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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic began his war crimes trial defence today (16 October) claiming he is a "mild man, a tolerant man with great capacity to understand others”. ICTY
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic began his war crimes trial defence today (16 October) claiming he is a "mild man, a tolerant man with great capacity to understand others”. ICTY
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said today that the EU is set to give Serbia candidate status this week. CH UNTV
The International Criminal Tribunal for the fomer Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Jelena Rašić to 12 months imprisonment today for contempt of the Tribunal. ICTY
The trial of Milan Tupajic, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac began at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today. He is charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with two subpoenas in which he was ordered to testify in the case [...]
Goran Hadzic appeared before the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today in the Hague, Netherlands. The former wartime leader pleaded not guilty to the charges of murdering hundreds of Croats and expelling tens of thousands more in one of the first Balkan conflicts. ICTY
Former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Shefqet Kabashi made his initial appearance today at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague, Netherlands. ICTY
Chief prosecutor of the ICTY Serge Brammetz said today that while the Ratko Mladic arrest was an “excellent” result, the fact remains that he was at large for 16 years, raising “troubling questions about how it was possible for this individual to elude the substantial resources of a state system for so many years.” UNTV
The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Judge Patrick Robinson tells the Security Council that the Tribunal “has been severely prejudiced” by budgetary issues, compromising its ability to complete trials on time. UNTV / FILE
Post conflict funds have helped Kosovo ensure that basic infrastructure for health services is in place for the people. Kosovo’s reconstruction has progressed since the end of the conflict there in 1999. WORLD BANK
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who is accused of waging genocide against Bosnia’s Muslim population in the early 1990s, will go on trial this month, after a war crimes court ruled against two appeals. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Tribunal Registrar John Hocking comments on the upcoming trial. UNTV / [...]