The defense rested for the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay concerning the driver for Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan. The U.S. government charges Hamdan with collaborating with al-Qaida during its zenith prior to the Sept. 11 attacks. He stands accused of providing material support to a terrorist organization, namely al-Qaida. He is also […]
Karadzic had his first appearance before ICTY today. Aside from asserting irregularities in his arrest, Karadzic reiterated allegations – published last year – that American diplomat (and chief architect of the Dayton accords) Richard Holbrooke had cut a deal with him to give him money and security in return for his forgoing participation in Bosnian […]
Aleksandar Hemon has this oped in Radovan Karadzic in the New York Times. Meanwhile, Andre Gerolymatos argues that there are deeper geopolitical considerations behind Serbia's decision to find Karadzic. As we, and most of the world, continue to discuss and celebrate Karadzic's arrest, he will appear before the ICTY tomorrow for an initial arraignment.
Zeinab Taleb-Jedi, a member of an Iranian rebel group called the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or Peoples’ Mohajedin Organization of Iran (MEK), faces charges in federal court for providing material support to a terrorist organization under 18 U.S.C. 2339. Taleb-Jedi argues that the United States is cooperating with MEK in Iraq, and so it is inconsistent for […]
There may be a good day in Darfur. And the ICC's indictment of Sudanese Presidnet Omar Hassan al-Bashir may have a lot to do with it, the New York Times reports. While al-Bashir's government, and even the domestic political opposition, is rallying around him in defiance of the ICC indictment, the Times suggests that previously […]
Lawyers for Radovan Karadzic just before midnight Friday dispatched a letter via postal carrier to the U.N. tribunal at The Hague, lodging an appeal against his transfer to the international court. Svetozar Vujacic, one of the defense members, said the letter was filed at the last possible minute in an effort to delay the extradition […]
Reuters reports that conditions in the Haguue war crimes prison are well above international standards, and Joshua Keating at Foreign Policy magazine calls it the Hague's “Kumbaya Prison.” Apparently, the detainees have put aside religious differences and bonded, going from fratricide to fraternity. A shame it didn't happen a little bit earlier.
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 […]
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.
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Canadian lawyers acting on behalf of a Palestinian man sued two Montreal companies and their director for violation of international laws pertaining to the transfer of civilian populations into Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. Court documents filed in the Superior Court of the District of Montreal claim two firms acting on behalf of the Israeli […]
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