News Clips - All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of

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News Clips - All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of
Genocide/
Coupures de presse - Groupe parlementaire multipartite pour la
prévention du génocide
Good day / Bonjour,
Le français suit
For your information, attached are articles from the past week on the
subject of genocide and crimes against humanity. Please note that the
documents are provided in their original language of publication.
À titre de renseignement, veuillez trouver ci-joint des articles parus la
semaine dernière touchant le génocide et les crimes contre l’humanité.
Veuillez noter que les articles transmis sont dans la langue officielle dans
laquelle ils ont été rédigés.
Thank you / Merci
EVENTS – ÉVÈNEMENTS

Ryerson Conference on Preventing Atrocities
REPORTS – RAPPORTS
 Under Siege: Indiscriminate Bombing and Abuses in Sudan’s
Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States
 Resolving the Abyei Crisis: Preventing Violence and Promoting
Peace
 Mali: First Assessment of the Human Rights Situation after Three
Week Conflict
 Mali : Premier bilan de la situation des droits humains après trois
semaines de combats
NEWSCLIPS – COUPURES DE PRESSE
Sudan / Soudan


Sudan reaffirms accusation to US of providing support to SPLM-N
Former child soldiers registered for reintegration

‘16.000’ new tribal clashes’ displaced arriving in N. Darfur towns

“No plan” for Abyei area to be administered by UN: South Sudan

Khartoum speaks about possible talks with SPLM-N

Human rights expert pledges support for reconciliation in Darfur

Bombing civilians in southern Sudan is a war crime
 South Sudan mobilises for humanitarian intervention in Jonglei’s
Pibor county

Home of Sudan's Darfur uprising 'still in rebel hands'

‘Government shelling’ in C. Darfur town continue, man killed

Al Bashir Dissolves Abyei Steering Committee

S. Sudan accuses Sudan of deadly attack

South Sudan still on disputed border: Sudan army
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L'armée sud-soudanaise toujours à la frontière du Soudan
Democratic Republic of Congo / République démocratique du Congo

DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army
 Des crimes de guerre ont été perpétrés par le M23 et par l'armée
congolaise
 L’ONU envisage de créer une brigade d’intervention rapide en
RDC

Arrest of DRC Plot Suspects Welcomed

Les rebelles congolais arrêtés voulaient renverser Kabila

DRC’s prime minister: ‘Peace within reach’

Congo M23 Rebel Talks Falter

Congo's M23 rebels say peace deal possible by end-February

Les rebelles du M23 ont modifié leurs positions autour de Goma

Trois morts dans une embuscade attribuée au M23

DRC rebels dismiss 'biased' UN rights report
Other Related News / Autres Nouvelles

Bangladesh: Abdul Kader Mullah gets life sentence for war crimes

Rwanda genocide convictions overturned

Génocide rwandais : deux anciens ministres acquittés
 ICC orders Libya to immediately hand over Gadhafi-era
intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi
 La CPI ordonne à la Libye de lui livrer l'ancien chef des
renseignements de Kadhafi
 ICC case against Kenya's deputy PM proceeds despite claim that
witness lied

Canada risks becoming haven for war criminals: Cotler

France denies delaying trial for genocide suspects

Genocide trial for ex-Guatemalan leader
 Guatemala: l'ex-dictateur Rios Montt sera jugé pour génocide le
14 août
 UN genocide adviser warns of reprisals against Tuareg and Arab
populations

