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Belgrade trial begins for ten Serbs charged with hiding war crimes suspect Mladic
A Belgrade court Wednesday began trial proceedings for ten Serbs charged with hiding former Bosnian Serb military chief and indicted war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and helping him evade prosecution by (More) |
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ICTY prosecutors seek life sentence for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker
Prosecutors in the war crimes case against Momcilo Krajisnik , a former Bosnian Serb speaker of parliament and the right hand man to former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile], have called for a life sentence f (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor says Serbia failure to arrest Mladic 'inexcusable'
Carla Del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , on Monday called Serbia's continued failure to arrest war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] "ine (More) |
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Ex-justice minister pleads not guilty to war crimes in Bosnia court
Momcilo Mandic, the former Bosnian Serb justice minister in the wartime government under Radovan Karadzic , pleaded not guilty at the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday to charges of war crimes, crimes against hu (More) |
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Bosnia court indicts ex-justice minister on war crimes charges
The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday added war crimes to the charges against Momcilo Mandic, the former Bosnian Serb justice minister in the wartime government under Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIS (More) |
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Serbia plan for Mladic capture prompts calls for details from ICTY, EU
ICTY chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and EU diplomats have criticized a new Serbian plan to arrest war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] as too vague, although they acknowledged "positive elements." (More) |
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Ten Serbs charged with hiding war crimes suspect Mladic: report
Belgrade prosecutors filed criminal charges against ten Serbs on Friday, accusing them of hiding indicted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] from authorities, according to Belgrade radio station B92 . The (More) |
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Chief ICTY prosecutor cut off at outset of courtroom speech on Srebrenica
Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte was unceremoniously cut off at a Friday hearing for seven Bosnian Serbs indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica massacre (More) |
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EU could resume Serbia membership talks without Mladic arrest
The European Union may resume talks with Serbia over the country's possible accession into the EU this fall, even if indicted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] has not been arrested and handed over t (More) |
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Serbia president calls for equal treatment of war criminals on Srebrenica anniversary
Serbian President Boris Tadic [official website; BBC profile] said Tuesday on the 11th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [PBS backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of some 8000 Muslim men and boys that all war criminals should be punished, re (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.
