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Denmark: Court of Appeal: Danish Genocide Law Has No Extraterritorial Application

By Editor | Published: November 1, 2011
2011-10-24, Copenhagen, Denmark. The Eastern High Court of Appeal held that the Danish Act No. 132 of 29 of April 1955 Concerning the Punishment of Genocide cannot be used to prosecute Accused for acts of genocide committed outside Denmark. The Court stated that ”the wording of the law does not provide a basis to assume that the intention was [...]
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Rwanda: Maniraguha: Gacaca Court of Appeal Acquites Rwabahizi's Defence Witness of Corruption Charges

By Editor | Published: May 18, 2010
2010.05.17, Kigali, Rwanda. Gacaca Court of Appeal for the Nyakabanda District  exonerated Abdou Maniraguha of charges of attempting to corrupt or intimidate the president of the Gacaca Court of Nyarugenge District. Mr. Abdou Maniraguha was a defence witness, and was sentenced in April 2010 to 6 month imprisonment for allegedly trying to bribe the president of [...]
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Argentina: Astiz Won't Be Extradited to France

By Editor | Published: April 28, 2010
2010-04-23, Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Bahia Blanca’s Federal Court No. 2 rejected France’s request to extradite  Alfredo Astiz, a.k.a. the Blond Angel of Death. The defendant stands trial, together with 17 others, before the Federal Criminal Court No. 5 in Buenos Aires on accusations of kidnapping, torture and disappearance of a number of people, including French nuns Alice Domon and Leonie [...]
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Montenegro: Closing Arguments in the Morinj Detention Camp Case

By Editor | Published: April 22, 2010
2010-04-20, Podgorica, Montenegro. The prosecution and defence made their closing arguments in the trial of the former JNA officers that were accused of torture, inhumane treatment and infliction of bodily harm on 169 Croatian POWs and civilians held at the Morinj detention camp (located near Kotor) in 1991-1992. One of the accused, Ivo Menzalin, was prosecuted [...]
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