EU Leaders Question Serbia’s EU Path After Mladic Funeral
EU leaders criticized Serbia after Ratko Mladic was buried with military honors, while a canceled EU visit raised new questions about its membership bid.
War Crimes
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Kosovo court schedules Thaçi war-crimes judgment for Sept. 16
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers will pronounce judgment Sept. 16 in the case against Hashim Thaçi and three former KLA leaders in The Hague.
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Ratko Mladic Dies as UN Tribunal Orders Death Inquiry
Ratko Mladic died in United Nations custody in The Hague on August 27. The tribunal handling his case has ordered an inquiry into his death.
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Damascus Court Sentences Bashar Assad in Absentia
Syria’s first domestic verdict against Bashar Assad’s inner circle creates a legal record, but exile, fair-trial concerns and the death penalty limit its reach.
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ICC Moves Libyan Prison-Abuse Case Into Trial Phase
ICC judges confirmed 17 charges against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, while a defense appeal request and a first status conference shape what comes next.
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Kosovo Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Milan Radoičić and 19 Others in Alleged War-Crimes Case
A Pristina court has issued an arrest warrant for Kosovo Serb political figure Milan Radoičić and 19 others over alleged crimes against civilians during the 1998–99 Kosovo war.
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ICC clears Libyan prison commander’s case for trial on 17 charges
ICC judges confirmed 17 alleged war-crimes and crimes-against-humanity charges against Khaled El Hishri, but no trial date or verdict has been set.
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ICC Says New Evidence Links Darfur Crimes to Senior Leaders
The ICC says witness and documentary evidence now links alleged Darfur crimes to senior figures, but warrants, arrests and courtroom proof remain uncertain.
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ICC Sends Libyan Suspect to Trial Over Alleged Mitiga Prison Abuses
ICC judges confirmed 17 alleged war-crimes and crimes-against-humanity charges against Khaled El Hishri, clearing Libya’s first ICC case for trial.
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ICC Terminates Darfur War-Crimes Case Against Fugitive Commander
The ICC terminated Abdallah Banda’s Darfur war-crimes case without a trial verdict after prosecutors withdrew charges over evidence concerns.
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ICC removes Karim Khan after disciplinary vote—what it means for cases
The ICC’s states parties removed Prosecutor Karim Khan on July 24. Here’s what the leadership change does—and doesn’t—mean for war-crimes cases and U.S.-ICC tensions.
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ICC sends Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri to trial after charge confirmation
World Democracy Rights Courts and Elections Scan – July 16: ICC judges confirmed charges and committed Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri to trial.