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Independent UN human rights expert urges Gambia to halt stream of executions
An independent United Nations human rights expert today strongly condemned the recent execution of nine people in the Gambia, and called on the Government to refrain from executing an additional 39 people reported to be on death row.
Myanmar sentences 2 UN staff to jail for violence
A court in Myanmar has sentenced two United Nations staff members to prison terms for their alleged involvement in a spate of bloody communal violence in the west of the country in June, the world body said Monday.
UN court rules Senegal must prosecute ex-Chadian leader or extradite him
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Senegal must either prosecute former Chadian President Hissène Habré for war crimes or extradite him “without further delay.”
Tribunal says Hariri trial to start March 25
A judge at the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri set March 25 as the tentative date to start the trial in absentia of four suspects, the court announced Thursday.
Pillay calls for DR Congo murder trial to respect standards of due process
The United Nations human rights chief today called for the appeal trial in the case of a murdered Congolese human rights defender, Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, and the disappearance of his driver, to fully respect international standards of due process.
Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in prison for Congo war crimes
The International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga for 14 years Tuesday for using child soldiers in his rebel army, the first sentence to be handed down by the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal.
UN Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers four convicts to Mali and Benin
The United Nations tribunal trying key suspects implicated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has transferred four convicts to serve their sentences in Mali and four to Benin.
SG calls on States to abolish death penalty
Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States which use the death penalty to abolish this practice, stressing that the right to life lies at the heart of international human rights law.
Four detained ICC staff members released
Libyan authorities today released the four International Criminal Court (ICC) staff members who were detained in the country for nearly a month following their visit to Saif Al-Islam Qadhafi, who has been indicted by the court in relation to attacks against protesters and rebels during last year’s pro-democracy uprising.
SC extends terms of service of UN Rwanda genocide tribunal staff
The Security Council today decided to permit four judges of the United Nations tribunal trying serious crimes committed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide to serve beyond the expiry of their terms of office so that the court can wrap up its work by the target date of December 2014.
