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Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema arrested in South Africa

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Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema arrested in South Africa

Fulgence Kayishema, one of the world's most wanted genocide fugitives, has been arrested after more than 20 years, according to the United Nations.

Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in France

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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in France

French authorities arrested suspected Rwandan war criminal Félicien Kabuga on Saturday after decades on the run, The Hague announced.

World News // 1 decade ago

Prosecutors: Fugitive Mladic still alive

Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, a fugitive for 15 years, is alive, and his arrest remains The Hague's main priority, prosecutors say.

World News // 1 decade ago

Hague chief prosecutor visits Serbia

A visit by chief Hague war crimes tribunal prosecutor Serge Brammertz to Serbia probably won't produce any dramatic breakthroughs, a Belgrade official says.

Top News // 1 decade ago

U.N. names Balkans War tribunal prosecutor

The U.N. Security Council approved the appointment of Serge Brammertz as the prosecutor of the U.N.'s tribunal for the Balkan War crimes.

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War crimes lawyers oppose Brammertz

Lawyers at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague are reportedly roiled about secret negotiations to name a new chief prosecutor.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

U.N. extends Lebanese PM death probe

The United Nations extended its mandate to investigate the 2005 terrorist attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others.

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U.N.: Hariri query enters delicate phase

The United Nations says the inquiry into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and other assassination victims is in a delicate stage.

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Ex-Lebanon PM killing inquiry continues

The head of the United Nations investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said it was probably a suicide attack.

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U.N. Hariri sleuth queries Syria president

The head of the U.N. panel looking into last year's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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The most critical aspect of Serbia's cooperation is the need to apprehend the fugitives
Tribunal calls for help to nab fugitives Dec 04, 2009

The non-arrest of Mladic would be the worst signal you could give to all future tribunals
Free war criminals cloud Serbia's EU bid Oct 25, 2010

Serge Brammertz (born 17 February 1962 in Eupen, Belgium) is currently the prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Brammertz was deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2002 to 2007. He was a federal prosecutor in Belgium from 1997 to 2002 and assisted the Council of Europe as an expert with a mandate to "set up a mechanism for evaluating and applying nationally international undertakings concerning the fight against organized crime". He also served on the Justice and Internal Affairs committee of the European Commission and for the International Organization for Migration, leading research studies on human trafficking and cross-border corruption in Central Europe and the Balkans.

On January 11, 2006 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him head of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. As such, he replaced Detlev Mehlis, who stepped down in January 2006.

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