FREDERICK K. COX INTERNATIONAL LAW CENTER

Founder/Advisor

Michael P. Scharf

WAR CRIMES

PROSECUTION

WATCH

Volume 10 - Issue 2 April 5, 2015

EDITOR IN CHIEF Alexis Krivoshik

MANAGING EDITORS Ryanna Miller Aaron Kearny

SENIOR TECHNICAL EDITOR R. Tadd Pinkston

War Crimes Prosecution Watch is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that compiles official documents

and articles from major news sources detailing and analyzing salient issues pertaining to the

investigation and prosecution of war crimes throughout the world. To subscribe, please email warcrimeswatch@pilpg.org and type "subscribe" in the subject line.

Opinions expressed in the articles herein represent the views of their authors and are not

necessarily those of the War Crimes Prosecution Watch staff, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law or Public International Law & Policy Group.

Contents

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Darfur, Sudan

The Irish Times: Efforts to Arrest Sudan President Foiled by UN Veto

Kenya

Capital News: Trial Against Ruto, Sang Resumes at the ICC

AllAfrica: Mutea Iringo Demands Apology from DP Ruto's ICC Lawyers

AllAfrica: ICC Judge out of Uhuru Case

AFRICA

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

VOA News: Court Rejects Charles Taykir Bid to Serve Prison Term in Rwanda

ABC News: Court Upholds Conviction of Woman in Rwanda Genocide Case

Mali

Expatica: Jihadists Decapitate Malian Accused of Informing for French Army

UN News Centre: Boko Haram 'Weakened" But Still Committing 'Horrendous' Acts, Says UN Regional Envoy

Chad

Hirondelle News Agency: Chadian Court Jails Former Habre Aides for Life

Human Rights Watch: Habre-Era Agents Convicted for Torture

EUROPE

Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Josip Tolić Sentenced to 10 Years of Imprisonment

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mirsad Šijak Sentenced to 7 Years and 9 Months in Prison

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Second-Instance Verdict Sent Out Second-Instance Verdict Sent Out

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Accused in Goran Maksimović et al. Plead Not Guilty

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ratko Dronjak Sentenced to 15 Years of Imprisonment

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Accused in Jadranko Šaran et al. Plead Not Guilty

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Bosniak Soldiers "Killed Each Other" at Srebrenica, Witness Claims

Zee News: Serbia Arrests Eight in its First Arrests Over Srebrenica Massacre

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Bosnian Serb Brigade Commander "Unaware" of Srebrenica Crimes

Yahoo News: Serb Politian Seselj Ordered to Return to Hague Trial

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: "No Stench from Srebrenica Graves" - Witness

Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia

InSerbia News: Djuric: Serbs in Kosovo Still Not Free

Reuters: Bosnian, U.S. Officials Discuss Deportations Over War Crimes

Reuters: Serbia Makes First Arrests of Suspected Srebrenica Gunmen

Blouin News: Are Serbia's War Crime Arrests a Game Changer?

The New York Times: Serbia Arrests Eight Suspected in 1995 Srebrenica Massacre

Business Insider: Bosnian, U.S. Officials Discuss Deportations Over War Crimes

Jurist: Serbia Court Orders Detention of 8 Suspects for Srebrenica Massacre

InSerbia News: Proceedings Against 220 Perpetrators Of Crimes Against Serbs

InSerbia News: Belgrade: Indictees for Crime in Strpci Released From Detention

Fox 6: 8 Serb Suspects in Srebrenica Massacre Get 30-day Detention

BGN News: Bosnian War Crime Suspect Dabetic Caught in Turkey

Rutland Herald: Retrial Sought In War Crimes Case

Fox News: UN War Crimes Tribunal Revokes Provisional Release of Serbian Nationalist Vojislav Seselj

Reuters: War Crimes Court Revokes Serb Nationalist Seselj's Compassionate Release

MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

The Cambodia Daily: Ex-Khmer Rouge Official Denies Sending Prisoners to be 'Eliminated'

Jurist: HRW: Cambodia Must Act on Criminal Charges Against Khmer Rouge Leaders

The Phnom Penh Post: Ex-Cadre Endured 'Trauma' at Prison

VOA Khmer: Critics Call for Action at Tribunal, as Third Suspect Named

The Phnom Penh Post: Dudman Hears Pol Pot Interview at KRT

Iraq

Voice of America: UN: IS May Have Committed War Crimes in Iraq

Dunya News: Iraq Vows to Bring Its Own Rights Violators to Justice

Reuters: France Presses at U.N. for Islamic State to Face World Court

Jurist: Rights Violations by ISIL: The Problem is Enforcement

Syria

Daily Mail: Syria Accused of Unleashing Fresh Chlorine Gas Attack: World's Chemical Watchdog 'Seriously Concerned' as Assad Regime Accused of Further War Crimes

Syria Deeply: Former Chief Prosecutor Decries Lack of Will to Prosecute War Crimes

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

The Daily Star: Hezbollah-Future Tensions Spill into Cabinet Session

The Daily Star: Lahoud had Motive to Kill Hariri: STL Defense

The Daily Star: STL Defense Strategy takes Shape in Sabaa Questioning

The Daily Star: Rifi-Fneish Ruckus mars Cabinet Session

Naharnet Newsdesk: Saniora before STL: Syria Promised us 'New Lahoud' if We Accepted Extension

Naharnet Newsdesk: Saniora before STL: Hariri Sought Extension of Hrawi's Term to Avoid Lahoud's Election

The Daily Star: STL Grills Siniora Over Generals Jailed after 2005 Bombing

Naharnet Newsdesk: Daryan Says Halting Mustaqbal-Hizbullah Dialogue is 'Forbidden'

