International Justice Issues in the Media
(May 2013)

May 22, 2013

• Kenya - ICC Letter Is an Injustice to Kenyans and the Suspects: Opinion - All Africa News
• ICC - International Criminal Court constitutes Two Trial chambers for the two Kenyan cases - Standard Media
• Central African Republic - Rebels in Central African Republic protest at leader's headquarters, protest living conditions - Fox News
• DRC - U.S.-trained Congolese troops committed rapes and other atrocities, U.N. says - Washington Post
• DRC - DR Congo fighting: Goma clashes 'kill 19' - BBC
• Liberia - No Escape for Liberian War Criminals - Right Group Confident of Their Day in Court - All Africa News
• Mali - Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival - Guardian News
• Senegal/Chad - Trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré in Senegal - Afrique Jet
• Senegal/Chad - Senegal's prosecution of Habre 'illegal' - Global Post
• ICTY - Seselj will testify in Karadzic’s defense in June - In Serbia
• Serbia/Kosovo/ICTY - Serbian prosecution wants to question former general Djordjevic - In Serbia
• Bahrain - Hold Bahrain accountable on human rights: Letter - Washington Times
• Sri Lanka army to reduce presence in northern Jaffna - The Hindu
• Argentina - Ex-Ford chiefs implicated in human rights case - Buenos Aires Herald
• Colombia - Colombia court orders legislators to amplify Victims Law - Colombia Reports
• Colombia court convicts ex-lawmaker in massacre - Miami Herald

May 21, 2013

• Indonesia - Defense Minister Dodges Question on Blocking ICC Treaty’s Ratification - The Jakarta Globe
  (Note: Many ICC ratification supportive comments by active PGA Members and PGA Supporters, including former Attorney General of Indonesia)
• Indonesia - Govt officially rejects Rome Statute - The Jakarta Post
  [Note: PGA believes this article may paint an unduly negative and not entirely accurate picture regarding the status of Rome Statute Ratification in Indonesia. The opinion of Eva Sundari MP (who is quoted at the end of the article) on defence matters (PGA Member who participated in recent PGA meetings on the ICC in Indonesia)is highly regarded]
• Central Africa Republic - Rebels attack Central African Republic towns, killing at least 8 in continuing violence - Fox News
• ICC/CAR/DRC - Judges Approve Revised Bemba Witness List - All Africa News
• Côte d’Ivoire - 2 Years in, Uneven Progress - Human Rights Watch
• South Africa/DRC - Home Affairs defends decision to grant asylum to war crimes suspect - BD Live
• Sri Lanka - Serious doubts on the inquiries into the mass graves at Matale - Human Rights

May 20, 2013,

• Indonesia - Delegation Makes Progress Toward Rome Statute - Scoop NZ
• Nigeria - Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for ‘population cleansing’ – UN rights office - UN News
• ICTY - Yugoslav Army Units "Commended" Serb Paramilitaries - IWPR News
• BiH - Bosnian Serb woman sentenced for war crimes - Global Post
• Bangladesh - Rapp has ‘concerns’ about trials - BD News 24
• ICC/CAR/DRC - Bemba Drops 13 Witnesses - All Africa News
• Cambodia - Cambodian Ceremony Honors Victims of Khmer Rouge - ABC News
• Guatemala - Praise for Guatemala’s President - NY Times
• Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka: No Progress 4 Years On - Human Rights Watch
• The United States and the ICC: Support From Outside of the Rome Statute System Matters - Huffington Post
• Bahrain rejects freedom of speech allegation - Gulf News
• Libya - International legal group urges stronger courts and an end to impunity and lawlessness - Libya Herald
• Chile/UK - Forty-year fight for justice by British woman whose brother was killed by Pinochet's thugs ends in victory as officers are jailed - Daily Mail

