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Central African Republic
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"Send Central African leaders to ICC"

afrol News, 5 November - Only days after the former President of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé, returned home after a 6-year exile, human rights groups demand he be sent directly to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. Also the current President is accused of grave war crimes.

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Rwanda
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Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide

afrol News, 5 November - The former head of the government office that controlled the Rwandan tea industry was today sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty by a UN tribunal over his role in the country's 1994 genocide. He is to have assisted slaughtering more than 1,000 Tutsis.

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Liberia | Sierra Leone
Society | Human rights
Sierra Leone judge takes over Taylor case

afrol News, 2 November - Jon Kamanda, a Sierra Leonean judge, has taken over as the new President of the UN-backed war crimes court that also presides over the case against Liberian ex-Dictator Charles Taylor. Mr Kamenda is the first local to lead the special court.

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Sudan
Politics | Society | Human rights
Darfurian rebel died in detention, AI argues

afrol News, 29 October - International rights group, Amnesty International, has said a Darfur rebel member sentenced to death for taking part in an attack on the capital, died from ill-treatment while in custody in a Sudanese prison.

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Sierra Leone
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Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels

afrol News, 26 October - The UN backed court in Sierra Leone has upheld sentences for three rebel leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s 10 year civil war.

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» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea
» 19.10.2009 - Ethiopia rebels deny state media reports
» 16.10.2009 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC
» 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
» 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
» 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
» 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR
» 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 09.09.2009 - Commissioner calls for urgent reforms in DRC’s security
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 03.09.2009 - Bemba to remain in ICC custody
» 28.08.2009 - LRA attacks uproot thousands in DRC
» 14.08.2009 - Bemba granted conditional release
» 10.08.2009 - Eritrea dismiss insurgents support allegations as smear campaign
» 05.08.2009 - Security Council strengthens protection of children in war
» 28.07.2009 - Ban calls for tough measures against sexual violence
» 20.07.2009 - Uganda urged to charge or release five detainees
» 09.07.2009 - Annan submits Kenyan post election lists to ICC
» 07.07.2009 - Liberian president angered by TRC report
» 19.06.2009 - UN condemns latest Somali bombing
» 17.06.2009 - Congo deny reports on Bemba’s case
» 12.06.2009 - Revival of peace talks in Uganda critical – EU official
» 12.06.2009 - Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum
» 05.06.2009 - International courts appeal for cooperation from member states
» 03.06.2009 - Ethiopia rebels accuse oil companies of genocide
» 28.05.2009 - International court rules against Habre’s detention in Senegal
» 20.05.2009 - Sudan sentences nine men to death
» 19.05.2009 - Rights groups call for civilian protection in Congo
» 18.05.2009 - Darfur rebel leader appears before international court
» 12.05.2009 - Authorities ready for BBC suspension talks
» 12.05.2009 - Comprehensive strategies critical for Kivu peace, ICG says
» 11.05.2009 - UN envoy condemns rebels attacks in DRC
» 08.05.2009 - Attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes, UN warns
» 06.05.2009 - Rwanda seeks neutral country trial for Nkunda
» 04.05.2009 - Taylor's acquittal plea thrown out
» 30.04.2009 - UN calls for a 'full stop' on child victimisation in conflict zones
» 22.04.2009 - Expulsion of aid agencies in Sudan detrimental to civilians, UN
» 21.04.2009 - Nkunda not illegally detained - court
» 09.04.2009 - Former MP asks ICC to prosecute govt officials
» 08.04.2009 - S/Leone rebels sentenced
» 08.04.2009 - UN calls for end of violence in CAR
» 07.04.2009 - Belgium calls for ex-Chad president's trial
» 06.04.2009 - Lawyers seek Taylor’s acquittal
» 02.04.2009 - Mbeki in Darfur for talks
» 01.04.2009 - ICC warns to act on Kenya if tribunal not established
» 31.03.2009 - No further talks with rebels – Uganda
» 30.03.2009 - Congo and Rwanda to continue discussions on Nkunda’s extradition
» 27.03.2009 - Kenyan police caught in mistaken identity crisis
» 27.03.2009 - Khartoum urged to reconsider its decision on aid agencies
» 26.03.2009 - Al Bashir travels to Ethiopia
» 25.03.2009 - Over a million will go without food rations by May - UN says
» 25.03.2009 - ICC should be a last resort, HRW urges Kenya
» 24.03.2009 - DRC to release rebels in the new peace deal
» 23.03.2009 - Clerics fear Al Bashir’s arrest on trip to Qatar
» 18.03.2009 - Al Bashir administration would bear responsibility for Darfur crisis, US
» 16.03.2009 - UN commits to work with government to fill agency gaps
» 13.03.2009 - Aid workers’ kidnapers demand ransom
» 10.03.2009 - UN fight to reverse the expulsion of aid group in Sudan
» 10.03.2009 - Conviction of Mai Mai leader is justice served for victims - HRW
» 09.03.2009 - Rwanda tribunal takes Kenya to Security Council
» 06.03.2009 - Mbeki appoint to mediate ICC-Sudan squabble
» 05.03.2009 - Al-Bashir rejects ICC ruling
» 05.03.2009 - UN demobilises 880 children in DRC
» 04.03.2009 - Will Sudan submit to ICC's warrant of arrest for Al Bashir?
» 04.03.2009 - LRA top official captured
» 03.03.2009 - UN to keep peacekeepers in Sudan
» 02.03.2009 - MP sentenced to life for genocide
» 25.02.2009 - Rwandan troops pull out in DRC
» 24.02.2009 - ICC to rule on Al Bashir in March
» 20.02.2009 - Belgium sues Senegal for delayed dictator’s trial
» 19.02.2009 - UN condemns attack on civilian in DRC
» 12.02.2009 - No decision yet on Al Bashir - ICC
» 10.02.2009 - Govt and rebels seek peace agreement for Darfur
» 05.02.2009 - Darfur rebels threaten to recapture town
» 03.02.2009 - Court upholds sentence for genocide perpetrator
» 03.02.2009 - HRW calls for arrest of former rebel leader
» 29.01.2009 - Uganda rebels killed 100 in DRC
» 28.01.2009 - Sudanese spy slapped with 17 year jail term
» 26.01.2009 - Congo warlord denies war crimes
» 23.01.2009 - Congo rebel leader arrested
» 20.01.2009 - 2,000 Rwandan troops advance into Congolese borders
» 20.01.2009 - Tanzania to send 918 troops to Sudan
» 13.01.2009 - Genocide tribunal rejects Rwanda's extradition call
» 09.01.2009 - Rwandan top aide returns to France for trial
» 18.12.2008 - Rwandan former army colonel gets life
» 16.12.2008 - HRW warns against violence on civilians as Great Lakes hunts Kony
» 15.12.2008 - British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC
» 11.12.2008 - Torture still rife in Angola's Cabinda
» 02.12.2008 - Family protests 15 years sentence for musician
» 28.11.2008 - UN rights agency calls for action in eastern DRC
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