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War Crimes Prosecution Watch, Vol. 13, Issue 8 -- May 28, 2018 PILPG Logo Case School of Law Logo War Crimes Prosecution Watch Editor-in-Chief Taylor Frank FREDERICK K. COX Volume 13 - Issue 8 INTERNATIONAL LAW CENTER May 28, 2018 Technical Editor-in-Chief Ashley Mulryan Founder/Advisor Michael P. Scharf Managing Editors Sarah Lucey Lynsey Rosales War Crimes Prosecution Watch is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that compiles official documents and articles from major news sources detailing and analyzing salient issues pertaining to the investigation and prosecution of war crimes throughout the world. To subscribe, please email [email protected] and type "subscribe" in the subject line. Opinions expressed in the articles herein represent the views of their authors and are not necessarily those of the War Crimes Prosecution Watch staff, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law or Public International Law & Policy Group. Contents AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA Central African Republic Fox News: Rebels Strike Central African Republic City, Kill 6 Human Rights Watch: Central African Republic Showcases a Justice Model in Africa AAJ News: Twelve killed in clashes in Central Africa capital Sudan & South Sudan Daily Monitor: South Sudan group asks ICC to indict President Kiir, Riek Machar Bloomberg: South Sudan President's Plea to Police: Stop Killing and Robbing Democratic Republic of the Congo UN News: Children 'are dying' now in DRC's Kasai from malnutrition, warns UNICEF Relief Web: IRIN contributor expelled from Congo The Guardian: Two Britons held hostage in Democratic Republic of Congo freed News24: UN council calls on DRC to lift ban on demonstrations Burundi Xinhua: Over 900 Burundians flee to Uganda over forced participation in vote Los Angeles Times: 26 killed in rural Burundi attack amid tensions over president's bid to keep power Anadolu Agency: UN expresses concern over violence in Burundi The Washington Post: UN rights chief says Burundi attack 'dangerous development' NPR: Tension Grows Around Referendum In Burundi Jurist: HRW reports violence in Burundi before referendum AlJazeera: Burundi opposition leader rejects referendum ahead of result WEST AFRICA Lake Chad Region — Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon Vanguard: Army in final push against Boko Haram in Lake Chad All Africa: Nigerian, Cameroonian Troops Kill 15 Boko Haram Terrorists in Lake Chad Mali Norwegian Refugee Council: People flee violence in Central and Northern Mali I Politics: Government yet to establish benchmarks for Mali mission success CBC News: Mali delegation taps Canadian expertise documenting human rights abuses EAST AFRICA Uganda Modern Ghana: Ugandan Leader of Shadowy Rebel Group in Court Over Mass Murder Charges allAfrica: Children of the Cape Flats Are Child Soldiers Kenya The Star: Blow to war on graft after court quashes immunity Rwanda (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) The New Times: Early release of Genocide convicts clouds ICTR legacy, Busingye UN News: Service born from sacrifice: Rwanda's commitment to UN peacekeeping Somalia All Africa: Isis Claims Assassination of Policeman in Mogadishu, Releases Photos to Prove The Star: Al Shabaab suicide bomber hits Somalia military convoy NORTH AFRICA Libya The Libya Observer: Tubu, Awald Sulaiman tribes fight over Sabha castle control leaving tens of casualties The Libya Observer: East Libya forces attack on Derna causes deaths, injuries on both sides The Libya Observer: Human Rights Watch says civilians are endangered by Dignity Operation attack on Derna The Libya Observer: Gaddafi cell planning to carry out terrorist acts in Tripoli arrested The Libya Observer: Three Dignity Operation fighters killed in attack in southern Ajdabiya EUROPE Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber Balkan Insight: Bosniak Ex-Fighter Jailed for Crimes Against Serb Prisoners Balkan Insight: Bosniak Commander's Trial Resumes after Four-Year Break Balkan Insight: Bosnian Serb Indicted for Prijedor Detentions, Killings Balkan Insight: Sarajevo Court Acquits Serbs of Killing Family Balkan Insight: Bosnian Croat Commander Cleared of Prisoner Abuses Balkan Insight: Bosnia Tries Serb Ex-Policeman for Persecution, Murders Balkan Insight: Bosnian Serb Policeman Indicted for Six Bosniaks' Disappearances International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Eurasia Review: Serbian Policeman Admits Burning Homes In Bosnia Yahoo News: Convicted Serb radical buys house at persecution site Balkan Insight: Hague Tribunal Archive Centre Opens in Sarajevo Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia Balkan Insight: Serbia to Probe Health Impact of NATO Depleted Uranium Balkan Insight: Serb Paramilitary's War Crimes Retrial Opens in Zagreb Balkan Insight: Red Berets Fighter: Serbian Official was Our Commander MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA