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- Senior Rwandan Army General Arrested on Genocide Charges (Sep 6, 2005)
A village court in Rwanda has arrested a senior army general for his alleged role in the nation's 1994 genocide.
- Sole Woman Tried for Rwandan Genocide Testifies (Sep 1, 2005)
The first woman to be tried by the U.N.-backed court for Rwanda's 1994 genocide has denied discriminating between ethnic Hutus and Tutsis.
- Russia Launches Extradition Process for Bosnian Serb War Crimes Suspect (Aug 31, 2005)
Russian prosecutors have begun extradition procedures in the case of a Bosnian Serb wanted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
- Russia Arrests Bosnian Serb War Crimes Suspect (Aug 25, 2005)
News reports from Bosnia-Herzegovina say authorities in Russia have arrested a Bosnian Serb wanted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
- Jurisdiction of Aceh's New Human Rights Tribunal in Dispute (Aug 23, 2005 Jakarta)
The newly signed peace agreement between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels in the province of Aceh calls for the establishment of a human rights tribunal.
- UN Negotiations Underway On Genocide Agreement (Aug 22, 2005 Washington)
At the United Nations, negotiations got underway today on a proposed agreement calling for quick international action to stop genocide.
- Milosevic Calls Seselj as Defense Witness in The Hague (Aug 19, 2005)
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has summoned another indicted war crime suspect, Serbian ultranationalist Vladimir Seselj, as a defense witness at his trial before The Hague tribunal.
- Rwanda Genocide Suspect Sent to The Hague (Aug 19, 2005)
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda has ordered the transfer of a top genocide suspect to The Hague for security reasons.
- Republic of Congo Court Acquits All Defendants in Refugee Massacre Case (Aug 17, 2005)
A court in the Republic of Congo has acquitted all 15 defendants of genocide charges in connection with the massacre of more than 300 Congolese refugees in 1999.
- Cambodian Prime Minister Warns No Khmer Rouge Tribunal Without More Aid (Aug 15, 2005 Phnom Penh)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that former Khmer Rouge leaders will not go to trial unless international donors give money directly to the Cambodian government to help pay for the tribunals.
- Israeli Ex-Soldier Sentenced to 8-Year Prison Term for Killing British Activist (Aug 11, 2005)
An Israeli military tribunal has sentenced an ex-soldier to eight years in prison for killing a British peace activist two years ago in the Gaza Strip.
- War Crimes Fugitive Caught in Argentina Agrees to Extradition (Aug 10, 2005)
A Bosnian Serb fugitive arrested in Argentina has agreed to be extradited to The Hague in the Netherlands.
- Croatia Still Hopeful EU Membership Talks Will Start Soon (Jul 29, 2005 Washington)
The former Yugoslav republic of Croatia is hopeful that its delayed membership negotiations with the European Union will begin within the next few months, despite its inability thus far to find a fugitive general indicted by the Hague war crimes tribunal.
- Wife of Fugitive Bosnian Serb Leader Urges Him to Surrender (Jul 29, 2005 Brussels)
The wife of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has been indicted for genocide by the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague, has appealed to him to surrender for the sake of his family.
- Rwanda Set to Free 36,000 Inmates (Jul 28, 2005 Nairobi)
Rwanda's cabinet approved the release of thousands of prisoners starting Friday, including those who have confessed to taking part in that country's 1994 genocide.
- Karadzic and Mladic Still Hiding Ten Years After Being Indicted (Jul 25, 2005 Brussels)
The world's two most wanted war crimes fugitives, Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, are still evading justice ten years to the day after being indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
- International Pressure Builds to Put Former Liberian President On Trial (Jul 22, 2005 Abidjan)
Nigeria is resisting mounting international pressure to extradite former Liberian President Charles Taylor for trial at an international tribunal on war crimes charges.
- UN Prosecutors Seek to Enter New Evidence Against Milosevic (Jul 20, 2005)
Prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague are seeking to reopen their case against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to enter new evidence against him.
- US Court Accepts Controversial Military Tribunals (Jul 15, 2005 Washington)
A U.S. court has ruled that the government can try suspected terrorists before military tribunals.
- Serbian President Urges War Crimes Suspect Mladic to Surrender (Jul 15, 2005 Belgrade)
Serbia's president is urging former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic to surrender to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague for his role in the Bosnian war and the massacre of more than 7,000 men and boys in Srebrenica 10 years ago.
- US Calls on Serbia to Hand Over Karadzic and Mladic (Jul 11, 2005 Washington)
The United States is urging Serbia to bring the two most-wanted war crimes suspects from the Bosnian War to justice.
- Indonesia Rejects Tribunal for East Timor (Jul 6, 2005 Jakarta)
Indonesia has rejected a U.N. panel's recommendation for an international tribunal to try Indonesian military officers accused of atrocities after East Timor voted for independence in 1999.
- International Criminal Court Finds Credible Evidence of Grave Crimes in Darfur (Jun 29, 2005 United Nations)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is moving rapidly to investigate allegations of war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan.
- Belgian Court Convicts Two Rwandan Businessmen in Connection with 1994 Genocide (Jun 29, 2005)
A Belgian court has convicted two Rwandan businessmen of war crimes for their roles in the 1994 genocide that took hundreds of thousands of lives in the central African nation.
- Burundi Government Welcomes UN Resolution on Truth Commission (Jun 23, 2005 Bujumbura)
The government of Burundi has welcomed the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution to create a mixed truth commission and a special court to prosecute war crimes and human rights violations committed during decades of civil war in the country.
