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Carla Del Ponte

Arresting remaining war crimes fugitives top priority - UN prosecutor

12 September 2003
The prosecutor for the United Nations tribunal trying cases stemming from the Balkan wars of the 1990s today outlined her strategy for completing the court's work, with the top priority now to arrest the remaining fugitives in the former Yugoslavia.

Bosnian Serb pleads guilty to murder, rape and persecution – UN tribunal

4 September 2003
A Bosnian Serb charged by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with crimes against humanity, today pleaded guilty to all four counts against him, including murder and rape.

Former Yugoslav admiral pleads guilty at UN tribunal to violating customs of war

27 August 2003
A former Yugoslav admiral, charged before a United Nations tribunal with war crimes for the shelling and bombing of the historic Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik in 1991, pleaded guilty today to an amended indictment of violations of the laws or customs of war, including murder and cruel treatment.

UN tribunal subpoenas ex-Prime Minister of Republika Srpska

18 July 2003
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has issued a subpoena ordering a former Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina to appear as a witness in an ongoing case.

Former colonel in Yugoslav army transferred to UN tribunal

2 July 2003
A former colonel in the Yugoslav Peoples Army (JNA) has been transferred to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) detention unit where he awaits trial for crimes against humanity and other war crimes, including the murder of at least 200 non-Serbs.

Former Bosnian Serb president to begin serving 11-year war crimes sentence in Sweden

27 June 2003
The former President of the Republika Srpska in Bosnia, Biljana Plavsic, has been transferred to a Swedish prison to serve her 11-year prison term handed down by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Former Bosnian Croat militia leader transferred to UN war crimes Tribunal

24 June 2003
A former Bosnian Croat militia commander has been transferred to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to face charges of crimes against humanity for ordering an attack on Muslim civilians in 1993, the court said today.

UN marks 10-year anniversary of war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia

23 May 2003
Ten years after the Security Council set up a tribunal to prosecute war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, it can be "justly proud" of the important achievements in recording the crimes that scarred the Balkans in the 1990s, the president of the United Nations court said today.

UN tribunal gives prosecutors 100 extra days to wrap up case against Milosevic

20 May 2003
Judges in Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial underway at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have given prosecutors an additional 100 trial days to complete their case against the former Yugoslav president.

Former Yugoslav army officer set to appear before UN tribunal

20 May 2003
A former Yugoslav army officer will make his initial appearance tomorrow before the United Nations International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on multiple counts of war crimes allegedly committed during the 1991 assault on Vukovar.