Jul 22 Watch Prosecutors Prepare to Try Former Serb Leader Karadzic The ex-leader of Bosnian Serbs, responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the region's war, has been transferred to U.N. custody. Former ambassador Richard Holbrooke and author Laura Silber discuss what Radovan Karadzic's arrest means for the region. Continue watching
Jul 21 War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested in Serbia By PBS News Hour Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted men for his role in civilian massacres, was arrested Monday evening in a sweep by Serbian security forces, President Boris Tadic's office said. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Military Investigation into ’05 Haditha Killings Raises Questions The Marine Corps announced this week that two Marines would be court-martialed for their involvement in a 2005 incident in Haditha, Iraq, that saw 24 Iraqi civilians killed. A retired Army lawyer and a former Iraqi U.N. representative examine the… Continue watching
Jun 04 Former Liberian Leader Boycotts War Crimes Trial By PBS News Hour Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who has been charged with atrocities in Sierra Leone, did not show up for the start of his trial in The Hague on Monday, saying he would not get a fair hearing in the U.N.-backed… Continue reading
Feb 27 First Darfur War Crimes Suspects Announced By PBS News Hour International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday named a Sudanese minister and a militia leader as the first two official suspects of war crimes in Darfur. Continue reading
Nov 06 Shiites, Kurds Celebrate Saddam Death Sentence; Sunnis Protest By PBS News Hour Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity Sunday and sentenced to hang for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a Shiite town, prompting thousands to spill into the streets in either jubilation or protest. Continue reading
Apr 05 Taylor Trial Could Lead Way to More African War Crimes Tribunals By PBS News Hour Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first African leader to face war crimes charges when he stood before an international tribunal in the West African nation of Sierra Leone April 3. Continue reading
Jul 26 Milosevic Illness May Complicate War Crimes Trial International war crimes judges reported that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, on trial in The Hague for crimes committed during the Balkan wars, is at serious risk of a heart attack and should consider not serving as his own counsel. Continue reading
Jul 03 Milosevic Refuses to Enter Plea At U.N. War Crimes Tribunal Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to enter a plea to war crimes charges today in his first appearance before a U.N. tribunal. Continue reading
May 25 Yugoslavia Investigates Milosevic’s Role in War Crimes Taking the first major step toward a war crimes trial, Yugoslav police are investigating the role of former president Slobodan Milosevic in covering up a massacre of ethnic Albanians. Continue reading