May 17, 2013

• Central African Republic - U.N. calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers - Reuters
• Kenya - Bensouda: ICC to 'explore other options' if Kenya fails to cooperate - The Nation
• BiH - Bosnia to pay compensation for those acquitted of war crimes - Dalje
• Bahrain - Report: Bahrain police search home of top Shiite cleric, who backs protests - Washington Post
• Guatemala - Rios Montt’s conviction will change Guatemala - Japan Times
• Deterring Atrocities: Opinion by Ben Ferencz - NY Times
• European Parliament - French MP pushes Europe to recognise slavery as crime against humanity - RFI News
• Argentina - Jorge Rafael Videla, Jailed Argentine Military Leader, Dies at 87 - NY Times
• Chad - Chad seeks arrest of exiled president's allies - Trust News
• Chad - Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief's arrest - BBC
• Colombia - PGA Member Ivan Cepeda MP speaks in strong personal terms on controversial new military law/s in Colombia (in Spanish) - Diarriodelhuila
• Central African Republic - U.N. calls for sanctions on Central African Republic rights abusers - Reuters
• Kenya - Bensouda: ICC to 'explore other options' if Kenya fails to cooperate - The Nation
• BiH - Bosnia to pay compensation for those acquitted of war crimes - Dalje
• Bahrain - Report: Bahrain police search home of top Shiite cleric, who backs protests - Washington Post
• Guatemala - Rios Montt’s conviction will change Guatemala - Japan Times
• Deterring Atrocities: Opinion by Ben Ferencz - NY Times
• European Parliament - French MP pushes Europe to recognise slavery as crime against humanity - RFI News
  

May 16, 2013

• Indonesia - Politics stalls ratification - The Jakarta Post (PGA Delegation quoted/mentioned)
• Syria - An Atrocity in Syria, With No Victim Too Small - NY Times
• Syria - Cellphone pictures and Internet reveal gruesome atrocities of Syrian war - The Globe and Mail
• Syria - Teaching The Rules Of War In Syria's Vicious Conflict - NPR
• Kenya - International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda denies false witnesses claims in Kenyan cases - Standard Media
• Kenya - Ruto Pledges to Co-Operate With International Criminal Court - All Africa News
• Chad arrests top war crimes suspect - Ahram News
• Senegal/Chad - Investigators allowed into Chad for Habre case - Globe and Post
• Bahrain - Attempt to break Bahrain impasse fails - Gulf News
• Bahrain demonstrator sent to jail for 'insult' to nation's flag during 2011 pro-reform rallies - Fox News
• Bahrain - Twitter users in Bahrain jailed for allegedly insulting tweets - CNET

May 15, 2013

• International Criminal Court opens initial probe into Gaza flotilla raid - Haaretz
• Kenya - Kenyatta to Honour International Criminal Court Obligations - All Africa News
• Kenya - Kenyan deputy president asks to skip most of his war crimes trial - The Province
• Central African Republic - AU Communique on CAR - Star Africa
• Nepal - Pardon for war crimes ‘conditional’ - Ekantipur
• ICTY - Vlastimir Djordjevic apologized to the families of killed Albanians - In Serbia
• Cambodia - Face to Face with Khmer Rouge Killer - BBC
• Guatemala - Jailed ex-Guatemala dictator Rios Montt remains in hospital for unspecified health problem - Fox News
• Bahrain - Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture - Human Rights Watch
• Bahrain - Prince Charles criticised over Bahrain housing deal - Guardian News
• US/Kenya - U.S. Senate congratulates Kenya on completion of peaceful elections (and calls for full cooperation with the ICC) - Senate News Room
• US/Bangladesh - 'ICTs maintaining international standard' - Dhaja Tribune
• Sri Lanka - UK warns Sri Lanka on abuses before Commonwealth summit - Reuters
• Mali - Mali's displaced women organise for long stay away from home - Guardian News
• Georgia - Investigation started in Georgia against eight people over 2008 war - AZE News
• Haiti - Duvalier crimes against humanity trial proceeds to preliminary observations - Defend Ht.

