ICTY

Carla Del Ponte

UN war crimes prosecutor urges Security Council to keep pressure on Balkan fugitives

15 December 2006
The Security Council must send a message to Radovan Karadžic and Ratko Mladic, the most notorious fugitives remaining from the Balkan wars of the 1990s, that, regardless of when they are arrested, they will face trial at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Tribunal’s Chief Prosecutor said today.

Serb politician awaiting trial at UN war crimes tribunal agrees to end hunger strike

8 December 2006
The Serbian politician who has been on a hunger strike for almost a month as he awaits trial before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia announced today that he will resume eating and accept medical treatment now that the court has reversed an earlier decision concerning his counsel.

Serb politician on hunger strike ‘holds the key to his health,’ says UN war crimes tribunal

6 December 2006
The Serbian politician who continues to refuse food as he awaits trial before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia “holds the key to his health and life,” the tribunal warned today.

UN war crimes tribunal sentences Bosnian Serb general to life in jail

30 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former Bosnian Serb general to life in prison after dismissing an appeal against his convictions for his role in the long siege of the city of Sarajevo during the early 1990s.

Hunger strike by accused Serb politician prompts concern from UN war crimes tribunal

30 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today expressed grave concern about the actions of Vojislav Šešelj, the Serbian politician who has refused food as he awaits trial on charges of taking part in an ethnic cleansing campaign during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

UN war crimes tribunal partly overturns convictions against Bosnian Serb politician

28 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has partly upheld the appeal of a Bosnian Serb politician who had been convicted of persecuting non-Serb civilians during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

UN tribunal backs earlier decision to quash most convictions of Bosnian Croat general

24 November 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has dismissed a prosecution request to review its appeal decision to quash most of the convictions of a former Bosnian Croat general who had been accused of ordering a massacre of Muslim villagers in 1993.

Bosnian Serb leader jailed for 27 years after UN tribunal convicts him of war crimes

27 September 2006
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former Bosnian Serb political leader to 27 years’ jail after convicting him of crimes against humanity for his role in the 1990s conflict in the Balkans.

UN tribunal seeks arrest of Bosnian Serb leader wanted for contempt of court

27 June 2006
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today issued an arrest warrant against Branko Djeric, a former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb-dominated entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to face charges of contempt of court.

Bosnian Serb brought before UN tribunal on war crimes after ten years at large

12 June 2006
A Bosnian Serb military police sub-commander accused of a range of war crimes, including gang rape and torture of women, has been brought before the United Nations criminal tribunal on the Balkan violence of the early 1990’s after ten years on the run.