Law and Crime Prevention

ICTY

FEATURE: Curtain falls on UN tribunal’s 24-year history of fighting impunity in former Yugoslavia

20 December 2017
Europe

As the United Nations tribunal dealing with atrocities committed during the Balkans conflicts in the 1990s prepares to close its doors on 31 December, top officials say the court has proven skeptics wrong, citing its achievements and its immense contribution to international criminal justice.

UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants

12 December 2017
Africa

Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC) but none arrested or surrendered the Sudanese President, the ICC Prosecutor today told the United Nations Security Council.

CICIG

Guterres 'shocked' by Guatemala's decision to expel UN anti-corruption official

27 August 2017
Americas

Secretary-General António Guterres is shocked to learn that the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, has issued a statement declaring 'persona non grata' the head of a United Nations-backed independent anti-corruption commission, according to the UN Spokesman.