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Extensions granted to judges serving on UN war crimes tribunals

14 December 2010
The Security Council today extended the terms of several judges serving on the United Nations tribunals working to bring to justice the perpetrators of the worst crimes committed during the Balkans conflict of the 1990s and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda so that they can complete the cases on which they are working.
International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague

ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence

8 February 2010
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today declined to confirm the charges made against a rebel leader accused of directing the September 2007 attack that killed a dozen African Union peacekeepers in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, citing a lack of evidence.