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12 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
UN panel on Syria seeks access to ICC: On 11 March 2013, Vitit Muntarbhorn, one of the four investigators on the special UN investigative panel on Syria, called for “access…directly to the Security...
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13 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Argentinian court sentences former dictator to life in prison: On 12 March 2013, an Argentinian court sentenced former military dictator Reynaldo Bignone to life in prison. Bignone, now 85-years-old,...
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14 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary dies at 87: On 14 March 2013, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) confirmed that Ieng Sary, who was charged with crimes against humanity,...
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15 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Prosecutor maintains charges against Kenyatta: On 13 March 2013, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda submitted an argument to the Court supporting the trial of Kenyan President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta on 9...
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19 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Ntaganda still at U.S. embassy: On 18 March 2013, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda turned himself in to the U.S. embassy in Kigali, asking to be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
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22 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
DRC’s Bosco Ntaganda surrenders to the ICC: On 18 March 2013, General Bosco Ntaganda of the DRC surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. Ntaganda is now being transported to The Hague, where he...
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25 March 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Witness in Kenya case accuses Prosecution of harassment: On 24 March 2013, it was announced that a key witness who recanted evidence he had given against deputy president-elect William Ruto is now...
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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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2 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Sudan: opposition groups confirm release of seven political prisoners: On 2 April 2013, head of the Sudanese opposition coalition National Consensus Forces Farouk Abu Issa confirmed that President Omar...
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4 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
US and Uganda suspend hunt for Joseph Kony: On 3 April 2013, United States and Ugandan officials announced the temporary suspension of their joint hunt for suspected war criminal Joseph Kony, due to...
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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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10 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Bosnian-Serb president testifies for Karadzic: On 9 April 2013, Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb portion of Bosnia, Republika Srpska, testified for the defense in the Radovan Karadzic case....
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10 April 2013 – DECISION REVIEW
Court/Tribunal: Special Court for Sierra Leone Decision Title: Judgment in Contempt Proceedings Chamber: The Appeals Chamber Case Name: The Independent Counsel v. Hassan Papa Bangura, Samuel Kargbo,...
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16 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC terminates Mastanga witess investigation: The investigation into allegations that Ugandan peace negotiator David Mastanga tampered with evidence provided by Witness 4 in the Kenyatta trial has been...
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23 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
ICC Suspect Saleh Mohammed Jerbo reportedly killed in Darfur: Deputy general commander of the JEM-Bashar faction Saleh Mohammed Jerbo has been killed in a North Darfur battle last week according to the...
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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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25 April 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic apologizes for Srebrenica crime, falls short of acknowledging genocide: President Nikolic has apologized for crimes Serbs committed during the break-up of Yugolsavia,...
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6 May 2013 – NEWS ABOUT THE COURTS
Chad allows investigation into alleged war crimes: On 4 May 2013, it was announced Senegal and Chad have signed an agreement allowing Senegal to carry out an investigation into alleged war crimes...
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