A Rwandan court on Thursday granted the bail request of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder . Judge Johnson Busingye of the High Court of Rwanda granted unconditional release [Reuters...
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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday called for the release of US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder in a letter to Rwanda authorities. Acting on...
Serbia court upholds sentences of 3 militants in 1999 Kosovo deaths
A Serbian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentences of three members of Serbia's "Scorpion" paramilitary group for the death of 14 civilians in March 1999 during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war . The...
US Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling on the Rwandan government to release detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile;...
A Finnish court on Friday convicted former Rwandan pastor Francois Bazaramba on charges relating to his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , sentencing him to life in prison. Bazaramba had denied...
ICTR defense lawyers call for release of US lawyer, threaten boycott
More than 30 defense lawyers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) released a joint statement Tuesday calling for the release of detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile; JURIST...
US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder on Wednesday attempted to commit suicide while being held in a Rwandan prison on charges of genocide denial, according to police. Erlinder was reportedly found...
European Union police officers on Thursday arrested a suspected war criminal in Kosovo. Sabit Geci is accused of being a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) , which allegedly tortured prisoners at an...
Swedish Police on Wednesday arrested a Kosovo war crimes suspect. The suspect is accused of committing war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war in the small village of...
France appeals court upholds oil company liability for 1999 spill
The Paris Appellate Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's 2008 decision finding French oil company Total and several other defendants criminally liable for an oil spill that occurred of the coast of...