Writing for the European Courier, former ICTY spokeswoman Florence Hartmann slammed Western powers and international courts for not adequately protecting the victims of the Srebrenica genocide, either in the runup to the genocide or in the recent litigation. In her first book, Peace and Punishment, Hartmann accused Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and […]
The U.S. Defense Department announced Monday it formally charged a Saudi Arabian national held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay with plotting the bombing of the USS Cole in October 200 in the Yemeni port of Aden. The Pentagon said it charged Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri with eight charges associated with the suicide attack that […]
Unlike in the cases of its neighbors Bosnia and Croatia, the Yugoslavian government made no extended attempt to reconquer Slovenia when it seceded in 1991. The military conflict was ten days long and created less than 100 total casualties. One colonel in the Yugoslav National Army has been indicted by the Slovene government for his […]
Jonathan Adler notes the DC Circuit's Tuesday release of Simon v. Iraq, a case where US servicemen alleged that Saddam Hussein's Iraqi intelligence services had taken them hostage and tortured them during Gulf War I. The court concluded (in contrast to earlier, similar lawsuits) that the suit could go forwards. The plaintiffs rely on an […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled unanimously that there is no justification for the “enemy combatants” designation of detainees held at the U.S. naval facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The case involves Hazaifa Parhat, a member of the Chinese dissident group, Uigher. The federal appeals court ruled the Pentagon […]
The Security Council demanded that all sides to armed conflicts around the world stop using violence against women as a tactic of war and take much tougher steps to protect women and girls from such attacks. In a resolution adopted unanimously after a day-long debate on women, peace and security, Council members said women and […]
WARNING: THE “SLAUGHTER” LINK CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES A case before a Dutch court will determine whether Dutch peacekeepers operating under the flag of the United Nations are liable for the 1995 massacre of thousands of Muslims in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. In July 1995, forces from the paramilitary group The Scorpions, oversaw the detention […]
We’ve rightly been focused on the Boumediene decision for the last few days, but the good people at the Enough Project were before the UN Security Council today. Co-Chair John Prendergast's testimony is here. In a column Prendergast wrote on Huffington Post, he emphasized the continuing spillover of the Darfur conflict into neighboring Chad. In […]
The Diane Rehm show Tuesday hosted a round-table discussion on the latest decision from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the rights of detainees held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Thursday the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny Guantanamo prisoners the right to challenge their detention. Implications of the ruling, and […]
Today, the Supreme Court denied certiorari over a mandamus action filed by Syrian Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco. While this was the first detainee challenge to be acted on since last week's Boumediene decision, it was a mandamus action rather than a habeas action and so Boumediene probably did not affect the justices’ deliberations. […]
In yet another resounding slap in the face to the Bush administration on its policies during the so-called war on terror, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled 5-4 that foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay have a right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. “We hold these petitioners do have the habeas corpus privilege,” […]
The ICC's first trial, against Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, will be delayed. Lubanga, a leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots, is accused of command responsibility for hundreds of civilian deaths and the large-scale recruitment or impression into service of child soldiers. Critical case documents are available here, though the judges’ written explanation of […]
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