International Justice

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

i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

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

Sri Lanka: Protest unsettles Victoria's Secret's catwalk

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Several American Tamil activists protested in front of the midtown Manhattan New York State armory building where Victoria's Secret catwalk event was being held Thursday evening. While celebrities were arriving to attend the popular event, the protesters highlighted the Corporation's trade with Sri Lanka as aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, and war-crimes. "The New York Police attempted...

Voices rising for a public inquiry on Canadian complicity in torture

Impolitical (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

First up, Professor Errol Mendes powerfully sets out what is at stake for Canada as Richard Colvin's allegations of Afghan detainees handed over by Canada to a knowingly torturous regime have come to the fore. An important read for anyone wanting to understand the scope of the possible damage done here and the important implications for Canadian democracy and the rule of law that are embodied in the...

Dangerous Obama May Put Americans Under World Judges' Power

Theodore's World (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Obama may put Americans under world judges' power International Criminal Court issues are focus of delegation to The Hague wnd Obama has dispatched a delegation this week to The Hague to explore issues involving the United States' possible participation...

Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court

Reuters (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

KIGALI (Reuters) - Survivor groups from Rwanda's 1994 genocide say they may stop sending witnesses to the U.N. tribunal in Tanzania, in protest at the court's recent acquittals of two genocide suspects.

• Key ICTR witnesses threatening to boycott genocide trials after acquittals: report - JURIST
• Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott UN court - turenchi

Barbados, Guyana: Doctor Complicit?

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

Barbados Underground suggests that the doctor who examined the minor brutalised by Guyana police “was complicit in the torture…the concealment of a crime against humanity and…he possibly committed obstruction of justice.”

Rwandan Priest Cleared of Genocide Charges

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

A UN court, the ICTR has acquitted a Catholic priest charged with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Quote of the Month: Dennis Kucinich

The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made the following statement on the House Floor about H. Res 867, which condemns the ‘Goldstone Report’ or the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict: “Today we journey from Operation Cast Lead to Operation Cast Doubt. Almost as serious as committing war crimes is covering up war crimes, pretending that war crimes...

Extensive Israeli Campaign Against Palestinian Civil Construction Activities

Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nicholas Salmons 11/20/09 4:46 pm Over the last year, Israel has initiated multiple campaigns to prevent development in areas along the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip occupied legally by Palestinians. These efforts are "aimed at undermining the Palestinian presence," though this presence is entirely legitimate and authorized internationally by the Oslo Accords which were signed...

ICTY appoints UK lawyer to represent Karadzic

JURIST (Free subscription) | yesterday

[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday appointed British lawyer Richard Harvey to represent Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic if he continues to boycott his trial when proceedings resume in March. Harvey is currently joint head of the British defense firm Garden Court Chambers and has extensive experience in high profile criminal defense cases in...

UN General Assembly Calls On Burma To Stop Breaking International Law

BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | yesterday

Media Release From Burma Campaign UK For Immediate Release 20th November 2009 The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the new United Nations General Assembly resolution on Burma, calling on the dictatorship to stop breaking international law. The Burma Campaign UK is campaigning for the United Nations to establish a Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes [...]

Expert on laws of war says that war crimes may have been committed by Canadian officials

Scott's DiaTribes (Free subscription) | yesterday

Note that this rather blunt opinion of Canada or Canadian officials possibly being in breach of international law comes from a 3rd party, not an opposition political party. Here’s an excerpt of an article posted at Macleans by Professor Michael Byers, “who holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the [...]

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...

'War crimes' uproar

atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Conservative government has rejected calls for an inquiry into a Canadian diplomat's explosive allegations that Canada's handling of Afghan detainees likely broke international law, saying the allegations were based on Taliban propaganda and baseless reports.

Liberia: Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says foreign journalists were trying to assassinate him

i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says he jailed foreign journalists because they were trying to assassinate him, not because they were investigating his alleged involvement with diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone. Mr. Taylor is facing an 11-count indictment of crimes against humanity before a U.N. special court in The Hague.While president of Liberia, Charles Taylor says a foreign

Serbs Tortured and Murdered In So-Called United Nations "Safe Areas" During Bosnian Civil War As Karadzic and Mladic Have Stated

Jill Starr | 11/02/2009

Serbs Tortured and Murdered In So-Called United Nations "Safe Areas" During Bosnian Civil War As Karadzic and Mladic Have Stated These are Serbian Men Executed Srebrenica/Brcko Area As Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic Stated (Serbs Were Being Attacked By Islamists During Bosnia War Which Is Why Serb MIitary Had To Attack Srebrenica and Other So-Called UN "safe areas" During Bosnian War). The Definition

Bloomingdale New Jersey Police Officer's Come in my House and Turn Up My Oven to High & Practically Blow Up My Home Knowingly!

Jill Starr | 11/02/2009

Bloomingdale New Jersey Police Officer's Come in my House and Turn Up My Oven to High & Practically Blow Up My Home Knowingly! http://fkfkfrkijfkf6u8r56r.blogspot.com/2009/10/bloomingdale-new-jersey-police-officers.html During the time when I was complaining about constant gas leaks in my home, a bunch of Bloomingdale, NJ policemen came over about 7PM at night to investigate before the major fire at

Serbia To Shortly Ascend to the EU Says SPAIN. Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt Court/Irrefutable Proof the Hague Court Cannot Legitimately Prosecute Karadzic Case

Jill Starr | 09/25/2009

Serbia To Shortly Ascend to the EU Says SPAIN. Irrefutable Proof ICTY Is Corrupt Court/Irrefutable Proof the Hague Court Cannot Legitimately Prosecute Karadzic Case http://lpcyu.instablogs.com/entry/nato-says-the-hague-tribunal-or-icty-belongs-to-nato-truth-bites-for-te-hague-lately/ This legal technicality indicates the Hague must dismiss charges against Dr karadzic and others awaiting trials in the...