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War crimes prosecutor presses for arrest of Srebrenica killers
The UN war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia called for the arrest of three men responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims in an address to the UN Security Council Monday. Carla del Ponte outlined the successes of t (More) |
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War crimes fugitive Mladic said to be negotiating surrender deal with ICTY
Outspoken Serbian human rights activist Natasa Kandic [Time profile] of Belgrade's the Humanitarian Law Center said Monday that war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic is preparing his surrender to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Form (More) |
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Srebrenica killings video leads to another arrest
A man identified from a graphic video [JURIST Monitor file] shot during the Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims in 1995 was arrested on Monday in Croatia. Slobodan Davidovic had recently admitted to the New York Times [New York Times report] tha (More) |
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US to resume aid to Serbia as more steps taken to capture war criminals
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said Thursday that the US would release $10 million in economic aid to Serbia that had earlier been frozen due to Washington's unhappiness with Serbia's apparent unwillingness to cooperate with the (More) |
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Completion strategy report [ICTY]
Completion strategy progress report, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, released June 8, 2005 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Hague tribunal drops two charges against Bosnian commander
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [JURIST news archive; official website] in The Hague Wednesday dismissed two charges against former Bosnian commander Naser Oric . The court ruled that charges that Oric's soldiers t (More) |
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Hague war crimes court will miss case wrapup deadline
Theodor Meron , president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that the tribunal will miss a 2008 trial completion date set by the UN Security Council, extending at least into 2009. Meron said the tribunal c (More) |
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No appeal against release of former Kosovo PM pending war crimes trial
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that they will not appeal the provisional release of former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. A trial chamber of th (More) |
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War crimes prosecutors say Milosevic police directed Scorpions paramilitary
UN war crimes prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia introduced evidence Tuesday that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic used his police forces to directly control a brutal Serbian paramilitary group (More) |
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War crimes court grants former Kosovo PM provisional release
A trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ruled Monday that former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj would be granted provisional release pending his war crimes trial at The Hague, but immediately stayed (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.
