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Senegal tribunal to try ex-Chad dictator begins
Senegal officially launched its tribunal investigating former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre for alleged crimes against humanity on Friday, a move ...
Congo, M23 rebels sign preliminary agreement
Representatives of the Congolese government and the M23 rebels signed a preliminary agreement in which both parties accepted responsibility for the ...
Kenyan suspect asks ICC to review trial decision
One of four prominent Kenyans charged with involvement in crimes including murder and deportation following disputed elections wants the International ...
Bangladesh sentences Islamic party leader to life
A Bangladeshi tribunal prosecuting cases stemming from the 1971 independence war sentenced a leader of an Islamic opposition party to life in prison ...
UN panel finds Israeli settlements violate rights
The United Nations' first report on Israel's overall settlement policy describes it as a "creeping annexation" of territory that clearly violates the ...
Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide
A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the ...
Turkey: Syrian regime's actions equal war crimes
Syria's bombardment of its citizens should be declared a war crime and aid groups must be given greater access to the millions suffering there, ...
Charles Taylor appeals war crimes conviction
Prosecutors urged judges Tuesday to reject former Liberian President Charles Taylor's appeal against his war crimes conviction and 50-year prison ...
Ble Goude charged with war crimes in Ivory Coast
Authorities in Ivory Coast have charged former youth leader Charles Ble Goude with war crimes over his alleged role in violence linked to the ...
Airstrike kills at least 7 near Syrian capital
Syrian government troops battled rebels in several areas outside Damascus on Sunday while regime warplanes bombed opposition-held areas around the ...
ICC opens war crimes investigation in Mali
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court launched an investigation Wednesday into war crimes committed in Mali since an armed uprising ...
Senegal set to host Feb. trial of ex-Chad dictator
Senegal's justice minister says former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre will go on trial next month for alleged crimes against humanity. The trial got ...
UN urged to refer Syria to war crimes court
More than 50 countries have backed a call for the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move ...
Bosnian court: 20 years for Srebrenica killer
Bosnia's top war crimes court has jailed a former Bosnian Serb policeman for 20 years after judges found he took part in the 1995 Srebrenica ...
ICC rejects appeal against release of Congolese
Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected an appeal by prosecutors against the release of a Congolese man acquitted this week of ...
Prosecutor appeals release of acquitted Congolese
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor appealed Wednesday against the release of a man acquitted of involvement in the massacre of some 200 ...
Swedish court acquits Serb of war crimes in Kosovo
A Swedish appeals court has overturned the war crimes conviction and life sentence of a 35-year-old Serbian man accused of participating in a massacre ...
UN court acquits Congo rebel leader of war crimes
The International Criminal Court acquitted a Congolese militia leader Tuesday of all charges of commanding fighters who destroyed a village in eastern ...
UN pressures Yugoslav tribunal to complete trials
The U.N. Security Council is urging the U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia to take "all possible measures" to complete its trials and ...
UN court convicts Bosnian Serb of genocide
A U.N. war crimes court convicted a former senior Bosnian Serb army commander Wednesday of genocide for playing a key role in Europe's worst massacre ...