Tot hier en niet verder (Dutch blog)
De serie over de Joodse Raad die de NPO recentelijk heeft uitgezonden, schets het pijnlijke beeld van de immens moeilijke keuzes waaraan deze groep veelal vooraanstaande Joden tijdens de Tweede…
The ICC Fails to Deter When Deterrence is Needed Most
The article of Jo and Simmons deserves praise: they not only address one of the most important issues in the field of international criminal justice – the alleged violence-reducing role…
Who is Eugene de Kock?
On Friday 30 January 2015, the minister of Justice of South Africa, Masutha, declared that after 20 years imprisonment Eugene de Kock will be paroled. De Kock, nicknamed Prime Evil…
Female perpetrators
Last week a woman was arrested in Belgium who was suspected of having committed war crimes in Liberia. In the media she was portrayed as an extremely cruel, brutal and…
Who is Arkan?
On January 15, 2000 Arkan, who was indicted by the ICTY yet celebrated as a war hero in Serbia, was murdered in Belgrade. His story is remarkable yet exemplary for…
Who is Lubanga?
Lubanga was the very first person ever to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC). On December 1st he will be the first to hear the outcome of his…
Mukwege and his fight against war time sexual violence
On November 26, 2014 Denis Mukwege will receive the Sakharov prize for his tireless work of helping victims of war time sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…
Who is Dominic Ongwen?
Dominic Ongwen was abducted by the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) as a 10 year-old. He successfully adapted to his life as a rebel. Quickly rose through the ranks of the…
Guantanamo Bay
In the US controversy has arisen on the question whether or not the tapes showing the force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp should be released or not.…
The making of a Torturer
Torture is one of the most extreme and brutal crimes that man can commit. Yet almost anyone can be trained to become a torturer. The documentary Your Neighbour’s Son compellingly…
Who is Germain Katanga?
Germain Katanga was born on April 28, 1978 in Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a member of the Ngiti ethnicity. He is married and the father…
The Hunt for Rudolf Hoess
In a recently published book Thomas Harding describes the parallel lives of Rudolf Hoess, the camp commander of Auschwitz and Hanns Alexander the man who captured him. The book is…