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US and allies impeded efforts to capture war crimes fugitive: ex-ICTY official
The United States and other western countries repeatedly impeded efforts by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to arrest Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], accordi (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor to become Swiss ambassador to Argentina
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte will serve as Switzerland's ambassador to Argentina when her term as ICTY prosecutor expires at the end of the year, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Thu (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor urges capture of war crimes fugitives on indictment anniversary
Carla Del Ponte , the top prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , called on Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to renew efforts to capture war crimes fugitives Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karad (More) |
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ICTY enters not guilty plea for accused Bosnian Serb war criminal
Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of Bosnian Serb war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir Tuesday, after Tolimir refused to ente (More) |
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UN Hariri investigator expected to become next ICTY chief prosecutor
Serge Brammertz , the former Belgian federal prosecutor who currently heads the UN investigation into the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, is expected to replace Carla Del Ponte as the next chief prosecut (More) |
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Western powers push draft resolution to delay Kosovo independence
The US, France, and the UK circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Wednesday seeking to postpone plans for Kosovo's independence for 120 days to facilitate further discussions with Serbia and Russia, which oppose independence. Kosovar (More) |
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UN war crimes tribunals call for cooperation in catching fugitives
Senior UN officials from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Monday urged countries to cooperate in the capture of numerous fugitives who remain at large. C (More) |
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Montenegro arrests UN-indicted war crimes suspect
Montenegro authorities Sunday arrested Vlastimir Djordjevic , a former Serbian police general, for the murder and persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in 1999. According to Djordjevic's indictment, he and six other high-ranking Serb offici (More) |
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ICTY chief prosecutor urges Serbia to arrest top war crimes fugitive
Carla Del Ponte , top prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) praised last week's arrest and extradition of war crimes suspect Zdravko Tolimir Wednesday, but reiterated that Serbia must arrest and e (More) |
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Srebrenica massacre survivors sue UN, Netherlands
Thousands of survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] filed a class action lawsuit against the United Nations and the Netherlands Monday, alleging that both are liable for their failure to protect civilians, (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
