Nerma jelacic biography of george washington
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Syria: NGO brings proof the Shabiha were killers in the pockets of the Assad regime
Official documents published by an NGO provide the hitherto missing proof that these militiamen, perpetrators of countless crimes, were deployed on the initiative of the Damascus authorities.
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As soon as protests against the Assad regime began in March 2011, gangs supported by the government appeared in order to break up the movement. Known as "Shabiha," these henchmen helped the Assad clan consolidate its power in the 1970s. As Syria sank deeper into civil war, all kinds of regime supporters joined this shadow army, assisting the security forces in their dirty work.
Their involvement in crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, and war crimes, such as arbitrary arrest and detention, sexual violence and looting, was established as early as 2012 by a UN inquiry commission. The UN investigators considered that the Shabiha were likely to have acted
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Legacy website of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Since the ICTY’s closure on 31 December 2017, the Mechanism maintains this website as part of its mission to preserve and promote the legacy of the UN International Criminal Tribunals.
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At the present time, it appears more relevant than ever for the international community to reflect on why international criminal courts and tribunals are needed, what they can contribute and whether they make a difference. The efforts, achievements and challenges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY or Tribunal) provide rich material with which to answer these questions.
As one of the key events in the ICTY Legacy Dialogues series, and on the eve of its closure, the Tribunal held a final symposium on Monday, 18 December 2017 in The Hague at the Leiden University’s The Hague Campus. This occasion provided participants and attendees with an inval
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High-ranking Syrian suspected of crimes against humanity arrested in Germany
GENEVA — Germany's arrest of a high-ranking Syrian suspected of crimes against humanity marks the first big success for a grupp of investigators who smuggled out a vast trove of incriminating evidence early in the war, one of its members said on Wednesday.
German prosecutors said on onsdag på engelska the man, identified as Anwar R., and one other Syrian citizen had been arrested on suspicion of crimes including tortyr of prisoners during their work for Syria's intelligence service. A third fängelse was made in France.
The investigation was supported bythe Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), a team funded by the United States and several European governments, which has been tyst building cases for years.
Its deputy director, Nerma Jelacic, said CIJA had provided documentary bevis and witness testimony against Anwar R.
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