Monthly Archives: October 2009

Sentences upheld in the last ruling to come down in Freetown, Special Court for Sierra Leone.

By lindalorden | October 28, 2009

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Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina rejects proposal for extension of international personnel for War Crimes Chamber.

By lindalorden | October 28, 2009

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Karadzic’s absence angers The Mothers of Srebrenica, a victim’s rights group representing the families of Srebrenica 1995 genocide.

By lindalorden | October 28, 2009

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Future of The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the first court to try crimes of terrorism, may be uncertain.

By lindalorden | October 14, 2009

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Proposed changes that would mandate the extension of international personnel working in the Court and Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina refused.

By lindalorden | October 14, 2009

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Former Senator Hanneke Gelderblom-Lankhout, the Hague, Netherlands observes July 29 Elections in Moldova

By lindalorden | October 8, 2009

IJSD Board Member, Senator Hanneke Gelderblom-Lankhout (ret.) served as an OSCE (The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Election Observer in the July 29, 2009 Elections in Moldova.  Moldova Elections July 09 Report

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One of Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspect arrested in Uganda

By lindalorden | October 6, 2009

Rwandan deputy intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, former captain in Rwanda’s army has been arrested and will be taken to Arusha, Tanzania, where the International Criminal Tribunal will try him for charges of genocide.  Full Report of article By GODFREY OLUKYA, Associated Press Writer

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Peter A. Tinsley, Chairperson MPCC Canada, participates in First International Workshop on Independent Civilian Oversight sponsored by UNDP, Iraq

By lindalorden | October 6, 2009

Canada’s Military Police Complaints Commission (MPCC) Chairperson, Peter A. Tinsley presented at the First International Workshop on Independent Civilian Oversight Workshop held in Amman, Jordan in August 2009.  Chairperson Tinsley, at the invitation of the the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented on behalf of the MPCC and the Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of [...]

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At the core of The Canadian Military Police Compliance Commission Public Interest Investigation, standards make the difference.

By lindalorden | October 5, 2009

Peter A. Tinsley, Chairperson Canada’s Military Police Complaints Commission shares with us the report of a Public Interest Investigation surrounding a complaint related to the treatment of Afghan detainees that passed through Canadian Forces in custody in Kandahar, Afghanistan between April 6 – 8, 2006, and the standards behind it. Public Interest Investigation International Standards [...]

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Accused War Criminal Charles Taylor considers himself a peacemaker

By lindalorden | October 1, 2009

September 30, 2009 After almost three months on the stand, Charles Taylor the former President of Liberia has denied all eleven of the charges brought against him, saying, “I resent that characterization of me, it is false, it is malicious and I stop there.” This after Taylor claims that he was working on the wishes [...]

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