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Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
The Hague Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld [judgment, in Dutch; press release] the UN's immunity from prosecution by rejecting claims brought by relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] during the 1992- (More) |
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Retired US general tells Senate committee gays weakened Dutch military
Retired US Marine Corps General John Sheehan testified before the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday that he believes the Dutch military's inclusion of openly gay soldiers is partially responsible for the severity of the 19 (More) |
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ICTY to remain in operation beyond 2010: UN SG
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said [transcript; UN News Centre report] on Tuesday that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] will continue to operate beyond its originally pl (More) |
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Bosnia court indicts Serb police commander for alleged role in Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court indicted the former Serb commander of a special police brigade Saturday for his alleged role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . The BiH prosecutor accuses Nedjo Ikonic (More) |
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Karadzic claims attacks on Bosnian Muslims 'staged'
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] claimed Tuesday that attacks against Bosnian Muslims were "staged," denying any involvement in war crimes. Karadzic was appearing before the International Cr (More) |
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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb general
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday opened the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Zdravko Tolimir [case materials; JURIST news archive]. Tolimir is charged with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, (More) |
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Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war . Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known as "Zulfikar,&qu (More) |
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Three former Bosnian Serb police indicted for Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court confirmed on Monday that three former Bosnian Serb policemen have been indicted on charges of genocide for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . Dusko J (More) |
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Bosnian Serb detention camp guards arrested for war crimes
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested two former Bosnian Serb detention camp guards on Thursday who were allegedly responsible for the death of around 50 civilians and Bosnian soldiers during the Bosnian civil war . Ratko Dronjak was comm (More) |
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Serbia's genocide suit against Croatia reflects Balkan political realities
Zarko Markovic [Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Human Rights]: "When Croatia filed its genocide suit against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the political implications of that move might have seemed much easier to predict than its le (More) |
US House voted to impeach President Clinton
On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Read the Articles of Impeachment.
