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08 November 2017 - NPWJ News Digest on International Criminal Justice
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No War Crimes Evidence Against Kosovo Serb Minister
by Die Morina (Balkan Transitional Justice), 08 Nov 2017
The Kosovo Special Prosecution announced that there is no evidence to support allegations that Serb minister Nenad Rikalo tortured ethnic Albanians during the war.
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee to sue Canada for $50M for alleged complicity in torture
by The Star.com, 08 Nov 2017
An Algerian man is set to sue the federal government for the abuses he says he suffered at the hands of American security forces after he left Canada 15 years ago. The unproven allegations by Djamel Ameziane, who was never charged or prosecuted, raise further questions about Canada’s complicity in the abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay — a topic his lawyer said demands a full-scale public inquiry. “My current situation is really bad, I am struggling to survive,” Ameziane, 50, said from near Algiers. “I was repatriated from Guantanamo and left like almost homeless. I couldn’t find a job because of the Guantanamo stigma and my age, so a settlement would be very helpful to me to get my life back together.”
ASP 2017: State cooperation crucial for an effective ICC
by Coalition for the International Criminal Court , 08 Nov 2017
State cooperation is vital to the effective functioning of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and wider Rome Statute system of international justice. But serious gaps remain in its enforcement. Throughout 2017, ICC member states continued to build upon new and existing legal and policy avenues to advance cooperation--including how the system responds to issues of non-cooperation. Ahead of this year's Assembly of States Parties, catch-up on all the latest cooperation developments.
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The ICC Office of the Prosecutor and UNESCO sign Letter of Intent to strengthen Cooperation on the Protection of Cultural Heritage
By International Criminal Court, 06 Nov 2017
Recognising the importance of protecting cultural heritage from attack in time of conflict, Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, and Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court"), today signed a Letter of Intent by which UNESCO and the ICC Office of the Prosecutor will formalise and further enhance their collaboration, in line with their respective mandates. The signing of the Letter of Intent took place in the margins of an international high-level panel on "Responding to Cultural Cleansing, Preventing Violent Extremism" convened at UNESCO Headquarters, in which both Mrs Bokova and Prosecutor Bensouda participated.