A former senior defence official was convicted on Thursday of
instigating Rwanda's 1994 genocide and committing crimes against
humanity and war crimes.
Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials on
Wednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the cases
for which Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest ten years ago.
The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to heal
the wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committed
by all sides to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The former Bosnian Serb leader could be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands either this weekend or early next week, depending on the outcome of a possible last minute appeal.
Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has applied for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Omar El Bashir for 10 counts of genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes.
Amnesty International welcomes Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights conventions is a key step to
ensuring human rights are respected, protected and realized for all in
Pakistan in line with international standards,” said Amnesty
International.