Serbia and Bosnia signed the war crimes protocol
 Un ex-chef militaire pro-Gbagbo arrêté et extradé en Côte
d'Ivoire
 Hissène Habré face à la justice, un moment historique pour
l'Afrique
EVENTS – ÉVÈNEMENTS
Ryerson Conference on Preventing Atrocities
DATE: 2013.02.12 at 16.00-20.00
LOCATION: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson
University 245 Church Street, The Sears Atrium (upper floor), Toronto,
Ontario
SPEAKERS: Jeremy Kinsman, Clint Curle, Michael Abramowitz, Stefanie
Frease, Jill Sinclair, Frank Chalk, and Kyle Matthews
INFORMATION: http://opencanada.org/event/ryerson-conference-onpreventing-atrocities/
Ryerson University is pleased to present a special conference on the
prevention of atrocities, featuring some of the top experts in North America
on various dimensions of the topic.
REPORTS – RAPPORTS
Under Siege: Indiscriminate Bombing and Abuses in Sudan’s
Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States
PUBLICATION: Human Rights Watch
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/12/11/under-siege
This 39-page report is based on five research missions to the hard-to-access
rebel-held areas in the two states and to refugee camps in South Sudan. It
documents the government’s indiscriminate bombing and other attacks on
civilians since conflict between the government of Sudan and the rebel
Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) broke out in June 2011 in
Southern Kordofan following disputed state elections. The report also
describes the effect of Sudan’s refusal to allow humanitarian assistance into
rebel-held areas. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced inside the
two states, surviving on very little, while more than 200,000 have fled to
refugee camps in South Sudan and Ethiopia. […]
Resolving the Abyei Crisis: Preventing Violence and Promoting Peace
PUBLICATION: Enough Project
DATE: 2013.01.17
INFORMATION: http://www.enoughproject.org/reports/resolving-abyeicrisis-preventing-violence-and-promoting-peace
The cold war between Sudan and South Sudan could reignite into a
devastating armed conflict if they do not quickly resolve their dispute over
the final status of Abyei, a resource-rich area straddling the two countries’
ill-defined border. A new field report and video discusses the urgency of
resolving the dispute in order to maintain peace and security in the
region. […]
Mali: First Assessment of the Human Rights Situation after Three
Week Conflict
PUBLICATION: Amnesty International
DATE: 2013.02.01
INFORMATION: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR37/003/2013/e
n
In this document Amnesty International presents preliminary findings of its
most recent mission in Mali. Civilians have reportedly been extrajudicially
executed by the Malian military since 10 January 2013 and at least five
civilians were killed in an air attack launched in the context of the joint
French and Malian counter offensive aiming to take over the town of Konna.
Human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law have
also been committed by armed Islamist groups including unlawful killings
and the use of child soldiers. […]
Mali : Premier bilan de la situation des droits humains après trois
semaines de combats
PUBLICATION: Amnesty International
DATE: 2013.02.01
INFORMATION: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR37/003/2013/fr
Une délégation d’Amnesty International achève aujourd’hui une mission de
dix jours au Mali et présente ci-dessous ses conclusions préliminaires. La
délégation s’est rendue dans les villes de Ségou, Sévaré, Niono. Elle a pu
également enquêter à Konna et à Diabaly qui venaient d’être reconquises
par les armées française et malienne. […]
NEWSCLIPS – COUPURES DE PRESSE
Sudan / Soudan
Sudan reaffirms accusation to US of providing support to SPLM-N
PUBLICATION: Sudan Tribune
DATE:2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article45431
A senior official with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) again pointed
a finger at the United States, claiming it is aiding rebels from the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) fighting Khartoum in the
border areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan. […]
Former child soldiers registered for reintegration
PUBLICATION: UNAMID Press Release
DATE:2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://unamid.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=11026&ctl
