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Rwanda seeks to block talk of war crimes court at UN
The United Nations has been hit by a second war crimes court dispute in a week with Rwanda trying to stop the UN Security Council praising the International Criminal Court. The storm comes only days after the United States boycotted a UN General Assembly debate where Serbia’s president launched a…
International Criminal Court hands out 14 year jail sentence for Congolese warlord
The International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga for 14 years Tuesday for using child soldiers in his rebel army, the first sentence to be handed down by the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal. Rights groups welcomed the sentence as sending a strong signal against the use of…
International Criminal Court brings charges against Congo warlord
The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor on Monday sought new war crimes charges against Bosco “Terminator” Ntaganda and another notorious Democratic Republic of Congo warlord. Ntaganda and Sylvestre Mudacumura are two of the “most dangerous” men in a region where millions have been killed in the past 20 years, chief…
Ugandan army captures top rebel LRA commander
ENTEBBE, Uganda — Uganda’s army has captured a top commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a spokesman said Sunday. “We are going to see a captured top commander,” army spokesman Felix Kulayigye told AFP, shortly before reporters were flown on a military aircraft to see the rebel. The…
‘Kony 2012′ kidnap victim retells ordeal to U.S. senators
WASHINGTON — The young kidnap victim at the center of a controversial online video went before a US Senate panel Tuesday to retell his ordeal at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army. “Being someone who was born during that war, I went through a lot,” Jacob Acaye, abducted at…
Viral video will spur Kony arrest this year: ICC
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor voiced confidence Saturday that Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will be arrested this year, praising the role of a viral online campaign. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said the California-based Invisible Children lobby group, and its viral “Kony 2012,” a 30-minute video seen by more than 100 million people, had helped bring…
Former Kadhafi spymaster arrested in Mauritania
Abdullah al-Senussi, wanted former spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, was arrested in Mauritania overnight, prompting calls for his extradition Saturday by both Libya and France. The former Libyan intelligence chief, who is also sought by the International Criminal Court, was arrested at Nouakchott airport after arriving on a…
Congolese warlord guilty in war crimes court for conscripting children into his rebel army
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Congolese militia chief Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for conscripting children into his rebel army, the tribunal’s first ever verdict. Lubanga, 51, was found guilty in The Hague of abducting children as young as 11 and forcing them to fight and commit atrocities…
Interpol issues arrest notice for Gaddafi, son Seif
World police body Interpol called Friday for the arrest of fugitive former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for his alleged crimes against humanity, following a request by the International Criminal Court. Interpol said it had issued a “red notice” for the arrest of Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and his intelligence…
Israeli court: Soldiers used Palestinian boy as human shield
An Israeli military court on Sunday convicted two soldiers of using a Palestinian child as a human shield by forcing him to check for booby traps during the 2008-2009 Gaza war. A transcript of the court decision made available by the army said the infantry sergeants were found guilty of…
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