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Sierra Leone judge rules woman can become local chief
A judge in Sierra Leone ruled Tuesday that a woman has the right to become a regional political leader in the country. The High Court of Justice reversed a previous ban that had prevented Iye Kendor Bandabla from her birthright to compete for the p (More) |
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Al-Bashir will 'face justice' before ICC: president judge
The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Thursday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will eventually face justice in The Hague. Speaking in London before the British House of Commons , Jud (More) |
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US lawyer appointed prosecutor for Sierra Leone war crimes court
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed US lawyer Brenda Hollis as the prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) . Hollis was appointed in consultation with the government of Sierra Leone, and the appointment was effecti (More) |
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Liberia reconciliation efforts must focus on developing legal institutions: UN report
Reconciliation in Liberia hinges on the development of its national security and its legal institutions, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon emphasized in a new progress report released Monday. The UN report recognizes that the final report of the (More) |
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US federal judgment against Charles Taylor, Jr. brings measure of justice to victims
Piper Hendricks [International Justice Project Director, World Organization for Human Rights USA]: "Last Friday, February 5, 2010, while preparing for what has been called the "snowpocalypse" here in Washington, DC, we at Human Rights (More) |
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Son of Liberia ex-president ordered to pay $22 million to torture victims
A US federal court Friday ordered a final judgment of $22 million against Charles Emmanuel "Chuckie" Taylor, Jr." to be paid to five torture victims. Charles was charged with torture while he was in charge of Liberia's Anti-Terr (More) |
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Cambodia genocide court to allow individual prosecutions for government actions
The co-investigating judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) released an order Wednesday that will allow the use of the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to prosecute surviving Khmer Rou (More) |
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Cambodia genocide court appoints new co-prosecutor
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) named a new head co-prosecutor Wednesday after the September resignation of Canadian Robert Petit. UK lawyer Andrew Cayley, who will serve alongside a Cambodian prosecutor, has previousl (More) |
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Sierra Leone justice elected as new president of war crimes court
Justice Jon Kamanda was elected on Monday to a one-year term as the president of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website; JURIST news archive]. Kamanda had served as a SCSL vice-president since 2007. Prior to his involvement wi (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court transfers last prisoners to Rwanda to serve sentences
Eight men judged guilty of war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) were transferred to Rwanda Saturday to serve out prison sentences. Because Sierra Leone has no adequate prison facilities, an agreement with Rwanda was reached to al (More) |
"Lord Haw-Haw" sentenced to death for broadcasting Nazi propaganda
On September 19, 1945, a British court sentenced to death American-born William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," for his Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World War II.
The photo above shows Joyce addessing a rally of British fascists in the 1930s. Listen to a montage of clips from Joyce's broadcasts, with Joyce's trademark introduction "Germany calling, Germany calling...". Joyce was hanged on January 6, 1946.