=Details&mid=14213&ItemID=22171&language=en-US
More than 70 former child soldiers, which included 24 girls, were recently
registered in South Darfur for rehabilitation and reintegration. The former
members of the Sudan Liberation Army / Historical Leadership (SLA/HL)
were released in to the communities in 2011. A number of young adults
identified as former child soldiers were also identified and registered to
benefit from the reintegration program in compliance with a commitment
made to the United Nations by the Movement. […]
‘16.000’ new tribal clashes’ displaced arriving in N. Darfur towns
PUBLICATION: Radio Dabanga
DATE:2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/42746
A total of 16.000 new displaced persons are currently arriving in two North
Darfur towns, Kabkabiya and Saraf Omra, because of “harassment and
threats” carried out by Abbala militias, a source told Radio Dabanga.. […]
“No plan” for Abyei area to be administered by UN: South Sudan
DATE: 2013.02.05
South Sudan does not have plans to allow the United Nations to administer
the fertile oil-producing border region of Abyei, which is also claimed by the
government of neighbouring Sudan, a senior official said Tuesday. […]
Khartoum speaks about possible talks with SPLM-N
DATE:2013.02.05
The Sudanese government may engage in direct negotiations with the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) if Juba hands over documents
proving its disengagement with the rebel group. […]
Human rights expert pledges support for reconciliation in Darfur
DATE:2013.02.03
The United Nation’s independent expert on the human rights situation in
Sudan, Mashood Baderin, has vowed to support the Darfur Regional
Authority (DRA) in its efforts to achieve reconciliation in the region. […]
Bombing civilians in southern Sudan is a war crime
PUBLICATION: Toronto Star
DATE:2013.02.02
INFORMATION: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2013/02/0
2/bombing_civilians_in_southern_sudan_is_a_war_crime.html
Just stop the planes. That was the life-saving plea made to me by the very
feisty Khadija in front of the remains of her home in a small village in
Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state last week. It is a plea that the international
community must heed. And it is a plea that should become a priority in
Canadian foreign policy. […]
South Sudan mobilises for humanitarian intervention in Jonglei’s
Pibor county
DATE:2013.02.01
South Sudan’s national government is mobilizing for humanitarian
intervention in the troubled Pibor town where thousands of people were
recently displaced due to clashes between the army and former rebels of
David Yau Yau. […]
Home of Sudan's Darfur uprising 'still in rebel hands'
PUBLICATION: Agence Presse France
DATE:2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hVF
nQyXyv5qj5RuYyuv7edgb1PA?docId=CNG.2c1add870c4bdfa2f5f21737659d1251.31
Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region said on Tuesday they beat back a
government attempt to retake Golo town, where the region's insurgency
began a decade ago.
"This evening our troops defeated NCP forces when they tried to attack
Golo," Ibrahim al-Hillu, spokesman for the Sudan Liberation Army's (SLA)
Abdel Wahid Nur faction, told AFP, referring to the ruling National Congress
Party in Khartoum. […]
‘Government shelling’ in C. Darfur town continue, man killed
PUBLICATION: Radio Dabanga
DATE:2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/42687
Witnesses and a rebel group affirm that the government shelling on Golo, a
central town in West Jebel Marra, Central Darfur, continues for a second day
on Tuesday. A man was reportedly killed as a result of the gunfire.
Several people are fleeing Golo's neighboring villages, such as Kemin,
Gorne, Boronga, which were also targeted by the missiles, one of the victims
told Radio Dabanga. […]
Al Bashir Dissolves Abyei Steering Committee
PUBLICATION: Sudan Vision
DATE:2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=2191
67
President Al Bashir issued presidential decree no. 16 for 2013 dissolving the
Abyei administration steering committee and devolving all its belongings to
the Ministry of the Presidency.[…]
S. Sudan accuses Sudan of deadly attack
DATE:2013.02.03
INFORMATION: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gB7
5gj805kz91RibCpQ3Ghr925w?docId=CNG.d79c799cde4169c2ff7d5feb6446e386.3c1
