The Bangladesh Law Minister in a desperate attempt to prevent criticism of his International Crimes Tribunal, is trying to silence national and international criticism by threatening legal action against those brave enough to try and seek fair trials. Read more... |
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Over the last 20 years, international criminal justice has developed rapidly, and most people see this as a change for the better. Thanks to the labors, however imperfect, of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and of ad-hoc tribunals from Sierra Leone to Cambodia, it has been established that politicians and warlords who commit terrible crimes against the vulnerable can no longer count on impunity.
But a trial now starting in Bangladesh risks making a mockery of that principle.
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The steady development of international criminal law and of war crimes tribunals in particular over the past 20 years has owed much to the maxim ‘No Peace Without Justice’. But there can be no peace without a winner; and in the aftermath it is the winner who gets to dispense the justice and write the history. All too frequently, the international judicial process has drawn accusations of providing a means of revenge rather than reconciliation. Read more... |
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Human Rights Watch has raised concerns over intimidation of the Defence that has been taking place at the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal. The lack of protection measures for Defence witnesses is apparent as this Tribunal which has been structured to be skewed against the Defence. Read more... |
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The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh: International Standards and Fundamental Freedoms
Public Statement by the Defence Team Read more... |
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On Tuesday 18 October, John Cammegh of 9BRi is to appear at St Anthony's College, Oxford, to deliver an address on the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) and international law in South Asia. Read more... |
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The first day of the process known as framing of the charges at the Bangladesh War Crimes tribunal has ended in the Sayedee case. Read more... |
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A senior war crimes lawyer, is visiting the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal in Dakhar today. Nicholas Koumijan is an emissary of US War Crimes Ambassador Stephen Rapp and his visit is at time of mounting concern as to the nature and quality of this tribunal. Read more... |
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The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh is attempting to obscure its accountability by refusing to provide written copies of its oral orders. Read more... |
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John Cammegh addresses the American Society of International Law on the Bangladesh International CrimesTribunal. Read more... |
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John Cammegh has been invited to speak to an inter-collegiate audience at St Antony's College, Oxford in October 2011 on 'The Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal: Justice or Betrayal?'. Read more... |
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Toby Cadman will be speaking at the International Seminar on Independence of Judiciary and the Criminal Justice System of Bangladesh to be held on 5th August 2011 at Hotel Purbani, Dhaka. Read more... |
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Statement by Lord Avebury, Chairman of the International Bangaldesh Foundation and Co-Chair of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission. Read more... |
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In a statement released on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch recognised that the recent amendments to the rules of procedure for the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) fail to bring the tribunal in line with international fair trial standards. Read more... |
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By now, we all must have heard about the War Crime Tribunal in Bangladesh that is formed to put war criminals of 1971 into trial. The whole nation had been waiting for the trial to begin for almost 40 years and to everyone’s comfort, current Awami League led Government initiated the process. The comfort soon turned out be a disgust as the whole nation experienced various national and international expatriate and war crime specialist started to question the process of the trial. The latest addition to the debate was the ‘Safe Home’ issue, which, according to the lawyer of the accused is intended to torture the accused. Read more... |
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International expert on war crimes issue Toby Cadman, now visiting Dhaka, has said all parties involved in the 1971 Liberation War, whether they are freedom fighters or pro-Pakistani elements, should face prosecution in case of committing crimes against international humanitarian law. Read more... |
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