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UN war crimes tribunal grants Bosnian Serb early release

31 March 2005
A Bosnian Serb camp officer sentenced to seven years' jail by a United Nations war crimes tribunal for his role in what was described as "a hellish orgy of persecutions" has been released after serving two-thirds of his sentence.

UN war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia hands down final indictments

15 March 2005
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today handed down its final indictments, charging an ex-Interior Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and a police officer with war crimes that included murder and the wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages.

Former Kosovo Prime Minister pleads not guilty at UN war crimes court

14 March 2005
The former Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, appeared today before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and pleaded not guilty to all charges against him – 17 counts of crimes against humanity, including murder and rape, and 20 counts of war crimes.

Kosovo's ex-premier faces charges of murder, rape and other war crimes at UN tribunal

10 March 2005
Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has been charged with murder, rape, the forced deportation of Serb civilians and other war crimes and crimes against humanity over his role in the deadly ethnic fighting in 1998-99 that led the United Nations to take over the administration of the province.

Bosnia and Herzegovina gets own war crimes court to help UN tribunal

9 March 2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina today launched its own War Crimes Chamber to help with the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as the court attempts to meet its 2008 deadline for trying the last of the cases stemming from the ethnic violence of the 1990s.