The South Sudanese army on Sunday accused Sudan of launching a deadly
air assault along their volatile border, but Khartoum promptly denied the
claims.
A spokesman for the South Sudanese army (SPLA) said the attack occurred
on its soil along the border in Upper Nile state. […]
South Sudan still on disputed border: Sudan army
DATE:2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i_yg
x1jE5QvNkcUt7_xEFoe5YF6g?docId=CNG.778f63e0f1b745f9f073f79e6751a0
a4.711
Sudan on Monday accused South Sudan of continuing to occupy six points
along their disputed frontier and of failing to withdraw from a buffer zone as
agreed in September. […]
L'armée sud-soudanaise toujours à la frontière du Soudan
PUBLICATION: Nouvel Observateur
DATE:2013.02.04
INFORMATION: http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/monde/20130204.REU6597
/l-armee-sud-soudanaise-toujours-a-la-frontiere-du-soudan.html
L'armée du Soudan du Sud a annoncé lundi qu'elle ne retirait pas ses
troupes de la zone frontière avec le Soudan en dépit des engagements en ce
sens pris le mois dernier par le gouvernement de Juba. […]
Democratic Republic of Congo / République démocratique du Congo
DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/dr-congo-warcrimes-m23-congolese-army
M23 rebels and Congolese army soldiers raped scores of women and
committed other war crimes during the rebels’ occupation of Goma in
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2012.
Ongoing talks among parties to the conflict, countries in the region, and the
United Nations should ensure that any agreements include holding those
responsible for war crimes to account and that rebel commanders with
abusive records do not serve in the Congolese army, Human Rights Watch
said. […]
Des crimes de guerre ont été perpétrés par le M23 et par l'armée
congolaise
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2013/02/05/rd-congo-descrimes-de-guerre-ont-ete-perpetres-par-le-m23-et-par-larmee-congolaise
Des rebelles du M23 et des militaires de l'armée congolaise ont violé des
dizaines de femmes et ont commis d'autres crimes de guerre pendant
l'occupation par les rebelles de la ville de Goma, située dans l'est de
la République démocratique du Congo à la fin de l'année 2012.
Les pourparlers en cours entre les parties au conflit, les pays de la région et
les Nations Unies doivent faire en sorte d'aboutir à un accord prévoyant que
les responsables de crimes soient poursuivis en justice et que les
commandants rebelles ayant des antécédents d'abus ne servent pas dans
l'armée congolaise, a poursuivi Human Rights Watch. […]
L’ONU envisage de créer une brigade d’intervention rapide en RDC
PUBLICATION: Le Monde
DATE: 2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2013/02/06/l-onuenvisage-de-creer-une-brigade-d-intervention-rapide-enrdc_1827808_3212.html
Près de trois mois ont passé depuis la prise d'assaut des rebelles du
mouvement du 23 mars (M23) sur Goma, à l'est de la République
démocratique du Congo (RDC), sous le regard impuissant des casques bleus,
et l'ONU se dit déterminée à ne plus revivre cet affront. […]
Arrest of DRC Plot Suspects Welcomed
PUBLICATION: All Africa
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://allafrica.com/stories/201302070817.html
Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the South
African authorities' arrest of 19 people suspected of plotting to overthrow
President Joseph Kabila's government in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC).
The suspects were arrested this week in a remote area in Limpopo province,
where they are believed to have been engaged in military training. […]
Les rebelles congolais arrêtés voulaient renverser Kabila
PUBLICATION: Romandie
DATE: 2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://www.romandie.com/news/n/_Afrique_du_Sud__les_r
ebelles_congolais_arretes_voulaient_renverser_Kabila80060220131350.asp
Dix-neuf rebelles présumés originaires de République démocratique du
Congo, arrêtés mardi en Afrique du Sud, devaient recevoir un entraînement
pour renverser le régime du président Joseph Kabila, a affirmé la justice
sud-africaine mercredi.
Aucune indice ne permet à ce stade de relier ce groupe au mouvement
rebelle du M23, qui combat le gouvernement dans l'Est de la RDC depuis mai
2012, a précisé la justice sud-africaine. […]
DRC’s prime minister: ‘Peace within reach’
PUBLICATION: CNN
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/05/drcs-primeminister-peace-within-reach/
