GENOCIDE WATCH
T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C A M P A I G N T O E N D G E N O C I D E
Volume 4, Issue 24 – March 1, 2010
War Crimes Prosecution Watch is prepared by the International Justice Practice of the Public International Law & Policy Group and the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center of Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
AFRICA
International Criminal Court
· Darfur, Sudan
o Business Day: Deferring Al-Bashir Trial Will Not Help Sudan
o Time News: Sudan Votes May Spark Progress, Peace for Darfur
o AHN News: Rebels, Khartoum Sign Peace Deal to End Darfur Conflict
· Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICC)
o LubangaTrial.org: Fourth Defense Witness Appears In Lubanga Trial
o LubangaTrial.org: Lubanga Trial Adjourned Over Transcription Problems
o LubangaTrial.org: Lubanga Lawyers Want to Share Notes with Katanga Defense
o LubangaTrial.org: Lubanga Defense Heads to Congo for ‘Critical Research’
o Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Witness Tells of “Anger” Before Bogoro
o LubangaTrial.org: Lubanga Witnesses Shun Testifying in Public
o LubanagaTrial.org: Lubanga Lawyers Want ‘Vulnerable’ Witness to Testify Via Video Link
· Kenya
o The New York Times: Feuding Kenyan Leaders Meet
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
· Hirondelle News Agency: Karemera: Former UN Mission Chief Blames Gen Dallaire
· Hirondelle News Agency: Ngirabatware’s Lawyers Request the Cooperation of the Holy See
· Hirondelle News Agency: Karemera: The Interim Government Was “Illegal”, Mr. Booh-Booh Says
· Hirondelle News Agency: Setako Judgment Now Set for February 25
· Hirondelle News Agency: Karemera: Ex-MRND President Called for Training and Arming of Youth Civilians
· Hirondelle News Agency: Ngirabatware: Tutsis were “Insulted and Humiliated” Before the Genocide
Special Court for Sierra Leone
· Washington Post: Liberia’s Charles Taylor, Now Facing Trial, Was No Stranger to Washington
· Daily Observer: ‘Covert Account’ Helped Taylor Evade UN Arms Embargo
· UN News Centre: Veteran War Crimes Lawyer Tapped as Top Prosecutor
· Sierra Express Media: Binta Mansaray Named Special Court Registrar
· CharlesTaylorTrial.org: Charles Taylor was Not Part of a Plan to Commit Crimes in Sierra Leone; He Did Not Receive Diamonds from Sierra Leonean Rebels, Witness Says
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia
· Liberian Daily Observer: ‘No Justice, No Peace’: TRC Stands by Final Report
· The Inquirer: Another Group Calls For Criminal Tribunal in Liberia
EUROPE
Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber
· State Court of BiH: Accused in the Duško Jević et al. Case Pleaded Not Guilty
· Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Investigation Into Nedjo Ikonic to be Completed Soon
· BIRN Justice Report: Dragan Djokic Asks for Reduction of Sentence
· BIRN Justice Report: Pelemis and Peric: Well Organized Events
· Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: Stupar: Retrial to Begin in March
· BIRN Justice Report: Hodzic et al: Suspect Responsible for Opening of Investigation
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
· Serbianna: UN Court Slams Serbia on Mladic
· Institute for War and Peace Reporting: International Community Smuggled Arms, Claims Karadzic
· Institute of War and Peace Reporting: Detainees Used as "Human Shields"
· B92: War Crimes Prosecutor: Hague is Intriguing Topic
MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
· Earth Times : Lawyer: Ex-Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Stands No Chance of Bail
· Earth Times: Former Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' Seeks Release from War Crimes Trial
· Phnom Penh Post: Tribunal to Launch Digital Web Portal
· ECCC: Re-Assignment of Judges in the Pre-Trial Chamber
· VOA Khmer: Judges Seek To Include Civil Parties: Tribunal
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
· Naharnet Newsdesk: 300-Strong Security Force on Alert for New Court Summoning Orders in Hariri Case
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
· The Canadian Press: Forgiveness Not Possible for Some Residential School Survivors: Commissioner
United States
· The Washington Post: Spain to Accept Five Guantanamo Detainees
· Reuters: U.S. Court Dismisses Suit over Guantanamo Suicides
· Associated Press: France Orders Five Former Gitmo Inmates back to Court
· Associated Press: Uighurs at Guantanamo Urge Court to Hear Case
· The New York Times: Report Faults Two Authors of Bush Terror Memos
· The Associated Press: UK Police Seek Evidence from Guantanamo Detainee
REPORTS
UN Reports
· Express News Service: UN Rights Chief Insists on Probe into War Crimes
· Kuwait News Agency: Palestinians to Present Draft Text on Goldstone Report to UNGA Next Week -- UN
· AFP: UN General Assembly to Meet Friday on Gaza 'War Crimes'
---
War Crimes Prosecution Watch is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that compiles official documents and articles from major news sources detailing and analyzing salient issues pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of war crimes throughout the world. If you do not want to receive future issues of War Crimes Prosecution Watch, please email and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
GENOCIDE WATCH is the Chair of the International Campaign to End Genocide
P.O. Box 809, Washington, D.C., USA 20044. Phone: 703-448-0222
E-mail: Website: www.genocidewatch.org