Tag Archives: International criminal law

Courts in charge of (re)writing history?

Vincent Larochelle My only worry is that the whole system is not consistent with all the principles we know and love, and the system is not consistent with all the values of international criminal justice, and I’m afraid the whole … read more »

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Zambia invites wanted al-Bashir

Lusaka – Zambia has invited Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to a regional summit even though he faces a 2009 international war crimes warrant, and says he will not be arrested if he attends. “Zambia is a member of the African … read more »

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Why is ICC not indict Bush and Blair? – Mugabe

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday asked why the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not indicting Tony Blair and George W. Bush for war crimes instead of prosecuting Sudan’s leader. Mugabe, speaking at a joint summit of the European Union … read more »

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Uganda: Former Child Soldiers Struggle to Overcome Horrors of War – Video

Transcript JIM LEHRER: Next tonight: former soldiers in a children’s army that has wreaked havoc in Uganda and Central Africa. Some of the one-time child soldiers are now talking of their horrific experiences. And NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden narrates this … read more »

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Piracy in Somalia: key facts

Figures show Somali pirates were responsible for 44% of 289 piracy incidents on world’s seas in first nine months of 2010. • Somali pirates were responsible for 44% of the 289 piracy incidents on the world’s seas in the first … read more »

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Pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese sailors – report

Pirates hijacked a Chinese ship carrying 29 sailors in the Arabian Sea and told the ship’s owner that they were sailing the vessel to Somalia, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday. The Panama-flagged ship, named Yuan Xiang, was seized … read more »

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Charles Taylor’s team rests case in war crimes trial

The defense team for Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president accused of war crimes, formally concluded its case on Friday, the Special Court for Sierra Leone said. The defense case began in July 2009, and 21 witnesses were called in … read more »

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Don’t risk your life and liberty in pirate alley off Somalia, yachters told

Naval commanders have accused British yachters of putting themselves at needless risk of kidnap by organising convoys through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. Undeterred by the abduction of their fellow mariners Paul and Rachel Chandler last year, the convoys hope … read more »

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Pirates hijack ship near Kenyan coast

Pirates hijacked a gas vessel with a crew of 17 off the coast of Kenya, officials said Sunday. The Singapore-registered liquefied petroleum gas vessel issued a distress call Saturday night. At the time the pirates boarded, the vessel was on … read more »

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