One of the deadliest countries on earth may be on the cusp of peace its
prime minister told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday.
Nearly four million people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of
Congo since war erupted in 1998. A brief lull brought some calm until a rebel
group called M23 launched a rebellion in resource-rich Eastern Congo last
year and subsequently took over the city of Goma. […]
Congo M23 Rebel Talks Falter
PUBLICATION: Wall Street Journal
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732380700
4578286262631476242.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
A scheduled negotiation session between Democratic Republic of Congo's
M23 rebels and the government failed to take place in Kampala on Tuesday,
the same day Human Rights Watch accused both sides of committing war
crimes in the mineral-rich but restive Eastern Congo. […]
Congo's M23 rebels say peace deal possible by end-February
PUBLICATION: Reuters Alert Net
DATE: 2013.02.01
INFORMATION: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/congos-m23-rebels-saypeace-deal-possible-by-end-february
Congolese rebels said they expected to sign a peace deal with the
government by the end of February that would end their ten-month revolt,
but Kinshasa said "capricious" demands from the rebels could cause delays.
The M23 rebels have carved out a fiefdom in eastern Congo's North Kivu
province that has dragged Congo's eastern region back into war and
displaced an estimated half a million people. […]
Les rebelles du M23 ont modifié leurs positions autour de Goma
PUBLICATION: Le Soir
DATE: 2013.02.06
INFORMATION: http://www.lesoir.be/179093/article/actualite/fil-info/201302-06/rdc-rebelles-du-m23-ont-modifi%C3%A9-leurs-positions-autourgoma
Les rebelles du mouvement M23 ont modifié leurs positions, avançant de
quelques centaines de mètres en direction de Goma, ville stratégique de l’est
de la République démocratique du Congo qu’ils avaient occupée fin
novembre, a-t-on appris auprès du M23 et des autorités congolaises. Selon
un officier du M23 requérant l’anonymat, les rebelles ont quitté leur poste de
Munigi pour se positionner quelques centaines de mètres plus près de Goma,
le long de la route qui longe l’aéroport. […]
Trois morts dans une embuscade attribuée au M23
PUBLICATION: Le Soir
DATE: 2013.02.02
INFORMATION: http://www.lesoir.be/177052/article/actualite/fil-info/201302-02/rdc-trois-morts-dans-une-embuscade-attribu%C3%A9e-au-m23
Trois personnes ont été tuées et quatre autres blessées jeudi dans l’est de la
République démocratique du Congo (RDC) lors d’attaques contre des
véhicules attribuées aux rebelles du M23, a rapporté samedi la radio
onusienne Okapi, citant des sources locales. Selon la société civile locale,
quatre camions qui roulaient sur la route reliant Goma, le chef-lieu de la
province du Nord-Kivu, à Kibirizi, en territoire de Rutshuru, à environ 100
km au nord-ouest de Goma, ont été attaqués entre 10h00 et 14h00 locales
(entre 11h00 et 15h00 HB). […]
DRC rebels dismiss 'biased' UN rights report
PUBLICATION: News 24
DATE: 2013.02.01
INFORMATION: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/DRC-rebels-dismissbiased-UN-rights-report-20130131
The rebel force active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has
dismissed as "cruelly biased" a UN report that denounced a poor human
rights record and led to UN sanctions against the group. […]
Other Related News / Autres Nouvelles
Bangladesh: Abdul Kader Mullah gets life sentence for war crimes
PUBLICATION: BBC
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21332622
A war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh has found a leader of the main Islamist
party guilty of crimes against humanity during the war for independence
from Pakistan in 1971.
Abdul Kader Mullah of Jamaat-e-Islami, who denied all the charges, was
sentenced to life in prison.
Official estimates say more than three million people were killed in the
war. […]
Rwanda genocide convictions overturned
PUBLICATION: Al Jazeera
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/02/201325126
10151776.html
A UN appeal court has overturned genocide convictions of two Rwandan exministers who were jailed for 30 years in 2011, and ordered their immediate
release.
Appeal Judge Theodor Meron overturned the convictions on Monday for
