The legal team representing Bosnian war crimes suspect, Radovan Karadzic, said Thursday they filed a petition which could delay his extradition to the war crimes tribunal at The Hague. Bosnian officials captured the former Bosnian leader Monday after 13 years on the run. He allegedly, with fellow cohort Ratko Mladic, coordinated, among other things, the […]
The increasing lack of security in Afghanistan is spreading throughout the country. Even areas of Kabul considered somewhat secure are threatened. On July 7 a suicide bomber killed over 50 people in front of the Indian embassy in the capital. The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) says some 250 Afghani civilians were killed […]
Former UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke has this editorial in the Washington Post. The Post also reports on how Karadzic managed to avoid capture so long. Meanwhile, Serbian radio reports that – like Milosevic – Karadzic will represent himself before the tribunal.
On July 18, two French ACF (Action Contre Faim – in French) aid workers were abducted by armed militias in central Afghanistan. ACF has since temporarily suspended operations leaving behind 130,000 people who faced acute malnutrition. The lack of security in Afghanistan is preventing NGOs and aid agencies from delivering services in a time when […]
As Daniel noted, Radovan Karadzic was arrested yesterday by Serbian authorities. Karadzic, who PBS once described as the world's most wanted man, was President of the Republika Srpska, and ICTY alleges that he is guilty of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Perhaps most importantly, Karadzic is accused of ordering the genocide at Srebrenica, […]
FGM tends to leave on thinking that it is a problem which plagues ‘other’ nations, however the eradication of FGM is not limited to African or Muslim nations, it is human rights violation that follows women and girls across the globe. Recent news has begun to shed a little light on a global fight, which […]
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men for his part in civilian massacres, was arrested on Monday, Serbian President Boris Tadic's office said on Monday.
Ban disappointed over Darfur, child soldiers United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep disappointment at the use of child soldiers and the lack of progress toward a political settlement to the conflict in Darfur in a report released Tuesday. Children were among the rebel soldiers captured after a recent attack on the Sudanese capital. High […]
Child abuse or sexual abuse is an euphemism for what is really happening and has been happening for a very long time. Let's just call it what it is – child rape. The Catholic Church, already having paid out billions of dollars in compensations ($2 billion in the US alone), is having to make some […]
JNA General Pavle Strugar was sentenced to 7 and 1/2 years in prison for his role in the shelling of Dubrovnik, Croatia, during the conflict accompanying the breakup of Yugoslavia. Dubrovnik, known as the “Pearl of the Adriatic” for its historic and beautiful old city, was subjected to a 7-month siege during the war. 2/3 […]
On July 1, the breakaway region of Abkhazia was in a state of emergency because of a bomb near the Inguri bridge. The bridge is a vital trading link for the thousands of Georgians living in the Gali district, a region inside Abkhazia that borders the ceasefire line with Georgia. Abkhazia is seeking independence from […]
“Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Writer (1809-1894) ‘Out of the mouth of babes’, they so often say when a child just blurts out the truth, and it appears that truth telling is something all too often left behind in […]
The film Very Young Girls takes you into the reality of sexual exploitation and trafficking of American girls, a true eye opener that is a must see for anyone who wants to see that Americas youth are given their chance at the American dream. Our eyes must be opened to the exploitation of our own […]
In what can only be seen as a victory for the Bush administration, Judge James Robertson for the U.S. District Court in Washington denied Thursday a motion to delay the trial of the former driver of Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan. Hamdan, a 37-year old Yemeni national, will be the first “enemy combatant” in the […]
Last May, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed into law a set of three amendments lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 in direct contravention to UN recommendations. Children committing major crimes will be tried as adults. Major crimes include premeditated murder, intentional damage to health, rape, most types of robbery, and possession […]