Iraq The Guardian: 'They deserve no mercy': Iraq deals briskly with accused 'women of Isis' Iraqi News: Islamic State military commander arrested in Iraq's Mosul Iraqi News: Islamic State militants execute chieftain in Iraq's Kirkuk Iraqi News: Six people killed, injured in Islamic State attack, northeast of Diyala The Washington Post: Iraq says suicide bomber kills 7 in northern Baghdad park Syria The National: White Helmets vow to keep saving lives in face of funding freeze The Washington Post: Monitor: 42 killed by Israeli strikes in Syria this week Amnesty International: New property law punishes the displaced and could obstruct investigation of war crimes The Guardian: Chemical weapons watchdog may be given fresh powers in Paris talks Afghanistan Human Rights Watch: Afghan President Offers Airstrike Victims Apology, Not Justice UN News: UN condemns blasts that leave 8 dead at cricket stadium Equal Times: Afghan media's "deadliest day" exposes the resolve, resilience and vulnerability of its journalists The Intercept: With Medal Of Honor, Seal Team 6 Rewards A Culture Of War Crimes Yemen Tampa Bay Times: Yemeni officials say Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills 6 StarTribune : Yemeni officials say fighting kills 115 in western Yemen The National: Seven killed by Houthi missile in Marib Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Special Tribunal for Lebanon Naharanet: Defense Case Begins at Special Tribunal for Lebanon The Daily Star: Defense team expert talks witness reliability at STL The Daily Star: Defense criticizes suspect identification methods at STL The Daily Star: Expert affirms criticism of witness selection Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal bdnews24.com: War crimes tribunal takes Prosecutor Tureen off all cases for 'meeting suspect' bdnews24.com: Mymensingh's Riaz Uddin Fakir to die for war crimes bdnews24.com: War crimes convict Billal Hossain dies in Dhaka bdnews24.com: Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee opens probe into ICT prosecutor Tureen Afroz The Globe Post: War Crimes Judges to Hold Closed Talks on Rohingya Crisis Human Rights Watch: War Crimes Verdict Based on Flawed Trial New Age Bangladesh: Five 'war crimes suspects' held in Pirojpur New Age Bangladesh: War crimes convict Mahidur dies at RMCH War Crimes Investigations in Burma Frontier Myanmar: War crimes judges to hold closed talks on Rakhine crisis Relief web: Update from Kachin Women's Association Thailand (KWAT) on Burma Army war crimes against Kachin IDPs Israel and Palestine Aljazeera: UN rights chief: Israel's Gaza response 'wholly disproportionate' Aljazeera: UN votes to send war crimes investigators to Gaza US News: Palestinians Ask ICC to Investigate Alleged Crimes by Israel AMERICAS North & Central America The Crime Report: Mexican Drug Cartels, Officials Collude in 'Crimes Against Humanity' Reuters: Guatemala sentences four military officers for civil war crimes South America The Epochtimes: The Life and Crimes of Daniel Ortega Wall Street Journal: Hezbollah Said to Be Laundering Money in South American Tri-Border Region TOPICS Truth and Reconciliation Commission allAfrica: Gambia: Truth Commission Will Partner With Tango Daily Maverick: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has still not resulted in restorative justice Daily Observer: Female Victim Pleads for War Crimes Court Terrorism Iraqi News: Iraqi court sentences Russian terrorist to death over joining Islamic State Daily Times: 13 terrorism-related cases sent to military courts NBC News: Alexander Ciccolo, Boston police captain's son, pleads guilty to terror plot The Guardian: Isis supporter encouraged terrorists to target Prince George, court told Piracy U.S. News and World Report: Pirates Burn, Beat, and Toss Fishermen Overboard off Suriname New China: Piracy incidents double off coast of East Africa in 2017 U.S. News and World Report: Pirate Attacks Grow in South America and Caribbean Gender-Based Violence Saudi Gazette: Rape as a weapon against Rohingya Sudan Tribune: S. Sudan's Kiir, rebel leader Machar must face ICC/a> GroundViews: Conflict-Affected Women in Sri Lanka – Still Waiting For Answers Commentary and Perspectives CNN: The only way to bring justice to ISIS 'Beatles' The Intercept: With Medal of Honor, Seal Team 6 Rewards a Culture of War Crimes Gulf News: ICC prosecutions can deliver justice WORTH READING Sandesh Sivakumaran: Armed Conflict-Related Detention of Particularly Vulnerable Persons: Challenges and Possibilities Muttukrishna Sarvananthan: ‘Terrorism’ or ‘Liberation’? Towards a Distinction Lori A. Nessel: Deliberate Destitution as Deterrent AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA Central African Republic Official Website of the International Criminal Court ICC Public Documents - Cases: Central African Republic Rebels Strike Central African Republic City, Kill 6 Fox News May 15,
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