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war crimes tribunal stories: 13 news summaries

Karadzic to Appear at Genocide Trial, Seeks Delay

Prosecutor: Serb's only regret was that some survived Srebrenica

Nov 3, 09 4:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic will show his face at his war crimes trial for the first time since it began last week—but only to request more time to prepare his defense in the 1995 indictment, Reuters reports. A hearing today will address how to proceed if the former Bosnian Serb leader,... More »

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Bosnia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • Srebrenica • Yugoslavia • ethnic cleansing • Radovan Karadzic • war crimes tribunal

Karadzic Caught Discussing Genocide on Wiretap

Prosecutors reveal tape as Bosnian leader's trial goes on without him

Oct 27, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic was caught on tape ordering the slaughter at Zepa and Srebenica, prosecutors revealed today at the war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader. “It will be a black cauldron,” Karadzic says on the tape, “where 300,000 Muslims will die.” But prosecutor... More »

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Bosnia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Srebrenica • ethnic cleansing • Radovan Karadzic • Ethnic Serbs • Srebrenica massacre • war crimes tribunal

Serb Cousins Convicted of Burning 132 People Alive

Torched houses after locking Muslims inside

Jul 21, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two Serb cousins were convicted yesterday by the UN tribunal in the Hague of burning scores of Bosnian men, women, and children to death during the early 1990s. Milan Lukic was sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of "at least 132 Muslim people," whom he locked... More »

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Bosnia • Muslims • war crimes • The Hague • crimes against humanity • Balkans War • Serbs • war crimes tribunal • Bosnians

 'Killing Fields' Prosecutor Quits, Slams Interference

Denies rift over untried suspects caused move

Jun 25, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The international prosecutor at the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal has abruptly resigned, the Independent reports. Robert Petit insisted that the resignation is due to family reasons, but he warned that the court is in danger from corruption and political meddling from Cambodian government official. Five former Khmer Rouge cadres... More »

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genocide • Cambodia • Khmer Rouge • The Killing Fields • war crimes tribunal • Robert Petit

Khmer Rouge Hearings Begin

Head of Cambodian prison charged with war crimes, torture, premeditated murder

Mar 30, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the most feared figures of Pol Pot's fanatical regime in Cambodia has begun to tell his story on the witness stand as hearings begin in his trial, reports the Los Angeles Times. The former head of a Khmer Rough prison, Kaing Khev Iev—known as Duch—is charged... More »

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United Nations • torture • Khmer Rouge • Duch • Pol Pot • crimes against humanity • war crimes tribunal

 Nazi Prosecutor Loved 
 Zinging 'Fat Boy' Goering 

Letters offer glimpse into Nuremberg

Mar 20, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly released letters offer a glimpse behind the scenes of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, reports the BBC. The letters that British prosecutor David Maxwell-Fyfe sent his wife reveal a playful side—he refers to Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering as "the fat boy" and "slap-happy Hermann"—... More »

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prosecutor • trial • Nazi • Nazism • Nuremberg trials • war crimes tribunal

Int'l Criminal Court Opens With Congo Trial

In first case, warlord pleads not guilty to using child soldiers

Jan 26, 09 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The International Criminal Court in The Hague began its first trial today, as a Congolese militia leader pleaded not guilty to charges of using child soldiers. The court's prosecutor accused Thomas Lubanga of using hundreds of boys as young as nine "to kill, pillage, and rape" in the Democratic... More »

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war crimes • The Hague • child soldier • Democratic Republic of Congo • Congo • International Criminal Court • war crimes tribunal • Thomas Lubanga

 Israel to Back 
 Soldiers Accused 
 of War Crimes 

Government fears tribunals following civilian deaths in Gaza war

Jan 25, 09 4:35 PM CST
(AP) - Special legal teams will defend Israeli soldiers against potential war crimes charges stemming from civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today, promising the country would "fully back" those who fought in the three-week offensive. "The soldiers and commanders who were sent on missions... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • war crimes • civilian casualties • Israel and Palestinians • soldier • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • war crimes tribunal • Israel Defense Force

US Ends Trials of 5 Gitmo Prisoners

Though charges are dropped, men are still held, may be retried

Oct 22, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay has dropped charges against five suspects that the Pentagon has called al-Qaeda operatives, reports the Los Angeles Times. All of the men were fingered by Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi-born militant whom the Bush administration concedes was waterboarded. The charges were dismissed after one... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Abu Zubaydah • al-Qaeda • Guantanamo tribunals • war crimes tribunal

'Not Guilty' Plea for Uncooperative Karadzic

Former Bosnian Serb leader refuses to recognize court on war-crimes charges

Aug 29, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to plead today at a UN war-crimes tribunal—so a judge entered a “not guilty” plea for him, the BBC reports. Karadzic, 63, was charged with 11 counts linked to the Bosnian civil war of the 1990s, including genocide, crimes against humanity,... More »

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Bosnia • genocide • plea • Radovan Karadzic • war crimes tribunal

 Osama Driver Gets 66 Months 

But Hamdan will be eligible for release in about 5 months

Aug 7, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Salim Hamdan, the driver for Osama bin Laden convicted of providing material support for terrorism, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison today, Reuters reports. The military jury's sentence takes into effect time served at Guantanamo Bay, making him eligible for release in about 5 months. The... More »

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terrorism • US military • Guantanamo Bay • Osama bin Laden • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • al-Qaeda • Guantanamo tribunals • war crimes tribunal

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Karadzic Delays Plea in War Crimes Trial

Newly shorn genocide defendent needs time to study charges

Jul 31, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A freshly shaven and subdued Radovan Karadzic declined to enter a plea in his first appearance today before the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Guardian reports. The former Bosnian Serb leader said he needed more time to consider the charges, which include 11 counts of genocide and... More »

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Serbia • The Hague • Radovan Karadzic • war crimes tribunal • court appearance

 Hiding Was 'Easy,'
 Boasts Karadzic

War crimes suspect refusing to eat

Jul 25, 08 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Captured Serbian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has been refusing to eat in his Belgrade cell since his arrest more than a week ago—but has been boasting about life on the lam. Karadzic claims he had planned to turn himself in next year, reports the Guardian. Karadzic was nabbed... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • war crimes • The Hague • Radovan Karadzic • Slobodan Medic • Srebrenica massacre • war crimes tribunal

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