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| Tribunal attack fuels Lebanon fears | ||
| Last week’s attack on two Lebanon Tribunal investigators in Beirut has highlighted internal tensions in the country and raised fears of a return to violence. Although no one has claimed the attack, powerful government coalition partner Hezbollah is upping the pressure on Prime Minister Saad Hariri to renounce cooperation with the international tribunal that is investigating the murder of his father. More... > | ||
| Mbarushimana before French courts | ||
| A French court on October 27th refused to release Callixte Mbarushimana, raising expectations that he will soon be transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC wants him for war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Mbarushimana’s arrest in Paris on an ICC arrest warrant has been hailed as an important step against impunity for serious human rights abuses in eastern DRC. But victims groups are wondering whether allegations that he also participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda will ever be followed up. More... > | ||
| Prosecuting pillage | ||
| The illegal exploitation of natural resources has emerged as a primary means of financing conflict in a number of countries. But efforts to hold disreputable commercial actors responsible for war crimes or other serious human rights violations have often been frustrated. Dr. Larissa van den Herik of Leiden University told the IJT that prosecuting pillage could play a critical role in challenging the companies and businessmen who fuel wars. More... > | ||
| Guantanamo child soldier convicted | ||
| A US military commission at Guantanamo Bay on Sunday sentenced former child soldier Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison, but a plea deal means the Canadian citizen will serve up to eight years behind bars. More... > | ||
| Rwanda tribunal jails businessman for church massacre | ||
| The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday sentenced Rwandan businessman Gaspard Kanyarukiga to 30 years in jail for his role in an April 1994 church massacre that killed some 2,000 Tutsi refugees. A panel of three judges found Kanyarukiga guilty of genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. He was acquitted of complicity in genocide. More... > | ||
| Tareq Aziz sentenced to death | ||
| Iraq’s Supreme Criminal Court last week passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, once the international face of Saddam Hussein’s regime, over the persecution of Islamic parties. More... > | ||
| Serbia raises reward for Mladic | ||
| Serbia last week increased tenfold the reward for information leading to the capture of Ratko Mladic to EUR10 million, in a move to clear the last remaining obstacle to its future European Union membership. More... > | ||
| Cambodia tribunal future uncertain | ||
| United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said last week it would be up to Cambodia’s UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to decide whether or not to start a third trial. More... > |
Earlier IJT editions:
- International Justice Tribune, 115 (20 October 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 114 (4 October 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 113 (21 September)
- International Justice Tribune, 112 (8 September 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 111 (25 August 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 110 (14 July 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 109 (30 June 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 108 (16 June 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 107 (2 June 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 106 (19 May 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 105 (5 May 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 104 (21 April 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 103 (7 April 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 102 (24 March 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 101 (10 March 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 100 (24 February 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 99 (10 February 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 98 (27 January 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 97 (13 January 2010)
- International Justice Tribune, 96 (23 December 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 95 (9 December 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 94 (25 November 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 93 (11 November 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 92 (28 October 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 91 (14 October 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 90 (30 September 2009)
- International Justice Tribune, 89 (16 September 2009)
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