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News Europe (Aljazeera)
The European Parliament has backed the findings of a UN-backed report into last year's Gaza war, which heavily criticised Israel and accused both Tel Aviv and Hamas of war crimes.
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U.N. rights envoy seeks Myanmar war crimes inquiry (The Star)
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar called on Thursday for an international inquiry into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the ruling junta.
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UN rights envoy seeks Myanmar war crimes inquiry (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * UN investigator calls for inquiry after latest visit * Denounces pattern of gross violations of basic freedoms * Wants 2,100 prisoners freed, including Aung San Suu Kyi By Stephanie Nebehay ...
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Business as usual in Burma (Guardian Unlimited)
A call by a senior UN official for Burma's military rulers to be investigated for "international crimes", including crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated against Burmese civilians, has ratcheted up pressure on the junta as it finalises much-criticised plans for the country's first elections in 20 years . The development also casts further doubts on flailing US attempts to
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Kenyatta denies selling land to government (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday testified in a defamation case that his family has lodged against Nation Media Group. Kenyatta was in the court to defend his family against claims that his family that sold land to the government to resettle the Internally Displaced Persons.
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Uganda : Mengo Backs Anti-Museveni ICC Petition (AllAfrica.com)
The Mengo establishment has supported a recent petition lodged with The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), seeking the indictment of President Museveni over the September 2009 riot killings in Kampala and parts of Buganda.
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EU observers confident of monitoring Sudan polls (Middle East Online)
EU mission's chief observer admits they cannot cover each voting centre across Africa's largest country.
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EU observers say confident of monitoring Sudan elections (Eu Business)
(KHARTOUM ) - European Union election observers in Sudan said on Thursday they are confident of being able to detect any irregularities in next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.
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Israel's unfair 'law of return' (Guardian Unlimited)
The yearly drive to encourage British Jews to emigrate to Israel culminated last weekend in the Israel Property Exhibition in a north London synagogue. "Make your dream come true with your own home or investment in Israel," it urged.
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UN envoy to Burma suggests war crime investigations (ABC Radio
The UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma has recommended a Commission of Inquiry be set up to see if a war crimes case should be sent to the International Criminal Court.
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War crimes trial of DR.Congo's Bemba delayed
This handout video grab released by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2008 shows DR Congo ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba during a pre-trial hearing in The Hague. The trial of
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Guinea massacre a crime against humanity: ICC
Guinean police arrest a protester in front of the biggest stadium in the capital Conakry, September 28, 2009. The massacre of opposition supporters by Guinea's military junta in September 2009
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Guinea opposition bloodbath a crime against humanity: ICC
Deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda (L) meets Guinean Prime Minister Jean-Mari Dore (R) in Conakry. The massacre of opposition supporters by Guinea's military junta in
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OPINION: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR LUIS MORENO-OCAMPO
Pamela Yates’ documentary The Reckoning features the determined and thoughtful Luis Moreno-Ocampo, charged with prosecuting the world’s most vilified politicians – he talks with the Insider about genocide and the role film can play in fighting large-scale injustice. Posted by Holly Willis on Jan 18, 2009 at 09:01 pm.