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JURIST - Paper Chase
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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