complicity to commit genocide and incitement to commit genocide against
Justin Mugenzi, who was trade minister during the 1994 genocide, and
Prosper Mugiraneza, former minister in charge of civil servants. […]
Génocide rwandais : deux anciens ministres acquittés
PUBLICATION: Metro France
DATE: 2013.02.04
INFORMATION: http://www.metrofrance.com/info/genocide-rwandais-deuxanciens-ministres-acquittes/mmbd!BYHloBsPIobM/
Les plaies laissées par le génocide rwandais sont loin d'être fermées. Et
l'acquittement lundi de deux anciens ministres soupçonnés d'être impliqués
dans le massacre des Tutsi survenue en 1994 n'apaisera pas les tensions.
Justin Mugenzi et Prosper Mugiraneza, respectivement ministres du
Commerce et de la Fonction publique en 1994, ont en effet été acquittés
lundi par le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR). […]
ICC orders Libya to immediately hand over Gadhafi-era intelligence
chief Abdullah al-Senoussi
PUBLICATION: Montreal Gazette
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/orders+Libya+imme
diately+hand+over+Gadhafiera+intelligence/7931431/story.html
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered Libyan authorities to
immediately surrender slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi's former intelligence
chief Abdullah al-Senoussi.
The written order published Thursday set up the latest legal showdown
between the Hague-based court and Libyan authorities who say they plan to
put Al-Senoussi on trial themselves. […]
La CPI ordonne à la Libye de lui livrer l'ancien chef des
renseignements de Kadhafi
PUBLICATION: Le Monde
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.lemonde.fr/libye/article/2013/02/07/la-cpiordonne-a-la-libye-de-lui-livrer-l-ancien-chef-des-renseignements-dekadhafi_1828803_1496980.html
Le bras de fer entre la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) et Tripoli se poursuit.
La CPI a ordonné jeudi 7 février à la Libye de lui livrer l'ancien chef
des services de renseignement libyens Abdallah Al-Senoussi, qu'elle
soupçonne de crimes contre l'humanité lors de la révolte ayant entraîné la
chute du régime adhafi en 2011. Les avocats de l'ancien responsable
désignés par la CPI ont déjà déposé une requête en ce sens. […]
ICC case against Kenya's deputy PM proceeds despite claim that
witness lied
PUBLICATION: The Guardian
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/feb/07/icc-casekenya-deputy-pm
The prosecutor of the international criminal court seems to be in no mood to
review the case against the deputy prime minister of Kenya, Uhuru
Kenyatta, despite a claim by his London-based QC that the prosecutor had
acted in bad faith by bringing a case against his client based on fraudulent
evidence. […]
Canada risks becoming haven for war criminals: Cotler
PUBLICATION: iPolitics
DATE: 2013.02.04
INFORMATION: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2013/02/04/canada-risks-becominghaven-for-war-criminals-cotler/
The federal government’s reluctance to prosecute those guilty of crimes
against humanity risks turning Canada into a haven for international war
criminals, charge opposition critics.
Liberal Justice Critic Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister, said Canada is
shirking its international responsibility. […]
France denies delaying trial for genocide suspects
PUBLICATION: The Independent
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.independent.co.ug/rwanda-ed/rwanda/7402france-denies-delaying-trial-for-genocide-suspects
France has denied delaying to dispense justice to genocide fugitives on its
soil, arguing that the halting of diplomatic relations between the two
countries from 2006-2009 played a role in French courts not speeding up the
process of trying the suspects.
Rwanda’s National Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga recently told this
magazine that his office was weighing up the option of advising government
to sue France for failing to extradite over 20 genocide fugitives or trying
them. […]
Genocide trial for ex-Guatemalan leader
PUBLICATION: The Australian
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breakingnews/genocide-trial-for-ex-guatemalan-leader/story-fn3dxix61226573194344
Former Guatemalan ruler Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial on August 14 on
charges of genocide in connection with the killing of indigenous people
during his regime in the 1980s, the Supreme Court said Thursday.
