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5 February 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Rwandan genocide survivors outraged by ICTR decision: On 5 February 2013, the day after the ICTR overturned the convictions of former Minister of Trade Justin Mugenzi and former Public Service Minister...
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6 February 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Political leader sentenced to life in prison by Bangladesh ICT: On 5 February 2013, Abdul Qhader Mollah, a senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes. Mollah was...
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12 February 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Charles Taylor defense investigator convicted of bullying witnesses: On 12 February 2013, Prince Taylor, former defense investigator in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was...
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15 February 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Kenyan presidential candidates attend ICC hearing via video; seek delay of trial: On 14 February 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, running mates in Kenya’s March elections, opted to attend their...
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21 February 2013 — DECISION REVIEW
Court/Tribunal: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Decision Title: Judgment Chamber: The Appeals Chamber Case Name: Justin Mugenzi, Prosper Mugiraneza v. Prosecution Date: 4 February 2013...
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22 February 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC criticizes Chad for not arresting Sudan’s Bashir: On 20 February 2013, Tiina Intelmann, a spokesperson for the ICC, criticized Chad for not arresting Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on a visit...
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5 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
“Spoiled ballots” cause controversy in Kenya: On 5 March 2013, over 325,000 improperly cast ballots have been thrown out for failing to meet election standards, due to voter or administrative errors....
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20 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC welcomes surrender of Ntaganda while Rwanda pledges to facilitate transfer: On 19 March 2013, the ICC welcomed the surrender of ICC accused Bosco Ntaganda to the US Embassy in Kigali. Reports...
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26 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
UN to investigate growing North Korean prison camps: On 26 March 2013, South Korean legislator Ha Tae-kyoung announced that he learned from an official at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for...
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27 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICTY sentences Mićo Stanišić and Stojan Župljanin: On 27 March 2013, the ICTY sentenced Mićo Stanišić, former Minister of the Interior of Republika Srpska, and Stojan Župljanin, former chief of...
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29 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Slovak court commutes WWII criminal’s death sentence: On 28 March 2013, a Slovak court announced that the death sentence of 98 year old Laszlo Csataray, a World War II criminal, to life imprisonment....
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5 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Three more witnesses refuse to testify against Kenyatta: On 5 April 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda revealed that three more prosecution witnesses have refused to testify against Kenyan...
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8 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
19th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide: On 7 April 2013, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon honoured the memory of the more than 800,000 people who lost their lives during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, and...
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15 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Rwanda hopes to stop court dispute before UN: On 14 April 2013, Rwanda, the council president for April, announced that it would stop the UN Security Council from praising the International Criminal...
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17 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
US Supreme Court rules on Alient Tort Statute: On 17 April 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled on the Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum case. The Court held that the victims of gross human rights in Nigeria...
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19 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Karadzic seeks subpoena for Mladic to testify in war crimes trial: On 18 April 2013, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sought a subpoena to compel former Serbian Military Chief Ratko Mladic...
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24 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
EU lifts Myanmar sanctions: On 22 April 2013, the EU agreed to lift all sanctions against Myanmar except for an arms embargo. The move by the EU may pressure the United States, which suspended most...
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13 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
UN tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia will not meet 2015 deadline: Presidents of the UN tribunals to prosecute alleged war criminals involved in the Rwandan and Yugoslavian conflicts have...
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27 June 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Rwandan Commission calls for controversial ICTY judge resignation: Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG) demanded the resignation of ICTY Presiding Judge Theodor Meron at a...
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1 July 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Habre taken into custody by Senegalese authorities: On 30 June 2013, it was reported that the Senegalese authorities detained the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre. The former dictator stands...
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