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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Leader Gets Life Sentence After Genocide Conviction
Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal gave its final verdict on Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on former head of state Khieu Samphan.
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Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Two To Death For 1971 War Crimes
A special Bangladesh tribunal today handed out death sentences to two people for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war and for aiding Pakistani troops.
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5 Men Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh For 1971 War Crimes
Five hardline Islamists were sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing crimes against humanity and siding with the Pakistani troops in carrying out the genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.
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Convicted War Criminal Kills Himself With Poison At UN Court
A Bosnian Croat leader convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia died after drinking poison as he was declared guilty in court.
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International Criminal Court Orders 'Reward' As A Token To War Crime Victims
The International Criminal Court Friday ordered 297 victims of ex-Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to each be paid "a symbolic" $250 in damages for a brutal 2003 attack on their village, in the tribunal's first such award.
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South Africa To Withdraw From International Criminal Court
South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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Bangladesh Sentences Former Member Of Parliament To Death For War Crimes In 1971
A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence For Top Islamist Leader
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Blog: Is Begum Khaleda Zia Trying to Distance Herself From Jamaat-e-Islami?
The Jamaat-e-Islami party has called a 24-hour 'hartal' in Bangladesh today to demand the release of Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed, sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for war crimes against Bangladeshis during the 1971 war.
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Serbia Arrests 7 Over 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Serbian police today arrested seven people suspected of taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, in which around 8,000 Muslim and boys were killed, the war crimes prosecutor's office said.
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Another Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Sentenced to Death in Bangladesh
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death today after convicting him of atrocities committed during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Ex-Minister Sentenced to Hang for Genocide
Bangladesh's war crimes court today sentenced a former government minister to hang for rape and genocide during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
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International Tribunal in Cambodia Jails Khmer Rouge Cadres for Life
A United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia sentenced the two top surviving cadres of the Khmer Rouge regime to life in jail on Thursday after finding them guilty of crimes against humanity for their roles in the 1970s "killing fields" revolution.
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Verdicts Due Against Cambodian Khmer Rouge Leaders
Three and a half decades after the genocidal rule of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ended, a UN-backed war crimes tribunal is due to deliver its first verdicts on Thursday in a historic case against the last two living leaders of the regime to stand trial.
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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Leader Gets Life Sentence After Genocide Conviction
Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal gave its final verdict on Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on former head of state Khieu Samphan.
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Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Two To Death For 1971 War Crimes
A special Bangladesh tribunal today handed out death sentences to two people for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war and for aiding Pakistani troops.
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5 Men Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh For 1971 War Crimes
Five hardline Islamists were sentenced to death today by a special Bangladeshi tribunal for committing crimes against humanity and siding with the Pakistani troops in carrying out the genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.
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Convicted War Criminal Kills Himself With Poison At UN Court
A Bosnian Croat leader convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia died after drinking poison as he was declared guilty in court.
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International Criminal Court Orders 'Reward' As A Token To War Crime Victims
The International Criminal Court Friday ordered 297 victims of ex-Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to each be paid "a symbolic" $250 in damages for a brutal 2003 attack on their village, in the tribunal's first such award.
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South Africa To Withdraw From International Criminal Court
South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
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Bangladesh Sentences Former Member Of Parliament To Death For War Crimes In 1971
A special tribunal dealing with war crimes committed during Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971 has sentenced a former lawmaker to death and seven others to life in prison for murder and other crimes.
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Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence For Top Islamist Leader
Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Blog: Is Begum Khaleda Zia Trying to Distance Herself From Jamaat-e-Islami?
The Jamaat-e-Islami party has called a 24-hour 'hartal' in Bangladesh today to demand the release of Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed, sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for war crimes against Bangladeshis during the 1971 war.
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Serbia Arrests 7 Over 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Serbian police today arrested seven people suspected of taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, in which around 8,000 Muslim and boys were killed, the war crimes prosecutor's office said.
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Another Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Sentenced to Death in Bangladesh
A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death today after convicting him of atrocities committed during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Ex-Minister Sentenced to Hang for Genocide
Bangladesh's war crimes court today sentenced a former government minister to hang for rape and genocide during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
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International Tribunal in Cambodia Jails Khmer Rouge Cadres for Life
A United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia sentenced the two top surviving cadres of the Khmer Rouge regime to life in jail on Thursday after finding them guilty of crimes against humanity for their roles in the 1970s "killing fields" revolution.
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Verdicts Due Against Cambodian Khmer Rouge Leaders
Three and a half decades after the genocidal rule of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ended, a UN-backed war crimes tribunal is due to deliver its first verdicts on Thursday in a historic case against the last two living leaders of the regime to stand trial.
