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Poland agrees to enforce sentences imposed by UN war crimes tribunal

18 September 2008
Poland today became the sixteenth European country to sign an accord agreeing to enforce the sentences imposed by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.

Bosnian Muslim army chief receives three-year jail term from UN tribunal

15 September 2008
The head of the Bosnian Muslim forces during the Balkan wars of the 1990s was today sentenced by a United Nations court to three years’ imprisonment over the cruel treatment his troops inflicted on Bosnian Serb soldiers captured during the conflict.

Serbian ultranationalist aide found guilty of contempt by UN tribunal

11 September 2008
A former aide to a top Serbian ultranationalist politician has been found guilty of contempt by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.

UN war crimes tribunal approves temporary release of former Serbian president

10 September 2008
Former Serbian president Milan Milutinović has been granted temporary release by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s so that he can return to his homeland to undergo a medical procedure.

Former staffer at UN’s Balkans war crimes tribunal facing contempt charges

27 August 2008
A former prosecution spokesperson at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s was today charged with contempt of court for allegedly disclosing confidential information relating to the case of Slobodan Milošević.

German appointed as judge on UN war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia

5 August 2008
Christoph Flügge has been appointed to serve on the United Nations war crimes tribunal dealing with the worst offences committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s after the Security Council indicated its support for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s intention to select the German jurist.

Kosovo journalist found guilty of contempt at UN war crimes tribunal

24 July 2008
The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convicted a Kosovo journalist of contempt of court for publishing details about a protected witness who testified at the trial of Kosovo’s former prime minister.
Radovan Karadžic

Karadžić arrest ‘decisive step’ toward ending impunity, says Ban

22 July 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader and fugitive war crimes suspect Radovan Karadžić, who had evaded capture for over a decade after being indicted by the United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
British Soldiers monitor movement of Bosnian Muslims at UN checkpoint (file photo)

UN war crimes tribunal prosecutor welcomes arrest of Radovan Karadžić

21 July 2008
The chief prosecutor of the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has welcomed today’s arrest of the former Bosnian Serb political leader and notorious fugitive Radovan Karadžić.

Temporary release approved by UN tribunal for former Yugoslav army chief

11 July 2008
Dragoljub Ojdanic, the former Chief of the General Staff of the Yugoslav Army, has been granted temporary provisional release on compassionate grounds by the United Nations tribunal set up to deal with the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.