“Kemal Mehinovic, a Bosnian refugee now living in Salt Lake City, concluded his testimony in Atlanta this week in a two-day trial against another refugee accused of committing atrocities during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.”
Archives
Dramatic Testimony on Closing Day of Bosnian Torture Trial
- October 24, 2001
Serb Faces U.S. Damages Claim
- October 15, 2001
“Muslim victims of Serb paramilitary sue him for millions of dollars in U.S. court.”
Local Group Wins Victory for East Timor Victims
- October 15, 2001
In a case brought by a local legal nonprofit, a U.S. district judge has ordered a high-ranking Indonesian general to pay $66 million in compensatory and punitive damages for massive human rights violations committed in East Timor.
Judgments Over-Easy – Executions Rare
- October 15, 2001
An Indonesian general has been found guilty in an American court. Is there any resounding impact?
Giving the Devil His Due
- May 31, 2001
For several years in the early 1990s U.S. intelligence maintained close ties with a Haitian named Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, the founder of a savage paramilitary group that has been held responsible for a prolonged wave of killings and other atrocities. Toto Constant today walks the streets of Queens, a free man. How did he come to find refuge in the United States? Who has been holding up his deportation?
Government to Defend Lumintang Over Rights Case
- March 28, 2001
The government will defend Ministry of Defense secretary-general Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang, who is facing an in-absentia trial in the United States over his alleged role in East Timor rights violations.