May 14, 2013

• ICC/Kenya - International Criminal Court Status Conference on Ruto’s case expected on Tuesday - Standard Media
• Syria - Brigade Fighting in Homs Implicated in Atrocities - Human Rights Watch
• Guatemala - Victory in Guatemala? Not Yet - NY Times
• Guatemala - Pillay Welcomes Historic Genocide Judgment In Guatemala - Scoop NZ
• Uruguay - 'Breaking the wall of impunity' in Uruguay - Al Jazeera
• ICTY - “Karadzic wanted preservation of Yugoslavia” – Milan Martic - In Serbia
• Egypt - UN rights chief warns Egypt at risk of drifting away from ideals that ignited revolution - UN News
• Kenya Will Meet All ICC Obligations - Uhuru - All Africa News
• ICC - Libya's Bids to Try Gaddafi, Sanussi - Human Rights Watch
• Syria - Outrage at Syrian rebel shown 'eating soldier's heart' - BBC
• Uzbekistan - 8 Years After Massacre, No Justice - Human Rights Watch
• Peru - Amicus Brief on Military Court Jurisdiction - Human Rights Watch
• Colombia - Washington, DC: Searching for Justice for Colombia's Victims (Upcoming meeting) - For USA

May 13, 2013

• Uruguay - Uruguayan general found guilty of junta's 1974 murder of communist - Guardian News
• Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes - Yahoo News
• Guatemala - Supporters of ex-Guatemala dictator Rios Montt protest outside prison over genocide verdict - Washington Post
• Kenya - Queries raised over envoy’s letter to UN - Standard Media
• Central African Republic bishops: Christians subject to pillage, rape - NCR Online
• Bahrain - UK company's spyware 'used against Bahrain activist', court papers claim - Guardian News

May 10, 2013

• Indonesia - PGA Delegation pushes for Indonesia to ratify Rome Statute - Scoop NZ
• Central African Republic - Rampant Abuses After Coup - Human Rights Watch
• Central African Republic - Central African Republic child soldier killed by mob - NST News
• Syria - Syria massacres must spur world action: UN rights chief - France 24
• Sudan - Sudanese president travels to Chad for regional summit - Sudan Tribune
• Cote d'Ivoire - Simone Gbagbo Sent Back to Detention Centre in Cote d'Ivoire - All Africa News
• North Korea - N. Korea can be put on trial if asked by U.N.: ICC president - Yonhap News
• Zimbabwe - Of Mugabe, generals and an amnesty: Opinion - The Independent
• Cambodia - Author Describes Pol Pot’s ‘Angelic Smile’ - Cambodia Daily
• Bahrain - Missing Bahraini blogger surfaces in London - Al Jazeera
• Sri Lanka/India - Karunanidhi demands boycott of CHOGM meet in Sri Lanka - Times of India
• Kenya - Ruto disowns ICC Letter - The Star
• Burma’s Human Rights Commission urged to probe rights abuses in ethnic areas - Asian Correspondent
• Afghanistan - Peaceful Protest Suppressed - Human Rights Watch
• DRC - UN report issued on Congo human rights violations - News Day
• North Korea - Members of UN-Mandated Probe into Human Rights Abuse in DPRK - Scoop NZ
  

May 09, 2013

• Kenya Asks UN to Scrap Kenyatta, Ruto's ICC Trials - VOA News
• ICC investigating Libyan war crimes - UPI News
• ICC/CAR/DRC - Bozizé Soldier Did Not Hear of Crimes By Bemba's Militia - All Africa News
• Guatemala - Prosecutors Seek 75-Year Sentence for U.S.-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt in Genocide Trial - Democracy Now
• Africa - Civil Society's Role in International Criminal Law - All Africa News
• Zimbabwe - Can Zim Pass the Peace, Reconciliation Test? - All Africa News
• Cambodia - Author Says Starving the People Was Not Khmer Rouge Policy - Cambodia Daily
• Bangladesh sentences Islamist to death for 1971 war crimes - Reuters

May 08, 2013

• Central African Republic - Central African Republic to probe ousted leader - Huffington Post
• ICC/CAR/DRC - Bozizé Soldier Says Rebels Committed Atrocities - All Africa News
• Mali - All Sides Must Abide by Laws of War - HRW
• Kenya - Uhuru Kenyatta in London amid ICC controversy - DW.DE
• ICC/Kenya - Prosecutor amends Kenyatta’s ICC charges - Capital FM
• BiH - Ex-premier in Serb entity acquitted of war crimes - Dalje News
• ICTY - Brammertz: Serbia is cooperating well with ICTY - In Serbia
• Cambodia - At Tribunal, Historian Describes Vietnam’s Relationship to Khmer Rouge - VOA Cambodia
• Bahrain - US requests talks with Bahrain over 2011 labor crackdown - Reuters
• Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, Sri Lanka - Fox News

