PILPG Logo Case School of Law Logo War Crimes Prosecution Watch Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Hassan FREDERICK K. COX Volume 14 - Issue 08 INTERNATIONAL LAW CENTER May 25, 2019 Technical Editor-in-Chief Kurt Harris Founder/Advisor Michael P. Scharf Managing Editors Gloria Neilson Faculty Advisor Mary Preston Jim Johnson 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 NORTH AFRICA Libya NATO Secretary General calls for end to Libya fighting (NATO) Libyan general praised by Trump accused of possible war crimes (CNN) Amnesty International: War crimes committed in Tripoli offensive (The Libya Observer) Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack outside Libyan oilfield (Reuters) CENTRAL AFRICA Central African Republic First aid in years lifts hope for cut-off towns in Central African Republic (Reuters) ICC postpones hearing of Central African Republic case to September (CGTN) UN: Armed Group Kills More Than 30 in Central African Republic (Voice of America) Sudan & South Sudan Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir Charged in Connection With Killing of Protesters (NY Times) Democratic Republic of the Congo WEST AFRICA Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Lake Chad Region — Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon Buhari says Lake Chad basin is no longer a safe haven for Boko Haram (CGTN) Climate change pushes farmers to 'tipping point' in Lake Chad crisis (Reuters) Mali Nigerian UN peacekeeper killed in Mali (Aljazeera) Security Council Press Statement on Attacks against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (reliefweb) Liberia Gov’t Urged to Seek Accountability for War Crimes (Liberian Daily Observer) US Senator Young to Lobby for War Crimes Court (Liberian Daily Observer) EAST AFRICA Uganda Lawyers of Uganda’s ex-Warlord Want June Hearing Dates at the ICC Changed (Journal du Cameroun) Kenya Why are Kenyans protesting their government? (The Washington Post) Fate of Dadaab Refugee Camp in Limbo as Kenya Presses for Closure (Voice of America) Spreading the net: Somali Islamists now target Kenyan recruits (Reuters) Rwanda Australian PM confirms secret Rwandan guerilla deal (Politico) Rwanda and Sri Lanka: A tale of two genocides (The Conversation) Somalia Somalia War Crimes Trial Starts Monday, as Another Survivor Seeks Justice (Just Security) Plagued by separatism and terrorism, Somalia struggles to take advantage of its oil reserves (TheNewArab) UN chief: Somalia making progress but must tackle extremism (Associated Press) US troops, nonprofit trainers and a 'Lightning Brigade’ battle for Somalia (MilitaryTimes) EUROPE Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina, War Crimes Chamber Bosnia Tries Ex-Fighters for Crimes Against Humanity in Konjic (Balkan Transitional Justice) Serbian War Crimes Trials Undermined by Long Delays: Report (Balkan Transitional Justice) Bosnian Court Jails Woman for War Crimes Against Serbs (JusticeInfo) International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Domestic Prosecutions In The Former Yugoslavia Turkey Russian Ambassador Says Missile Defense for Turkey No Threat to Greece (The National Herald) U.S. Missile Offer Still in Play as Turkey Stands by Russia (Bloomberg) MIDDLE-EAST Iraq Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could ‘burn’ Iraq (Associated Press) UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of IS crimes (Yahoo News) UN envoy: Islamic State revival in Iraq must be prevented (Associated Press) Syria Reveal Fate of Missing Victims of ISIS (Human Rights Watch) Syria: Security Council must address crimes against humanity in Idlib (Amnesty International) UK pair who planned Syria journey on TripAdvisor jailed Conditions Are Deteriorating At Syria Camp Where ISIS Families Are Being Held (NPR) Yemen Yemen government accuses UAE of landing separatists on remote island (Reuters) Yemeni minister accuses the Houthis of committing war crimes against civilians (The National) Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen (The Nation) Special Tribunal for Lebanon Israel & Palestine Nearly 50 Palestinians wounded in 'Catastrophe' anniversary protests on Gaza-Israel border (Reuters) Head of Reporters Without Borders says Israel shot journalists intentionally (Middle East Monitor) Gulf Region Saudi ship facing arms protests leaves Spanish port (The Washington Post) Saudi-UAE coalition carries out deadly air raids on Yemen's Sanaa (Al Jazeera) France Should Stop Fueling Saudi War Crimes in Yemen (Human Rights Watch) Saudi Arabia to convene