The decision to put Rios Montt on trial will mark the first time genocide
proceedings have been brought over the 36-year civil war that ended in
1996, leaving an estimated 200,000 people dead, according to the United
Nations. […]
Guatemala: l'ex-dictateur Rios Montt sera jugé pour génocide le 14
août
PUBLICATION: El Watan
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.elwatan.com/depeches/guatemala-l-exdictateur-rios-montt-sera-juge-pour-genocide-le-14-aout-07-02-2013202511_167.php
Le procès de l'ancien dictateur guatémaltèque Efrain Rios Montt, accusé de
"génocide et crimes contre l'humanité" commis en 1982 contre des
populations indiennes, débutera le 14 août, ont annoncé les autorités
judiciaires.
Le Premier tribunal de Risque majeur, juridiction consacrée aux procédures
sensibles au Guatemala, "a fixé la première audience au mercredi 14 août de
l'année en cours", a annoncé à l'AFP Carlos Castillo, porte-parole de la Cour
Suprême. […]
UN genocide adviser warns of reprisals against Tuareg and Arab
populations
PUBLICATION: UN News Agency
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44058&Cr
=+mali+&Cr1=#.URQ1oh2YuB8
A senior United Nations official today warned of the risk of reprisal attacks
against Tuareg and Arab civilians in various regions of northern Mali and
urged the country’s military to protect all citizens regardless of their ethnic
affiliation.
“While the liberation of towns once under the control of the rebel and
extremist groups has brought hope to the populations of northern Mali, I am
deeply concerned at the risk of reprisal attacks against ethnic Tuareg and
Arab civilians,” the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide,
Adama Dieng, said in a statement. […]
Serbia and Bosnia signed the war crimes protocol
PUBLICATION: New Europe
DATE: 2013.02.01
INFORMATION: http://www.neurope.eu/article/serbia-and-bosnia-signedwar-crimes-protocol
On 1 February, and after five years of negotiations Serbia and Bosnia signed
the war crimes protocol.
The “Protocol on Cooperation in Prosecution of Perpetrators of War Crimes,
Crimes against Humanity and Genocide,” was signed by Goran Salihovic,
who heads the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Vladimir
Vukcevic, head of the War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office of Serbia. […]
Un ex-chef militaire pro-Gbagbo arrêté et extradé en Côte d'Ivoire
DATE: 2013.02.05
INFORMATION: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hIw
CNA9qb6b7bdxOq60UHIpBarMg?docId=CNG.300fff361c7faa7c6bcf71904b9ff
a58.b1
Après l'ex-chef des "jeunes patriotes" Charles Blé Goudé, une autre figure du
régime ivoirien déchu a été arrêtée au Ghana et extradée mardi: le
commandant Jean-Noël Abéhi, un pilier de l'appareil sécuritaire de l'exprésident Laurent Gbagbo, accusé de nombreuses exactions.
Le commandant Abéhi, ainsi que Jean-Yves Dibopieu, ancien chef d'un
syndicat étudiant pro-Gbagbo, "ont été arrêtés lundi au Ghana", a indiqué à
l'AFP un haut responsable de la sécurité ivoirienne. […]
Hissène Habré face à la justice, un moment historique pour l'Afrique
PUBLICATION: France 24
DATE: 2013.02.07
INFORMATION: http://www.france24.com/fr/20130207-tchad-hissenehabre-senegal-dakar-tribunal-special-chambre-extraordinaire-unionafricaine?ns_campaign=highlights&ns_source=google_news&ns_mchannel=
autopromo&ns_fee=0&ns_linkname=20130207_tchad_hissene_habre_seneg
al_dakar_tribunal
Le tribunal spécial chargé de juger le Tchadien Hissène Habré ouvre ses
portes au Sénégal vendredi, 22 ans après la destitution de l’ex-dictateur. Il
s'agit de la première "chambre extraordinaire" mise en place par l'Union
africaine.
"On nous jetait de l’eau à nous, les prisonniers, nous devions la lécher,
comme des chiens, sur le sol ou sur nos corps", raconte Souleymane
Guengueng, dans un témoignage paru dans le New York Times en 2001.
L’homme, aujourd’hui âgé de 64 ans, a passé plus de deux ans enfermé
dans les geôles du dictateur tchadien Hissène Habré (1982 – 1990), à la fin
des années 90. Depuis 22 ans, il se bat pour que le despote exilé au Sénégal
réponde de ses crimes devant une cour de justice. Il est en passe de voir
son combat porter ses fruits : vendredi 8 février, un tribunal spécial chargé
de juger Hissène Habré s'ouvre à Dakar. L’ex-dictateur tchadien est
poursuivi pour crimes contre l’humanité, crimes de guerre et torture. […]

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