May 07, 2013

• ICC/Kenya - ICC Postpones Trial for Kenyan Deputy President - VOA News
• Libya - Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam appears briefly in court - Global Post
• Senegal, Chad agree to investigate war crimes in Chad - UPI News
• Cote d'Ivoire - Investigations into atrocities for fair justice stalled in Côte d’Ivoire - Women News Network
• Macedonia - Legal experts debate venue to retry war crimes cases - SE Times
• ICTY - Brammertz will arrive in Belgrade on Tuesday - In Serbia
• ICTR - ICTR appeals chamber sends another genocide suspect to Rwanda - News of Rwanda
• Bahrain - Bahraini lawmakers call on U.S. envoy to end "interference" - Yahoo News
• Sri Lanka - Queen to miss Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka - Channel 4 News
• Germany - Germany charges U.S. deportee, 93, with war crimes - The Globe and Mail
• Chile - Torture survivor leads Chileans' battle for justice over Pinochet abuses - Raw Story

May 02, 2013

• Libya - Gadhafi’s son appears in Libyan court for 2nd time but case postponed until September - Washington Post
• DRC - Rebel Group Suspends Peace Talks - NY Times
• Rwanda - In Rwanda, UN envoy stresses need to rebuild trust among countries in Great Lakes region - UN News
• Kenya - ICC appoints new judge in Uhuru’s case - Standard
  
• MediaSerbia/Croatia - Serbian and Croatian war crimes prosecutors cooperating in Medari case - Delje News
• ICC/CAR/DRC - Witness - Bemba Delegated Command of His Troops - All Africa News
• Cambodia - Soldier testifies about Cambodian massacre - UPI News
• Bangladesh war crime court indicts British Muslim leader - NST News
• Bahrain - Amnesty renews call to free jailed teachers' union chief - BBC News
• Haiti - Appeal for Duvalier crimes against humanity postponed to May 2 - Defend Haiti

May 01, 2013

• Kenya - Cash Hinders Set Up of International Crimes Court in Kenya - All Africa News
• Kenya - Closing Kenya's Impunity Gap Crimes in Kenya's Courts: ICTJ - All Africa News
• Guatemala - Rios Montt’s genocide trial resumes in Guatemala, then recesses to give new lawyer time - Washington Post
• Sudan/US - On Our Watch - Huffington Post
• Sudan/US - Welcoming War Criminals - Free Beacon
• Cambodia - Overcoming the inhumanity of war in Cambodia - Global News
• Cambodia - K. Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial - Google News
• Cambodia - Citing Safety, KRT Witness Cuts Testimony Short - Cambodia Daily
• Indonesia - Media urged to help uncover past human rights abuses - Jakarta Post
• Argentina - Daimler accused of aiding Argentina repression - Minn Post
• Burma/Myanmar - Violence in Burma Edges Closer to Rangoon - VOA News
• Burma/Myanmar - UN must act to stop human rights abuses in Myanmar - SCMP News
• Sri Lanka/UK/Commonwealth - Queen faces conflict on Sri Lanka summit - Telegraph
• Sri Lanka/New Zealand - Commonwealth faces test of its principles - NZ Herald
• Bahrain - Bahrain police officers detained for assault - Gulf News
• US/World - Stop atrocities before they start - CNN
• DRC  - UN envoy 'shocked' over eastern DR Congo abuses - The Nation
• Uganda - Victims of atrocities in Uganda may be exhumed - Kitsap Sun
• Nigeria - Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid - Human Rights Watch
• Indonesia - Civilian Courts Should Try Abusive Soldiers - Human Rights Watch
• Indonesia - National scene: No more impunity: Army chief - The Jakarta Post
• Colombia - Paramilitary soap opera stirs dispute in Colombia - WRAL