethiopia seeking death penalty for former dictator convicted of genocide
Ethiopian special prosecutor Joseph Kiros told Reuters Friday that the Ethiopian government will seek to raise the sentence of convicted former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] from a life in prison to the death pena (More) |
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Ethiopia prosecutor seeking death penalty for former dictator on appeal
The prosecutor in the genocide case against former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] announced Thursday that he is appealing last month’s sentence of life imprisonment , and will again push for the dea (More) |
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Former Ethiopia dictator sentenced to life imprisonment in genocide case
Former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday after he was convicted on genocide charges in absentia at the conclusion of a 12-year trial. Mengistu and 72 other former officials were charged with genoc (More) |
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No Zimbabwe extradition of Mengistu after Ethiopia genocide conviction
A Zimbabwe government spokesman said Wednesday that there are no plans to hand Mengistu Haile Mariam over to Ethiopian authorities after the former Ethiopian dictator was convicted of genocide Tuesday by Ethiopia's Federal Court at the conclus (More) |
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Former Ethiopia dictator convicted of genocide
Former Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam was found guilty of genocide Tuesday at the conclusion of a 12-year in absentia trial. Mengistu and 72 other former officials were charged with genocide, imprisonment, homicide, and illegal confiscati (More) |
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Senior Ethiopia judge seeking asylum in UK accuses regime of 'massive killing'
The Ethiopian government is responsible for the deaths of thousands of student protestors and demonstrators over the past 15 years, Judge Teshale Aberra told the Guardian in an interview Wednesday. Aberra, who was president of the Oromia Supreme Cou (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
