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UK court blocks extradition of former Bosnia president [JURIST] A UK court on Tuesday blocked the extradition of former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic [Trial Watch profile] to Serbia to stand trial for alleged war crimes. Ganic, who served as vice president during the outset of the 1992-1995 Bosnian civil war [JURIST news archive], is accused of ordering attacks in Sarajevo in violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War [text]. A City of Westminster Magistrates\' Court [official website] judge blocked the bid, saying... |
ICTY denies early release of former Serb parliament head [JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Monday denied [decision, PDF] early release to former Bosnian Serb Assembly leader and convicted war criminal Momcilo Krajisnik [ICTY materials, PDF; JURIST news archive]. Krajisnik was sentenced [JURIST report] by the ICTY in 2006 to 27 years in a British prison for his role in the forced evacuation and displacement of several thousand Muslims and Croatians, including women and children, during the Bosnian war in 1992. Though... |
Serbia parliament rejects Kosovo independence in perpetuity [JURIST] The Serbian National Assembly [official website] on Monday voted 192-26 to pass a resolution [press release] that Serbia would never recognize Kosovo as an independent nation. The declaration comes a week after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website] ruled that Kosovo\'s unilateral declaration of independence did not violate international law [JURIST report]. The resolution was passed during the National Assembly\'s Sixth Extraordinary Session [activity report] after 12 hours of debate and stressed the need to maintain Serbian... |
US government increasing enforcement of immigration laws: report [JURIST] Mounting emphasis on enforcement of existing immigration laws under the Obama administration has seen a sharp rise in deportations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website], according to a Washington Post report [text] Monday. The new emphasis on enforcement was outlined in a June memo [text, PDF] from ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton [official profile]. ICE expects to have the resources to deport 400,000 illegal immigrants this year, a 10 percent increase over last year\'s total. Additionally,... |
Algeria court indicts ex-Guantanamo detainee [JURIST] The Algerian prosecutor\'s office said Monday that former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Aziz Abdul Naji [NYT profile] had been indicted, but did not specify the charges. The charges come after a period of detention by the Algerian government under a statute that allows for the detention of terror suspects for up to 12 days. Naji was released Sunday after a judge placed him under judicial supervision [Reuters report], requiring him to appear at the local police station... |
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