Archive for the “CRIMES & VIOLENCE” Category
Jun
07
2011
Jun
04
2011
Protesters in Syria are mourning their dead – Officials deny accusationsPosted by Arms Control Center in CRIMES & VIOLENCE, tags: Syria, Syrian Revolution, VOAThousands of people turned out Saturday for the funerals of anti-government protesters killed in unrest in Syria. Syrian rights groups say at least 63 people died Friday as protesters continued to demand the departure of President Bashar al-Assad. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
03
2011
Ratko Mladic’s first appearance at the war crimes tribunalPosted by Arms Control Center in CRIMES & VIOLENCE, tags: Hague, Ratko Mladic, Serbia, VOA, war crimesThe former military commander of the Bosnian Serbs, Ratko Mladic, made his first public appearance at the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia after 16 years as a fugitive. During his arraignment, he refused to plead to the 11 counts against him – including genocide, extermination and murder. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
03
2011
Mladic is seriously ill and has been treated for cancer, according to his lawyersPosted by Arms Control Center in CRIMES & VIOLENCE, tags: Hague, Ratko Mladic, Serbia, war crimesAfter 16 years on the run, Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic made his first appearance Friday before the U.N war crimes tribunal at The Hague to answer charges of genocide during the Bosnian war. Read the rest of this entry » |





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