International Justice

US war crime envoy appears at ICC

BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The US envoy for war crimes appears at the International Criminal Court for the first time.

War Crimes: Gotcha! Germany arrests Rwandan rebel leaders suspected of war crimes

i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday

The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the arrest of two leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern region of the DRC.The two men, Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni, who are thought to be high-ranking members of the ethnic Hutu rebel Forces démocratiques de

Why Is Congress Demonizing an Investigation of Israel's War Crimes in Gaza?

Alternet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Recognition of human rights expert Richard Goldston's investigation is essential to the peace process in Israel and Palestine -- and the Congress is trying to demonize it.

Fort Hood Shootings a Shocker:Why Not U.S. War Crimes?

What Really happened (Free subscription) | yesterday

American lives are worth a lot. So when Americans get killed, it’s a big story. There are lots of editorials. Congressmen call for investigations. We want to find out what happened, why it happened, and how to make sure it never happens again. The lives of foreigners, on the other hand, are pretty much worthless. Even when they die because Americans killed them, news accounts marking their deaths...

Nigeria: Fifa Approves Our Football Genocide

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Let us learn from history. When GENOCIDE was being committed in Rwanda in 1994, US-led United Nations did not want to intervene and so tried to deny that genocide was taking place.

Uganda: Trial of Top Rwandan Genocide Suspect Starts

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

He spent over a decade on the run but his luck has run out. Genocide suspect Idelphonse Nizeyimana who was captured in Uganda last week appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) this week.

US Makes Debut Attendance at Hague War Crimes Court

CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

by Aaron Gray-Block THE HAGUE - U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp made a debut appearance for the United States at the world's war crimes court Thursday and said the U.S. remained wary of politically driven prosecutions. The United States is not a signatory to the 2002 Rome treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, and Rapp's attendance...

U.S. makes debut attendance at Hague war crimes court

Reuters (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp made a debut appearance for the United States at the world's war crimes court Thursday and said the U.S. remained wary of politically driven prosecutions.

Body of Law for Compensating Victims of International War Crimes Expanding, Reed Says

U.Va. Law School News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The law of using international courts, tribunals and commissions to compensate victims of war crimes has expanded radically in the past 30 years and will likely continue to change and grow, an expert in international litigation said at the Law School on Monday.

As We Forgive, a Film by Laura Walters Hinson

ricklibrarian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Various experts estimate that at least 800,000 and maybe over a million people lost their lives in the chaotic weeks of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. No one in the country was untouched by tragedy, and the longing for justice is high. At one point the prison population of the small country grew to greater than 100,000, many suspected of genocide crimes. Keeping so many prisoners was a burden for Rwanda,...

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March.

British lawyer Richard Harvey appointed as Radovan Karadzic counsel

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed the British lawyer Richard Harvey to represent Radovan Karadzic.

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March.

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International court appoints defence counsel for Karadzic

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Hague - British-born lawyer Richard Harvey was appointed defence counsel for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in Karadzic's war crimes trial, an international court in The Hague announced on Friday. In its decision to appoint Harvey, t...

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March.

PETITION : Express your disappointment against Obama's April 24 statement while avoiding “genocide” characterization for the mass killings of Armenian by Ottoman Turks

highman | 02/05/2009

Despite a clear pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide as president of the United States, President Obama used on April 24, euphemistic language to describe the murder of over 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish government from 1915-1923. You can express your deep disappointment to President Obama by signing this petition . Background (Preamble): President Obama’s complete statement is