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UN tribunal grants early release to former Bosnian Serb detention camp guard

31 July 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today released a Bosnian Serb convicted last year of war crimes committed while serving as a detention camp guard.

Security Council backs plan by war crimes tribunal to refer some cases to national courts

23 July 2002
The Security Council today backed a plan by the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to shift responsibility for trying lower-lever officials to national jurisdictions in an effort to complete the court’s work as quickly as possible.

UN tribunal for former Yugoslavia grants provisional release to war crime suspect

22 July 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has granted the provisional release of a Serb charged with several counts of crimes against humanity and other war crimes for his alleged involvement in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the early 1990s.

Bosnian Serb suspected of crimes against humanity transferred to UN tribunal

10 July 2002
A Bosnian Serb suspected of involvement in mass rapes during the Balkans war in the early 1990s was transferred today to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague where he will face charges of crimes against humanity.

Former Bosnian Serb official accused of war crimes to appear before UN tribunal

9 July 2002
A Bosnian Serb official accused of ordering the demolition of a defenceless village and the burning of its mosque is scheduled to appear tomorrow before the United Nations war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia, the tribunal announced on Tuesday.

UN war crimes court ends legal aid for suspect after uncovering abuse by defence team

8 July 2002
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today withdrew its legal aid from a suspect who was found to have lied about his financial situation and abused the resources of the court.