The Hague

The Lockerbie Trial: A Unique Moment in International Justice and Diplomacy

Cynthia P. Schneider | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Cynthia P. Schneider

The understandable outrage at the release of Megrahi should not overshadow the memory of the trial that brought him to justice.

Putting an End to Impunity: The Promise of the International Criminal Court

Andrew Tarsy | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


Andrew Tarsy

Now, after more than a half-century of letting political leaders literally get away with murder, a new model of international justice is taking shape.

In Defense of Charles Taylor: Perspectives from Liberia

Robert Blair | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Robert Blair

While we in the international peanut gallery gape at the spectacle of the Charles Taylor trial -- a murderer defending indefensible acts -- many Liberians continue to endorse Taylor and his charismatic brutality.

Charles Taylor At Trial Denies Ever Eating Human Flesh

AFP | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


Liberia's former president Charles Taylor on Monday denied that he had ever eaten human flesh or ordered his fighters to do so as he answered allegati...

Dutch Return Severed Head Of King Badu Bonsu II To His Descendants In Ghana 171 Years Later

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepte...

Abyei: A Harbinger for Sudan

Colin Thomas-Jensen | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


Colin Thomas-Jensen

As with other conflicts inside Sudan, the ongoing, violent tug of war over Abyei -- an oil rich territory straddling the north-south border -- has both local and national dimensions.

Why The ICC Should Speak Out on Iran

Christopher Santora | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


Christopher Santora

Of the many criticisms levied against the international community's efforts to promote accountability, perhaps the most pervasive critique is a rather simple one -- the lack of consistency.

Charles Taylor: Nothing Wrong With Displaying Human Skulls At Roadblocks, Symbol Used At Western Universities Too

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he...

Charles Taylor War Crimes Defense Begins

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will take the stand to assert that he was trying to bring peace to Sierra Leon...

The Children In The Middle: A Perspective On Human Rights

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

International parental child abduction is not a new phenomenon but its increasing frequency appears to be a by-product of globalization.

Callixte Kalimanzira Sentenced To 30 Years For Rwandan Genocide

Reuters | Posted 07.23.2009 | World


A U.N. court trying masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide Monday gave a 30-year jail sentence to a former interior minister accused of tricking thousa...

Angelina Jolie Attends Trial At The Hague

AP | Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Angelina Jolie sat in a courtside booth Tuesday at the International Criminal Court and watched the trial of a Congoles...

Summit To Launch New Commitment To Afghanistan

AP | MIKE CORDER and ARTHUR MAX | Posted 04.30.2009 | World


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A 72-nation conference on Afghanistan will launch a broader international commitment to the security of the region, inc...

Iran-NATO Hold First Talks In 30 Years

AFP | Stephanie Lob | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


Iran and NATO have held their first talks since the Iranian revolution 30 years ago, officials at the military alliance said Thursday, in a new sign o...

An Arrest Warrant for al-Bashir, Could Bush Be Next?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.06.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

The court's decision grimly spelled out the suffering of the people of Darfur, a history full of murder, torture, rape, pillage and deliberate attacks on civilians. Could the ICC's decision set a precedent?

Radovan Karadzic Refuses To Enter Plea At The Hague

BBC | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has again refused to enter a plea at a UN tribunal at The Hague, where he is facing war crime charges. ...

Kosovo Verdicts Shake Serbia

ABS-CBN News | David Vujanovic | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


An ex-Serbian president cleared of war crimes is unlikely to get a hero's Friday on his return home, where the conviction of five other leaders is see...

Darfur War Crimes Indictment Could Split International Community

The Guardian | Simon Tisdall | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


Britain, France and the US are up against a united front of African and Muslim countries, backed by China and Russia, over the imminent indictment of ...

Congolese Militia Leader Denies War Crimes

BBC | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga has pleaded not guilty to charges of using child soldiers, at the International Criminal Court (ICC). ...

Stop The Fake Outrage: Illinois Gov. Small Change Compared to Bush

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Yes, there should be headlines that say "Shame!" but this ignorant want-to-be-thug of a governor is a small fish a few states away from the mother of all corrupt ponds, Washington D.C.

The Democratic Republic of Congo: "We're on the Run Again"

Bukeni Waruzi | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Bukeni Waruzi

The people in eastern Congo are tired; we have been running for more than a decade now. We need to sit down, live in peace and raise our children.

Israeli Minister: Kidnapping Ahmadinejad Would Be OK

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


JERUSALEM — An Israeli Cabinet minister and one-time spy who helped kidnap Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann and bring him to trial said Tuesday th...

The Hague Takes Karadzic Into Custody For War Crimes Trial

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has Radovan Karadzic in custody, 13 years after indicting the Bosnian Serb leader on g...

Darfur Genocide Charges Expected for Sudan's President

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 07.19.2008 | Home


UNITED NATIONS — The prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president...