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Serbia rights group alleges war crimes by new military chief
The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) , a Serbian human rights group, alleged on Tuesday that Serbian General Ljubisa Dikovic committed war crimes in 1998 and 1999 during the war in Kosovo . The HLC pointed to evidence uncovered during the trial of f (More) |
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HRW releases 2012 world report
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its annual World Report on Sunday, leading with a criticism of Western governments' support of Middle Eastern regimes that stifle and suppress protests. The comprehensive report catalogs all of the world's major (More) |
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ICTY convicts former Yugoslav intelligence officer of contempt for failure to testify
Former Yugoslav intelligence officer Dragomir Pecanac was convicted [judgment, PDF; press release] Friday on a charge of contempt for failing to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . The charges were (More) |
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Mladic pleads not guilty, trial set for March
Former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive], after previously refusing to enter a plea in any of the charges against him, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges linked to the executio (More) |
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UN war crimes tribunals report progress to Security Council
Top officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] told the UN Security Coun (More) |
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ICTY judges allow reduced indictment against Mladic
A three-judge panel for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accepted a request by prosecutors on Friday to reduce the number of crimes they intend to prove against former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ra (More) |
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ICTY prosecutors seek to speed up Mladic trial, reduce evidence
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday proposed a reduction in the amount of evidence they planned to present against former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrou (More) |
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ICTY orders Mladic medical exam
A panel of judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday ordered [text, PDF; ICTY press release] the appointment of a medical expert to conduct a medical examination and issue a report on the physical (More) |
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Staff shortages burdening UN war crimes tribunals
The presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday told the UN General Assembly that the tribunals are in need of experienced staff to complete (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor requests help in finding those responsible for hiding war criminals
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecutor Serge Brammertz on Tuesday requested assistance from Serbian authorities to determine who helped certain war criminals remain undetected for many years. Specifically, Bram (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
