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None of this means that an external military option should be ruled out in the event of mass atrocity
crimes
occurring – or being imminently feared – at the hands of ISIS or anyone else.
Justice for Srebrenica’s DeadTHE HAGUE – In 1993, atrocities committed against Slavic Muslims near the Bosnian silver-mining town of Srebrenica catalyzed demands to establish a tribunal to try political and military leaders accused of war
crimes
in the former Yugoslavia.
But without the ICTY, impunity would have reigned for the murderers of Srebrenica and of less-renowned scenes of war
crimes.
Meanwhile, the new government failed to investigate numerous war crimes, miscarriages of justice, and the corruption of the Tudjman era.
In July, the Hague Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia charged two Croatian generals - Rahim Ademi and Ante Gotovina - with war
crimes.
A tiny elite is thus insulated from serious challenges and, ultimately, of responsibility for anything, even the most heinous of
crimes.
Now, that monster was sitting in a courtroom, looking scared and meek as prosecutors catalogued his alleged war
crimes.
The implication is clear: punish only people who use guns to commit crimes, but do not penalize others as well by restricting their access to guns.
In Argentina, traditionally a tranquil country, drug-linked
crimes
have been on the rise.
Support from UNMIL and other international partners enabled the Liberian government to establish several specialized criminal justice agencies, including the Women and Children Protection Section of the Liberian National Police (LNP) and a court dedicated to prosecuting sex
crimes.
Likewise, our inability to come together to stop Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s war
crimes
against his own people has left a void that Putin and Iran have filled.
The tribunal, which tries cases of war
crimes
and
crimes
against humanity, found a prominent member of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, guilty of complicity in the killings of 300 people, but gave him a relatively light sentence of 15 years in prison (prosecutors had sought the death penalty).
By demanding severe punishment for those guilty of war
crimes
– not the Pakistani Army, long gone, but their local collaborators in groups like Jamaat-e-Islami, Al Badar, Al Shams, and the Razakar irregulars – the protesters are also implicitly describing the society in which they wish to live: secular, pluralist, and democratic.
But the issue of justice for the
crimes
of 1971 has brought the divide into sharp relief.
But when justice is sought for the
crimes
of those who claim to be acting in the name of religion, the terms of the debate change.
And there are tools for applying it in the five tests of legitimacy for the use of force – in any context, not just mass atrocity
crimes
– recommended by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the High Level Panel he appointed to advise the 2005 World Summit on reforms to the global security system.
It is not surprising that questions about genetic tests should receive special attention in Germany, given the national imperative of avoiding any repetition of the
crimes
of the Nazi era.
When candidates repeatedly call Muslims dangerous, for example, no one should be surprised by a surge in anti-Muslim hate crimes, as has occurred in the wake of both the Brexit vote and Trump’s victory.
Killing Justice in RussiaPRAGUE – The death of Eduard Chuvashov, a judge killed in cold blood on April 12 in Moscow, is another in a long and growing list of murders perpetrated on those in Russia who try to seek justice for the victims of
crimes
– an essential task for the future development of the Russian society.
Political leaders must speak up loud and clear against these terrible
crimes.
The Tigers’ leaders have committed
crimes
against humanity, and some of them engage in criminal activities.
Order must be restored rapidly, with zero tolerance of looting and other
crimes.
Even the questionable deal Uribe cut with the right-wing paramilitary AUC groups, pardoning up to 30,000 of their members for often horrendous
crimes
in exchange for their disarmament, appeared successful.
But whatever the eugenics movement’s extravagant claims and social crimes, including the forced sterilization of thousands (mainly women) in Europe and the US, today it is supposed to be different.
And why have such attacks been treated so casually – the February abduction in South Sudan elicited barely any international comment – when they in fact constitute
crimes
against humanity.
They have become eager to stoke publicity from the public outrage at their methods, even transmitting images of their
crimes
around the world.
With violent
crimes
on a shocking upsurge, with the hideous
crimes
of child rape and abuse on the increase, there are nowadays frequent calls – backed by wide public support – to restore capital punishment.
Moreover, if Ukraine's partners are serious about upholding the rule of law, charges should be filed against Kremlin leaders at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the numerous war
crimes
and
crimes
against humanity that its forces have committed in Ukraine.
Our administration is committed to transforming a country where nice guys finish last into one where those who deviate from the straight and narrow face punishment for their
crimes.
The price of a smooth transition was also that many members of the Communist regime – including Jaruzelski – were not held accountable for their
crimes
while in power.
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