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UN claims immunity in Srebrenica massacre civil suit
The United Nations (UN) responded Friday to a class action lawsuit filed against the UN and the Netherlands earlier in the week by thousands of survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], insisting it was imm (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) |
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Arrested aide to Mladic transferred to Hague war crimes court
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Friday confirmed the transfer to The Hague of newly arrested Bosnian Serb war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir . Tolimir, a former Assistant Commander for Intelligence and Securi (More) |
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Top aide to Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Mladic arrested: reports
Zdravko Tolimir , a former Bosnian Serb general and a UN-indicted war crimes suspect, has been arrested, according to Thursday media reports. Tolimir, a close aide to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive], i (More) |
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ICTY appeals chamber reduces sentence for Bosnian Serb
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reduced the sentence of former Bratunac brigade commander Vidoje Blagojevic from 18 to 15 years for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; (More) |
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Bosnian Serbs go on trial for Srebrenica massacre roles
Four Bosnian Serbs who went on an "illegal military operation" during the Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in July 1995 went on trial Friday before the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [o (More) |
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Serbia paramilitary members shown in taped Srebrenica executions found guilty
Serbia's war crimes court found four members of the Scorpions paramilitary group guilty of murder Tuesday for their role in the 1995 slaughter of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica . The charges were based on video footage [JURIST video; JURIST report (More) |
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Serbia Bosnian genocide ruling [ICJ]
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro), International Court of Justice, February 26, 2006 . Read the full text and summary of the judgment. Reported in (More) |
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ICJ: Serbia not guilty of Bosnia genocide but broke law by not preventing Srebrenica
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rendered its judgment [text; summary] Monday in the long-anticipated case of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro , finding that although the Serbian government was not directly responsible for ge (More) |
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US wants ICTY kept open until most wanted war crimes suspects caught
US ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina Douglas McElhaney has told the Nezavisne Novine daily that the US wants the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to stay open beyond the end of its scheduled trials in 2008 and appeal (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.
