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UN war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia needs more time, says Ban

16 March 2010
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, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj

Serbian nationalist leader faces fresh contempt of court charges at UN tribunal

5 February 2010
The leader of the Serb Radical Party was today charged with contempt of court by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkans over allegedly revealing details about protected witnesses in his own trial.

UN war crimes courts call for greater efforts to seize indicted ringleaders

3 December 2009
Top officials of the United Nations war crimes tribunals today called for Serbia’s “critical” cooperation in capturing the two remaining top fugitives accused of atrocities in the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and denounced Kenya for failing to cooperate in the case of a major suspect in the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj

Trial of Serb politician to resume at UN war crimes tribunal in January 2010

25 November 2009
The United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has ordered that the trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj, which had been adjourned in February amid allegations that witnesses had been intimidated, resume on 12 January 2010.
Dragomir Milošević

UN war crimes tribunal reduces sentence of convicted former Bosnian Serb general

12 November 2009
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s today cut four years off the 33-year sentence imposed on a former Bosnian Serb army general who commanded much of the siege of Sarajevo.
Radovan Karadžić

UN’s Balkan war crimes tribunal decides to appoint defence counsel for Karadžić

5 November 2009
The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to prosecute the worst offences committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today instructed its registrar to appoint a defence lawyer for former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, who stands accused of genocide.
Judge Patrick Robinson of Jamaica, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

UN’s Balkan war crimes tribunal re-elects President and Vice-President to new terms

28 October 2009
The two most senior officials of the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to try people accused of committing the worst offences during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s have been elected to another stint in office, the court announced today.
Radovan Karadžić

Genocide trial at UN tribunal adjourned by a day after Karadžić boycotts opening

26 October 2009
The genocide trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić opened today before a United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague but was then adjourned by a day after the defendant failed to attend the proceedings.
ICTY courtroom

UN war crimes trial of Karadžić to start later this month after appeal rejection

14 October 2009
The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the 1990s Balkan conflicts will start on 26 October at the latest after the rejection of his appeal that he enjoys immunity through an earlier deal with United States officials.
Florence Hartmann Guilty of Contempt of Tribunal

Ex-staffer at UN’s Balkan war crimes tribunal found guilty of contempt

14 September 2009
A former prosecution spokesperson at the United Nations tribunal set up to tackle the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s faces a fine of €7,000 after being found guilty today of contempt of court by the same tribunal for disclosing confidential information about the case of Slobodan Milosević.