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Bosnia top judge says escaped war criminal threat to judges, prosecutors
A convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal who escaped from prison presents a threat to the security and judges of the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [official website; HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] Meddzida Kreso, pre (More) |
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Bosnian Serb who testified against Milosevic dies in Swedish prison
A former Bosnian Serb official who testified against against Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic died in prison in Sweden Saturday. Officials with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service told Reuters that 52 year old Miroslav Deronjic , (More) |
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Serbia war crimes prosecutor hints at progress in Mladic search
Vladimir Vukcevic , war crimes prosecutor of Serbia, told reporters Tuesday that the search for former Bosnian Serb military chief and UN-indicted war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] "has not stopped f (More) |
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ICTY appeals chamber reduces sentence for Bosnian Serb
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reduced the sentence of former Bratunac brigade commander Vidoje Blagojevic from 18 to 15 years for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; (More) |
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Human rights groups oppose Serbia Council of Europe presidency
With Serbia poised to assume the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe this week, several human rights groups have spoken out against the country's new role, asserting that a country in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention should n (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor rejects Serbia documents secrecy deal allegations
The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday publicly rejected allegations that it had negotiated or sought a deal with Belgrade officials (More) |
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Macedonia ex-interior minister on trial at ICTY
Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski and his former bodyguard Johan Tarculovski went on trial Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive]. The two men, the on (More) |
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Serbia paramilitary members shown in taped Srebrenica executions found guilty
Serbia's war crimes court found four members of the Scorpions paramilitary group guilty of murder Tuesday for their role in the 1995 slaughter of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica . The charges were based on video footage [JURIST video; JURIST report (More) |
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ICJ did not review full ICTY archive in holding Serbia not guilty of genocide: NYT
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not consider the full archives from the war crimes tribunal at The Hague in making its finding that Serbia did not commit genocide during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and was not liable for damages, inste (More) |
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ICTY sentences former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader to 15 years
A former Bosnian Serb soldier was sentenced to 15 years in prison [judgment text, PDF; summary] Wednesday on rape and torture charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Dragan Zelenovic was accused of raping (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
