Mahathir's war crimes tribunal under fire
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A war crimes tribunal set up by Malaysian ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad has been criticised by a former United Nations senior official and activists, who say the body lacks legitimacy.
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Indonesian security forces have used torture and inhumane treatment to force confessions from suspected separatists and their sympathizers in the province of Aceh, where the government and rebels have fought a long-running conflict, a human rights group alleges in a report to be released Monday.
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THE HAGUE, NetherlandsâOverriding Slobodan Milosevic&#39;s objections, the UN war crimes tribunal yesterday appointed two lawyers to represent the former Yugoslav president in a bid to speed up the long-delayed trial and curb his courtroom theatrics.
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The presidentÂs call for creating military tribunals to try terror suspects has erupted into a clash with some of the best-known Republican Party warriors.
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The head of Turkey's highest judicial body says comments made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear to question the impartiality of the court.
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BELGRADE Expect some fireworks Tuesday when Slobodan Milosevic takes up his own defense at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Over the last few years, as the prosecution presented evidence that the former
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The human rights record in Malaysia is little better after Abdullah Badawi's first year as prime minister, a report says.
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Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges against the Kurds resumed Monday after an 11-day break. The court was expected to hear more witnesses against the former Iraqi president and six other co-defendants, who have pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in a military offensive against the Kurds, codenamed Operation Anfal.
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Cambodia passes legislation to set up a tribunal to try leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime.
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AMSTERDAM -- The first international war crimes trial of Kosovo Albanians began yesterday, with three former rebels accused of abducting and killing suspected collaborators and Serb civilians during the 1998-to-'99 conflict.
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Facing new violence and harsh criticism, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has promised to set up an independent commission to investigate the deaths in southern Thailand of 85 accused Muslim rioters, including 78 who died in military detention.
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The top court in Turkey attacks PM Tayyip Recep Erdogan for his criticism of a key constitutional ruling.
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The maker of stun guns comes under fire from Amnesty International.
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The killing of five journalists in East Timor in 1975 returned to haunt Indonesia and Australia Wednesday as an inquest into their deaths drew to a close with a call for war crimes charges to be laid.
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THE HAGUE -- Overriding the defendant's objections, the UN war crimes tribunal appointed two lawyers to represent Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, hoping to speed up the long-delayed trial and curb the former Yugoslav leader's courtroom theatrics.
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The alleged leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s most dangerous Islamic militant group has gone on trial in Indonesia charged with terrorist offenses that carry the death penalty.
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JAKARTA has called on Thailand&#39;s premier to explain his allegations that Indonesian radical groups were behind unrest in the south of his country that has left more than 560 people dead this year.