War crime
Serbia’s Seselj Mocks Hague Tribunal in Reality Show
After Serbian nationalist politician Vojsilav Seselj mocked the Hague Tribunal by posing as a judge on a reality TV show, the UN war crimes court issued a new warning over his upcoming appeal hearings.
Kosovo Remands Serb in Custody over War Crimes
A Kosovo court remanded 74-year-old Bogdan Mitrovic in custody for 30 days after he was charged with committing war crimes against civilians during the conflict in 1999.
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Kosovo Ex-Commander Lushtaku Cleared of War Crimes
Kosovo’s Supreme Court has acquitted a former senior member of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Sami Lushtaku, who had been convicted of war crimes against civilian prisoners.
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Hague Tribunal President: ‘We Offered Truth, Not Reconciliation’
The president of the UN’s war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia, Carmel Agius, said the Hague Tribunal established many crucial facts about the 1990s wars, but its job was never to provide reconciliation.
HLC files war crimes charges against Red Beret member
The Humanitarian Law Center has filed a criminal complaint against a former high-ranking officer of the Special Operations Unit (JSO), Radojica Bozovic.
The criminal complaint was filed for alleged war crimes he committed in Doboj in the spring and summer of 1992.
Senior Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas’ Supreme Court Appeal Opens
Former senior Kosovo Liberation Army members Sylejman Selimi and Sami Lushtaku’s appeal against their conviction for war crimes against civilian prisoners began at the country’s Supreme Court.
War Crimes Defendants Unharmed by Hague Jail Fire
Detainees at the UN war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia were not harmed when a fire erupted in a psychiatric unit cell at the high-security jail in Scheveningen in the Netherlands, killing one prisoner.
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Serbia Urged to Prosecute Senior Wartime Officials
A group of NGOs urged the Serbian authorities to ensure that high-ranking officials are prosecuted for war crimes and to stop what they said was the glorification of war criminals.
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UN Urged to Pressure Serbia over Wanted Radicals
The president of the Hague war crimes tribunal told the UN Security Council to take action to ensure that Belgrade finally arrests three wanted members of the nationalist Serbian Radical Party.
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Bosnia Awaits Extradition of Nine War Crimes Suspects
The Bosnian Justice Ministry is awaiting the extradition of nine people wanted for trial on war crimes charges from the United States, Russia, Switzerland, France, Serbia, Brazil and Australia.