Naharnet Newsdesk: London Announces $1.5 Million Funding to STL

The Daily Star: President Assad: the STL's Elephant in the Room

Naharnet Newsdesk: Report: STL Gives Deadline for Lebanese Government to Cooperate with Defense

Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal

The Daily Star: 4th Person Accuses Hasan of Shooting FF's Father

Dhoka Tribune: 10 Charges Against 8 Jamalpur Razakars Finalised

ANI News: Bangladeshis Demand Fast Trials of War Criminals on Independence Day

The Daily Star: Formal Charges to be Brought on April 13

BDNews 24: Kamaruzzaman Review Hearing Wednesday

War Crimes Investigations in Burma

VOA News: UN: Myanmar Backtracking on Human Rights

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH): Burma: UPR Commitments Remain Largely Unaddressed

The Associated Press: Myanmar Police Reject Lawsuit Against Government Minister

VOA News: Myanmar Urged to Consider Revising Draft Investment Law

The Irrawaddy: Burmas Military Milestone

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

United States

Bahamas Tribune: Activists Brief U.S. Senate on 'Human Rights Violations' in the Bahamas

The Washington Post: US Hits Syrian Bank Official, 3 Companies with Sanctions

New York Times: Obama Removes Weapons Freeze Against Egypt

Reuters: Poland Seeks U.S. Assurances Over Guantanamo Inmate

International Business Times: US and Cuba Lay Ground For Human Rights Talks

Fox News: Think Tank Tallies 64 Terror Plots Targeting American Homeland Since 9/11

South & Central America

International Justice Monitor: Guatemala Debates Future of UN-backed International Commission against Impunity

The Washington Post: Secret Nazi Hideout Believed Found in Remote Argentine Jungle

The Guardian: Florida No Longer Safe Haven for War Criminals as US Prosecutors Take Action

New Internationalist: No Peace with Impunity for Colombia

TOPICS

Terrorism

The New York Times: Canada: Men Found Guilty of Terrorism

The New York Times: Al-Shabab Suspected in Killing of Uganda Terror Prosecutor

The New York Times: California Man Facing Terrorism Charge Writes to Newspaper

The New York Times: Egypt Prosecutor Names Brotherhood Leaders as Terrorists

The New York Times: Mentally Ill British Man Pleads Guilty to U.S. Terrorism Charges

The New York Times: Austria Charges 14-Year Old With Terror Offences

Piracy

Reuters Africa: Rise in Illegal Fishing Threatens to Revive Somali Piracy

All Africa: East Africa: Comesa Lends Support for Establishment of EU-Funded Maritime Security Centre in Seychelles

Marine Link: South East Asia Shipping Piracy Hotspot

Seychelles News Agency: Eight Somali Adults and One Minor Convicted of Piracy by the Seychelles Supreme Court

Gender-Based Violence

Zambia Daily Mail: GBV Fast Track Courts in Progress

The Post: Ivory Coast Jails Mother for Circumcising Daughter, 4

All Africa: Congo-Kinshasa: UN Welcomes 'Milestone' Declaration Aimed at Combating Rape in War

REPORTS

UN Reports

The Washington Times: ICC Should Prosecute Islamic State for Genocide, War Crimes: U.N. Report

UN News Centre: ISIL May Have Committed Genocide, War Crimes in Iraq, Says UN Human Rights Report

Epoch Times: Mass Grave Found As UN Says ISIS Suspected Of Genocide

The Japan Times: South Sudan Rebels Free 250 Child Soldiers: U.N.

UN News Centre: Security Council Urges 'Effective, Comprehensive' Steps To End Tensions in South Sudan

The Globe and Mail: Syrian People Feel Abandoned As World Focuses On Islamic State, UN Chief Says.

The Jurist: UN: Asylum Applications in Industrialized Countries Greatly Increased

Human Rights Watch: UN: Human Rights Council Fails Iraqi Civilians: Countries Should Press All Parties to End Abuses

The Jurist: Rights Violations by ISIL: The Problem Is Enforcement

Taipei Times: UN Boss Holds Talks in Iraq, Troubled By Iraqi Abuse Claims

NGO Reports

Human Rights Watch: After Liberation Came Destruction: Iraqi Militias and the Aftermath of Amerli

Human Rights Watch: "He Didn't Have to Die": Indiscriminate Attacks by Opposition Groups in Syria

WORTH READING

Worth Reading

Monica Hakimi: Custom's Method and Process: Lessons from Humanitarian Law

Christine M Lillie: This Is The Hour of Revenge: The Law and Psychology of Propaganda and International Conflict

J. David Velleman: Konrad Morgen: The Conscience of a Nazi Judge

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

BGN News: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Demands Access to Classified Archives

Reuters: Archbishop Ahouanan to Head Ivory Coast's Reconciliation Commission

New Zimbabwe: Kenya's President Apologises for Government's Past Wrongs

NewsDay: Parly Urged to Pass enabling Law for Peace Commission

Commentary and Perspectives

Alex Conte: An Old Question in a New Context: Do States Have to Comply with Human Rights When Countering the Phenomenon of Foreign Fighters?

Mark Kersten: On the Table: Trading Justice for Peace in Palestine

Rogier Bartels: Killing With Military Equipment Disguised as Civilian Objects is Perfidy

Rogier Bartels: Killing With Military Equipment Disguised as Civilian Objects is Perfidy, Part II/a>

Kevin Jon Heller: No, Disguising Military Equipment As Civilian Objects to Help Kill Isn't Perfidy

Ashley Deeks: International Legal Justification for the Yemen Intervention: Blink and Miss It

John Bellinger: The Tenth Year Anniversary of UNSCR 1593, which Referred the Situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court