Statement by Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the conviction of Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity Judgement 24 March 2016 – 40 years Tribunal convicts Radovan Karadžić for crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina   (New York, - 24 March 2016) The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed his satisfaction at today’s verdict by the International Criminal

War crimes court revokes Serb nationalist Seselj's compassionate release Thomas Escritt and Matt Robinson, Reuters 30 March 2015   (Reuters) - A Serbian politician charged with war crimes has been ordered to return to The Hague by judges who said he had breached the terms of compassionate release under which he had been allowed to live his remaining days in his homeland. Vojislav Seselj, 60, was released in November due to his terminal cancer,

Top UN court to rule in Croatia, Serbia genocide claims Expatica 1 February 2015   The UN's highest International Court of Justice on Tuesday hands down its ruling in a long-running genocide case that could reopen old wounds between former foes Croatia and Serbia. Zagreb in 1999 dragged Belgrade before the ICJ on genocide charges relating to Croatia's war of independence that raged in 1991-95 following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia.

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23 September 2011 "Karadzic: Entire family raped," by BIRN 06 September 2011 "Serbian official convicted of war crimes," by J. David Goodman, The New York Times 17 August 2011 "UN Prosecutor wants separate Mladic trials," by AAP 31 May 2011 "Mladic on way to Hague to face war crimes charges," by Dusan Stojanovic and Jovana Gec, The Associated Press 30 May 2011 "Judge for Mladic case in row over 'genocide'," by Peter Cluskey, The Irish Times 17 January