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IJT 110 contents:
| The ghosts of Srebrenica | ||
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There is a constant background noise in Srebrenica of water running and birds singing. The atmosphere seems relaxed and calm - appropriate for a former spa destination. And standing in the centre of town that is all one can hear - the water stream. Now and then a car will drive by, a dog will bark, the church bells will chime, and the speakers of the recently rebuilt mosque will sound the call to prayer. Time is still. |
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| Relatives seek Dutchbat charges | ||
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Relatives of three victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre last week filed a complaint with the Dutch prosecutor’s office charging three former United Nations peacekeepers with complicity in genocide, war crimes and murder. |
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| Interview: Mladic arrest “highest priority” | ||
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When Serge Brammertz took over as Chief Prosecutor for the InternationalCriminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in 2008, Radovan Karadzic was still on the run. Today he’s on trial, but two other men are still at large. Brammertz told the IJT why it’s so important to bring them to justice. |
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| Bashir charged with genocide | ||
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is bringing three charges of genocide against Sudanese president Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir for crimes committed in Darfur. This is the second arrest warrant the court has issued against Bashir. |
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| ICC postpones two trials | ||
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stayed proceedings in the war crimes trial against Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. |
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| RUF leader testifies at Taylor trial | ||
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Former rebel leader Issa Hassan Sesay last week told the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) that his Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group was not controlled by Charles Taylor. He also denied giving diamonds to the former Liberian president. |
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| Duch sacks lawyer | ||
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Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav - alias Duch - has sacked his international lawyer just weeks before the verdict in his war crimes trial. |
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