- Cambodia Accepts Japan's Offer to Fund Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Jun 22, 2005 Phnom Penh)
The Cambodian government has accepted Japan's offer to fund Cambodia's share of the budget for a tribunal of surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime.
- Serb Prosecutors Want Argentina to Extradite War Crimes Suspect (Jun 15, 2005)
Serbian prosecutors have asked a special war crimes court in Serbia to seek the extradition of a former Serb paramilitary suspected of war crimes.
- Mexico's High Court Rules Ex-President Can Face Trial (Jun 15, 2005)
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled a former president can face trial on genocide charges in connection with the deaths of protesters in 1971.
- New Sudanese Court to Try Darfur Crimes Suspects (Jun 14, 2005 Nairobi)
The Sudanese government launched a new court this week to try suspects accused of committing war crimes in Darfur.
- Hague Prosecutor Says War Crimes Suspect Mladic Hides in Serbia (Jun 14, 2005 Washington)
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Carla Del Ponte, said Tuesday in Washington that accused war criminal Ratko Mladic is in Serbia and that she is optimistic he will be arrested by the end of this year.
- US Resumes Aid to Serbia, Montenegro (Jun 9, 2005)
The United States has resumed economic aid to Serbia and Montenegro in response to that country's improved cooperation with the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
- Hague Tribunal Approves Provisional Release of Former Yugoslav Army Chief (Jun 9, 2005)
The United Nations war crimes tribunal has approved the provisional release pending trial of former Yugoslav army chief of staff General Momcilo Perisic.
- US Official Says Mladic's Days as War Crimes Fugitive Numbered (Jun 9, 2005 Budapest)
A senior U.S. official said Thursday General Ratko Mladic's days as fugitive from war crimes justice may be numbered.
- UN War Crimes Tribunal President: Court Needs More Time to Finish Work (Jun 8, 2005)
The chief judge of the United Nations war crimes tribunal has informed the U.N. Security Council the court will not be able to meet a 2008 deadline for completing its work.
- Sudan Says It Will Not Confront UN Over Darfur War Crimes Probe (Jun 7, 2005)
Sudan's foreign minister says his government will not confront the United Nations over its decision to refer suspected war criminals in Darfur to the International Criminal Court.
- UN Prosecutor Will Not Appeal Provisional Release of Former Kosovo PM (Jun 7, 2005)
Chief United Nations war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte has decided not to appeal a Hague tribunal decision authorizing the provisional release of Kosovo's former prime minister
- Focus: Darfur - The Question Of Genocide (Jun 7, 2005 Washington)
The International Criminal Court at The Hague has opened a formal investigation into war crimes committed in Sudan's western Darfur region.
- International Criminal Court to Begin Investigation of Alleged Darfur War Crimes (Jun 6, 2005)
The International Criminal Court at The Hague is expected to launch a formal investigation into possible war crimes in Sudan's western Darfur region.
- Videotape of Massacres of Muslims Shown at Milosevic Trial (Jun 1, 2005)
Prosecutors at the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic have shown a videotape of the 1995 execution of six Bosnian Muslims allegedly by Serbian forces.
- Mbeki Defends South Africa's Darfur Stand (Jun 1, 2005 Washington)
South African President Thabo Mbeki today defended his government's hesitation to define the conflict in the Sudan's Darfur region as genocide, saying to do so would jeopardize his nation's ability to help promote a permanent settlement there.
- Cambodia Asks for Help to Cover Its Share for Khmer Rouge Tribunal (May 31, 2005 Phnom Penh)
The Cambodian government has called on foreign diplomats in Phnom Penh to help the country pay its share of the costs of a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders.
- Kenyans Angry Over US Pressure To Sign ICC Agreement (May 30, 2005 Nairobi)
Angry Kenyans are urging their government not to sign an agreement with the United States that would require Kenya to get permission from the U.S. government before surrendering U.S. war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court.
- NATO-Led Troops Raid Karadzic Home in Pale (May 25, 2005)
NATO-led troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina have searched the home of the wife of fugitive war crimes suspect former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
- US Support for Khmer Rouge Genocide Tribunal Depends on International Standards (May 20, 2005 Phnom Penh)
Cambodia observed a moment of silence Friday to remember the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge.
- Prosecutor: Time Running Out to Try Karadzic, Mladic, Gotovina (May 19, 2005 Vienna)
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte says three leading 'criminals' responsible for genocide must be brought to justice in the Hague soon.
- Sierra Leone War Crimes Prosecutor Vows to Bring Taylor to Court (May 5, 2005)
The newly appointed prosecutor for Sierra Leone's special tribunal has pledged to bring former Liberian leader Charles Taylor to trial on war crimes charges.
- US Lawmakers Call on Nigeria to Send Former Liberian President Taylor to War Crimes Tribunal (May 3, 2005 Washington)
The U.S. House of Representatives is calling on the government of Nigeria to turn former Liberian president Charles Taylor over to the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
- Tribunal Accuses Charles Taylor of Plot to Kill Guinea President (May 3, 2005)
Sierra Leone's U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal has accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of backing an attempt to kill Guinea's president.
- Cambodia Welcomes UN Go-Ahead for Khmer Rouge Trials (May 1, 2005)
Cambodia has welcomed an announcement by the United Nations that a long-awaited tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge can go ahead.
- EU Pledges $ 1.3 Million For Trials of Khmer Rouge Leaders (Apr 29, 2005)
The European Commission has pledged $ 1.3 million to fund a U.N.-backed tribunal for the surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime accused of genocide.
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