Arab leaders over recent attacks (Reuters) Saudi Arabia Threatens 'Force If Necessary' Against 'Criminal Iranian Regime' (Forbes) ASIA Afghanistan What Trump's pardon of war criminals says about US policy in Afghanistan (TRT Word) Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia How Cambodia’s Day of Remembrance for Genocide Victims Has Always Been Complicated by Politics (Time) Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal Rohingya girls rescued from traffickers in Bangladesh (Al Jazeera) Bangladesh Halts Visas for Pakistani Nationals Amid Diplomatic Impasse (Sputnik International) Bangladesh didn't stop visas to Pakistanis, says foreign minister (Business Standard) War Crimes Investigations in Myanmar Army Shoots Motorcycle Driver Dead in N. Rakhine (The Irrawaddy) Bangladesh police kill two suspected Rohingya traffickers in clash (Reuters) Girl Killed, Villagers Hurt by Myanmar Army Gunfire in Rakhine State (Radio Free Asia) AMERICAS North & Central America Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen (The Nation) America Loves Excusing Its War Criminals (Foreign Policy) Court rules Virginia Uber driver is Somali war criminal (The Telegraph) South America Brazil officials say 11 dead in ‘massacre' at Belém bar (USA Today) Ex-rebel in Colombia recaptured after release from jail (Fox News) Ecuador Sends in Troops Amid Troubling Prison Gang Violence (Insight Crime) US invests an extra $160 million in Colombia’s peace process (Colombia Reports) Colombia sentences two ex-paramilitary fighters for 2000 attack on Jineth Bedoya (Committee to Protect Journalists) Venezuela TOPICS Truth and Reconciliation Commission Parties in negotiations to get ‘their’ people in transitional justice bodies (Kathmandu Post) Liberia: Justice Campaigner Dismisses TRC Claim by Family of Agnes Reeves Taylor (Front Page Africa) Liberia: Video Appeal for War Crimes Court (Human Rights Watch) Liberia: President Skips Truth & Reconciliation Commission Event in Gbarnga (Front Page Africa) Liberia: Slain Ex-Minister’s Son Calls for Prince Johnson’s Prosecution as He Avenges His Father’s Death (Front Page Africa) Terrorism France Should Stop Fueling Saudi War Crimes in Yemen (Human Rights Watch) Dutch police arrest Syrian suspected of war crimes, terror (The Washington Post) Military Brass Warn Trump Against Memorial Day Pardons for War Criminals (New York Magazine) Piracy Gender-Based Violence Commentary and Perspectives UN: Catastrophic failure as civilians ravaged by war violations 70 years after Geneva Conventions (Amnesty International) WORTH READING What is a War Crime?: Oona A. Hathaway, Paul Strauch, Beatrice Walton, and Zoe Weinberg AFRICA NORTH AFRICA Libya NATO Secretary General calls for end to Libya fighting (NATO) May 13, 2019 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met the United Nations Secretary- General’s Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé at NATO headquarters on Monday (13 May 2019) for talks on the security situation in Libya. The Secretary General expressed the Alliance’s deep concern over the situation in Libya and stressed that he would continue to urge all parties to end the fighting and join again the political process, as called for by the United Nations. The Secretary General further emphasized that the current conflict is increasing the suffering of the Libyan people and putting civilian lives at risk. He made clear that there is no military solution to the situation in Libya. NATO fully supports the work of the United Nations in Libya and the Secretary General thanked the Special Representative for his work to broker a truce and to find a political solution to the crisis. NATO will continue to urge all parties in Libya, and all members of the international community, to support the UN-led process. The Secretary General stressed that NATO is prepared to help Libya build effective security institutions, including a modern Ministry of Defence and effective security services under the civilian control of the government. This would be done at the request of the Libyan government and only when the security conditions allow it. During his visit, Mr. Salamé also briefed the North Atlantic Council. All Allies reiterated that there is no military solution to the current crisis in Libya. They also reiterated their full support to the UN continued efforts in the country. Libyan general praised by Trump accused of possible war crimes (CNN) By Zachary Cohen and Joshua Berlinger May 15, 2019 The two sides battling for control of the Libyan capital Tripoli have engaged