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Milosevic war crimes trial enters 5th year as proceedings resume
The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] entered its fifth year Monday as proceedings resumed at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , leaving only 22 working days left be (More) |
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Aide to war crimes fugitive Mladic arrested in Serbia
Former Serbian army officer Sasa Badnjar, a suspected accomplice of fugitive war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] has been arrested for aiding Mladic's evasion of arrest, Serbian authorities said Thursday. Mladic has s (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor calls on EU to suspend membership talks with Serbia
In an interview with Paris newspaper Le Figaro published Wednesday, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugsoalvia urged European Union officials to suspend membership talks with Serbia in order to pressure (More) |
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Milosevic trial resumes at The Hague after health delay
The trial of former Yugoslav dictator Slobodan Milosevic [BBC profile; ICTY case backgrounder] resumed Monday at The Hague, as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ended its extended winter break. The break had been prolon (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor: Mladic still protected by Serbian army
Carla Del Ponte Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Thursday that former Serbian general and indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] is still being (More) |
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Bosnia police raid fails to find genocide suspects
Five hundred Bosnian police officers launched an ultimately unsuccessful operation on Wednesday near the town of Han Pijesak in an failed attempt to find and arrest either Radovan Karadzic or Ratko Mladic , both of whom are accused of genocide . (More) |
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Russia considering Milosevic request for medical treatment
Russia is considering a request by former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] that he travel to that country for medical treatment, the Russian foreign ministry announced Wednesday. In December, Milosevic asked (More) |
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Croatia to ask Australia to extradite accused Serb war criminal
Croatia plans to ask the government of Australia to extradite former Serb commander “Captain Dragan” Vasiljkovic , charged with war crimes committed during Croatia’s 1991-1995 independence war. Croatia accuses Vasiljkovic of tort (More) |
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Argentina judge sending Serb war crimes suspect to Hague tribunal
Argentine judge Jorge Urso has decided to send accused Bosnian Serb war criminal Milan Lukic, arrested in Buenos Aires in August, to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague for trial, according to AFP sources. Lu (More) |
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NATO presses for capture of Serb war crimes fugitives by end 2006
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Monday called on Serbia and Bosnia to step up their efforts to find wanted war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic , both indicted for genocide and other war crimes committed during the 1992-95 B (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.
