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Ban Ki Moon says Yugoslavia tribunal needs more time
Ban Ki Moon says Yugoslavia tribunal needs more time
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Ban Ki Moon says Yugoslavia tribunal needs more time

The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s will need more time to complete its work after originally being scheduled to wind down at the end of this year,...
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Taipei, Taiwan

Amnesty: Taiwan should scrap death penalty

Amnesty International called on Taiwan's President on Thursday to lead the region by scrapping the death penalty, adding pressure to alter a popular law a week after his justice minister quit to press for...
Simon Bikindi: Rwanda tribunal upholds genocide singer’s conviction
Simon Bikindi: Rwanda tribunal upholds genocide singer’s conviction
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Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania

Rwanda tribunal upholds genocide singer’s conviction

Hutu killers sang his songs as they slaughtered Tutsis in Rwanda and in 2008, judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) found him guilty of incitement to commit genocide. On Thursday, the...

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Fresh LRA attacks in Congo
Congo (Kinshasa) Congo (Kinshasa) Article: Fresh LRA attacks in Congo

Article: Fresh LRA attacks in Congo

At least 11 civilians and eight troops have died in attacks by Ugandan LRA rebels in the northeast of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a local association said.

Article: UK defends use of foreign terrorism intelligence

Britain on Wednesday defended its use of intelligence obtained by foreign security agencies from terrorism suspects, even when it could not be sure how the informants had been treated.

Article: Over 600 Rwandan rebels killed or captured in Congo

More than 600 Rwandan Hutu rebels have been killed or captured since January in an operation backed by the UN mission to the country, the Congolese army said Wednesday.

Article: Camera Justitia film festival starts next week

The Movies that Matter festival, the successor to the Amnesty International Film Festival, opens on March 26th in The Hague. The week long festival will present some 70 human rights films and documentaries along with daily talk shows and de...

Article: Kyrgyz protesters threaten to oust president

Thousands of Kyrgyz protesters threatened on Wednesday to oust President Kurmanbek Bakiyev if he failed to accede to their demands within a week, five years exactly after violent protests propelled him to power. A strategic nation, home to...

Article: Sudan security re-arrests Darfur rebels

Sudanese security officials arrested 15 Darfur rebels weeks after the country's president pardoned and freed them, their lawyer said on Wednesday, amid signs that a peace deal with their insurgent force was faltering.

Article: Sudan to sign deal with small Darfur rebel group

The Sudanese government is to sign a deal with a small Darfur rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), this week as talks with the larger Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) falter, a minister said.

Article: Rio staff face China trial

The trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying in China will begin on 22 March in a Shanghai court, Australia's foreign affairs department said on Wednesday.

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United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Article: Yemen Shi'ite rebels free 178 soldiers, civilians

Article: Yemen Shi'ite rebels free 178 soldiers, civilians

Yemen Shi'ite rebels freed 178 government soldiers and civilians on Wednesday, a day after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet over implementation of a truce deal to end a northern war, Al Arabiya reported.

Article: Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's home

Protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday after the government rejected calls for elections, but the opposition campaign was showing signs of flagging.

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