Monthly Archives: October 2010

Serbia has taken a step toward joining the European Union, while the EU warned that further progress would depend on arresting the remaining war-crimes suspects still at large. The Dutch had ruled out further moves towards membership until Serbia captures … Continue reading →

Callixte Mbarushimana, a Rwandan rebel leader wanted for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested in France under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. Mbarushimana is charged with 11 … Continue reading →

War Crimes Trials in Rwanda and in the former Yugoslavia are being hampered by the international community’s lack of will to arrest fugitives and to offer long-term contracts to staff. In the case of Rwanda, ten fugitives are still at … Continue reading →

Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are threatening to pull out of UN peacekeeping missions if the UN publishes a report accusing all three of war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1993 to 2003. In an early leaked version … Continue reading →