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Discontent over Congo’s state of siege will grow

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The attack is just the latest in a long series of massacres in the region but comes almost four months into a ‘state of siege’ established by President Felix Tshisekedi to put an…

Colombian and Mexican extradition norms will diverge

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COLOMBIA/MEXICO

Sending high-level criminals to face incarceration in the United States is a perpetual source of controversy in both Colombia and Mexico.

Appeal may reject UN tribunal's Yugoslav acquittal

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UN/BALKANS

The verdict runs counter to 20 years of jurisprudence and history at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It undermines the idea of using…

Central African Republic peace deal needs executing

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The accord, the full contents of which are still not public, differs from previous deals in that it follows the first direct talks between the parties and because the government…

Time will mitigate post-war justice in Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Recent prosecutions and extraditions suggest that Central American countries are beginning to make progress in holding war criminals and human rights abusers to account…

Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…

Colombia's future rests on justice talks

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COLOMBIA

As Colombia's peace talks approach their apparent end date, justice issues are a major sticking point.

CAR’s new court may provide model to emulate

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CAR

With a first verdict delivered in October and further cases under investigation or being prepared, this new tribunal has begun to demonstrate that the trial of major human rights…

Colombia’s ‘total peace’ will face obstacles

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COLOMBIA

The ceasefires would relieve pressure on conflict-affected communities and potentially allow room to negotiate paths towards lasting peace arrangements. The ELN rejected the…

Police infighting may undermine Colombian security

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COLOMBIA

Crisis within the Colombian police force.