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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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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) |
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EU representative pulls Bosnian Serb party funds over war crimes fugitive
Lord Paddy Ashdown , the EU High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday confiscated funds from the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) because its founder and wanted war crimes criminal Radovan Karadzic remains a fugitive. In 2005, the country&# (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor slams Serbia over war crimes fugitives
Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , told the UN Security Council Thursday that Serbia and other European countries are contributing to a "dysfunctional" situation as the UN- (More) |
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Croatian war crimes suspect arrested in Spain
Retired Croatian general Ante Gotovina [BBC profile; ICTY case backgrounder] was arrested late Wednesday night in Spain. Gotovina was indicted on crimes against humanity charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2 (More) |
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US urges revisions to Bosnian constitution
The Bush administration is urging Bosnian leaders to revise its constitution in time for Tuesday's commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Accord ending the Bosnian war. As the EU starts negotiations to prepare Bosnia for EU membe (More) |
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ICTY chief judge scolds Serbia for delays in handing over wanted war criminals
Theodor Meron, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , said Friday during a visit to Belgrade that the tribunal is becoming impatient with Serbia's "endless delays" in handing over war crime (More) |
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Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive surrenders to authorities
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Sredoje Lukic, indicted in 2000 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia surrendered to Serb authorities in Bosnia Tuesday. Lukic is charged with cruel and inhumane acts against non-Serbs, cr (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor calls for EU pressure on Croatia, Serbia on war crimes suspects
Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , on Thursday called for the EU to pressure Croatia and Serbia to take action on arresting suspects wanted by the UN tribunal and said the EU should (More) |
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Wanted Serb leader close to capture, NATO general says
NATO General Steven Schook told reporters Wednesday that he believes that allied forces are very close to capturing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic . Often referred to as one of the world's most wanted men, Karadzic is accused of le (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.
