Human Rights

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Convicts Radovan Karadžić (March 25, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 25, 2016 the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Rado

European Court of Human Rights Rules Sweden Must Assess Asylum Seeker’s Conversion to Christianity Before Deciding on Removal (March 23, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Swedish autho

ICC Confirms Charges against Lord's Resistance Army Commander Dominic Ongwen (March 23, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 23, 2016 Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed seventy charges brought b

ICC Convicts Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo for Crimes Committed in the Central African Republic (March 21, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 21, 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo of two counts of crimes

UN Human Rights Council Releases Report on Human Rights Violations in South Sudan (March 11, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On March 11, 2016 the United Nations Human Rights Council published a

UN Presents Report on Sex-Abuse by Peacekeepers (March 4, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 4, 2016, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released a new report  recommending special mea

Srebrenica at 20: The ICTY Issues Long-Due Final Convictions

In the twilight of its life, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has been the subject of renewed attention as it issues final judgments in its most high-profile cases. Last year, marking the twentieth anniversary since the tragic events of July 1995 in Srebrenica, Bosnia (mass executions of Muslim men and forcible transfers of women, children, and elderly), the ICTY Appeals Chamber delivered, in the Popović et al.

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Volume: 
20
Issue: 
6
Author: 
Christos Ravanides
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European Court of Human Rights Rules that Ordering the Blacking-Out of Photograph of Man Held Captive and Tortured Was Not Contrary to the Convention (February 25, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 25, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights ruled (judgment only