War crime
Belgrade ‘Controlled Fighters’ Who Committed Crimes in Croatia
A prosecution military expert told the trial of Serbian State Security Service chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic that units under the service’s control committed war crimes against non-Serb civilians in Croatia in 1991.
Kosovo, Serbia Criticised for Honouring War Crimes Convicts
Human rights activists criticised the Kosovo Assembly for holding a minute’s silence to commemorate the death of the country’s only Hague Tribunal war crimes convict, Haradin Bala.
Kosovo’s Only Hague Tribunal Convict Dies
Kosovo war crimes convict Haradin Bala died on Wednesday, five years after he was granted early release from prison by the UN tribunal in The Hague.
- Read more about Kosovo’s Only Hague Tribunal Convict Dies
- Log in to post comments
Push to Scrap Special Court Fails Again in Kosovo
A second bid to start the process of revoking the law that allows a new Hague-based war crimes court for Kosovo to operate failed on Wednesday.
- Read more about Push to Scrap Special Court Fails Again in Kosovo
- Log in to post comments
Kosovo Lawmakers Try to Scrap New War Court
MPs failed on Friday night to push forward an attempt to revoke a law allowing a new Hague-based court to try former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters for war crimes after strong pressure from the US and the EU.
- Read more about Kosovo Lawmakers Try to Scrap New War Court
- Log in to post comments
Serbia Charges Youth Activists for War Criminal Protest
The prosecution brought misdemeanour charges against nine Youth Initiative for Human Rights activists who disrupted a speech by Serbian war crimes convict Veselin Sljivancanin.
"Hague achieved no reconciliation, but had credible results"
Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the ICTY, which recently concluded its work, now prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanisms for Criminal Tribunals, spoke before the UN Security Council on Wednesday during a session dedicate to the final report on ICTY's work.
UK Could Have Committed War Crimes in Iraq
The UK is now facing a proper hearing in the international court over claims that its troops unlawfully killed and mistreated Iraqi citizens during the 2003-2011 War.
- Read more about UK Could Have Committed War Crimes in Iraq
- Log in to post comments
UK’s Vulliamy Recalls Encounters with Belligerent Praljak
One of Britain’s most respected reporters on the Balkan wars of the 1990s has recalled his two encounters, in court and out, with Slobodan Praljak, the war criminal who committed suicide at the Hague Tribunal.
Experts Scorn Croatian Leaders' Obsession With 'Hybrid Warfare'
Media experts have hit back at claims made by top Croatian politicians, including the PM, that the media are engaging in a form of "hybrid warfare" against them and Croatia.