criminal

UN-backed probe of illegal armed groups in Guatemala issues first report

The independent body set up with United Nations help to investigate the activities of illegal armed groups in Guatemala has presented its first report, finding that clandestine criminal elements have become “encrusted” in State institutions in the Central American country.

New registrar of International Criminal Court vows to strive to protect witnesses

Protecting witnesses will be a major challenge for the International Criminal Court as the tribunal prepares to conduct its first trial this year, the incoming ICC registrar said today.