Sudan says it’s ‘regrettable’ that Obama labeled Darfur a genocideKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s government has criticized President Barack Obama for calling the conflict in Darfur a “genocide.” Former Rwanda governor sentenced to life for 1994 genocide in the country
Torture never applied at Khmer Rouge prison: says senior interrogator
Families bury 534 Srebrenica victims on 14th anniversary of Europe’s worst massacre since WWIISREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims prayed for the dead in Srebrenica and buried hundreds more recovered bodies Saturday on the 14th anniversary of Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. Turkey’s PM likens ethnic violence in China to genocideANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister on Friday compared ethnic violence in China’s Xinjiang province to genocide, escalating criticism of Beijing following this week’s killing of at least 156 people — including Turkic-speaking, Muslim Uighurs. Bosnian mothers in agony as experts piece together jigsaw puzzles of loved ones’ bonesTUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — How many times can you bury your child without going mad? Sweden to extradite Rwanda genocide suspect; to stand trial at homeSTOCKHOLM — Sweden will extradite a man accused of taking part in mass slaughter in Rwanda to his homeland, marking the first time an EU nation has sent back a suspect to face charges in the 1994 genocide, officials said Thursday. Survivor of Khmer Rouge prison testifies she still has scars where she was bound for beatingsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A woman tortured by the Khmer Rouge testified Wednesday that she has spent most of her life trying to forget the horrors she endured in the 1970s and never spoke of the past, even to her husband and children. Prosecutors appeal international court decision not to indict Sudan president for genocideTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have appealed the tribunal’s decision not to indict Sudan’s president on charges of waging genocide in Darfur, according to a document released Tuesday. Vanguard shareholders reject activists’ ‘genocide-free’ investment-screening proposalBOSTON — Shareholders of Vanguard Group have rejected an activist proposal that would have required stronger screening of investments that may be linked to genocide. Child survivor of Khmer Rouge torture center testifies he hid under clothes to escape purgePHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A man who was a child prisoner at a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center 30 years ago testified Thursday at the trial of the facility’s commander that he hid under a pile of clothes to escape a final purge of inmates before Vietnamese troops ended the regime’s reign of terror. Khmer Rouge survivor’s propaganda paintings of Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, Uncle Ho saved his lifePHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s main prison said Wednesday that his ability to paint larger-than-life images of the regime’s late leader, Pol Pot, and portraits of other communist icons helped save his life. Khmer Rouge survivor describes having toenails pulled and brutal beatings at S-21 prisonPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — One of three living survivors from the Khmer Rouge’s main torture center testified Tuesday that he endured beatings, electric shocks and had his toenails pulled out but was spared execution because he knew how to fix cars. Khmer Rouge tribunal hears 1st testimony from survivor of deadliest torture centerPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — One of the few survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s deadliest torture center gave a long-awaited testimony Monday, weeping as he recounted life at the facility where 16,000 others were tortured before execution. Khmer Rouge tribunal hears first testimony from survivor of regime’s deadliest torture centerPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — One of the only survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s main torture center gave a long-awaited testimony Monday, weeping as he recounted the conditions at a facility where 16,000 others were tortured before execution. UN tribunal sentences former Rwanda interior minister to 30 years for genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. court trying alleged masterminds of Rwanda’s genocide sentenced a former interior minister to 30 years in prison Monday for tricking thousands of people to hide on a hill, only to watch them get slaughtered by militias. Advocates call for clear-cut US policy to help ease refugee suffering in DarfurWASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear for the survival of 2.5 million people huddled in refugee camps if the Obama administration doesn’t put on record its plans to bring security to them. Advocates for Darfur worry that US policy lacks clarity and risks efforts to ease sufferingWASHINGTON — Human rights groups working to end the dying in Darfur fear that the Obama administration’s failure to put on record its plans to bring security to the 2.5 million people huddled in camps threatens their survival. Prison chief says Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot ordered 4 Western prisoners killedPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot personally ordered the killing and burning of four Western prisoners who were captured while sailing in Cambodian waters, a former prison chief on trial for crimes against humanity testified Wednesday. Alleged Khmer Rouge torturer cries as he recalls former comrades held in his prisonPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A man accused of running an infamous Khmer Rouge torture center broke down in tears at his trial Monday as he spoke of the imprisonment and execution of former comrades in the facility he commanded. Accused Khmer Rouge torturer testifies subordinates were executed for mishapsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The man accused of running a torture center for the Khmer Rouge testified Monday that its own guards and interrogators were among those executed, sometimes for making minor mistakes. Companies lobby (quietly) against House resolution that would dub Armenian killings ‘genocide’Corporate America typically hires lobbyists to pressure Congress on taxes and trade rules. But in an unusual — some say risky — move, five military contractors and an energy company have stepped into a fight over whether the U.S. should label Turkey’s slaughter of a million Armenians nearly a century ago as genocide. Bosnian TV shows home videos of top war crimes fugitive Ratko MladicSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian state television has broadcast several video clips it says show war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic living freely in Serbia despite genocide charges filed against him by a U.N. tribunal in 1995. Holocaust Museum has attracted anti-Semitism, hatred from its inceptionWASHINGTON — From its inception, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has brought haters to its doors, with several dozen people protesting the 1993 dedication carrying signs such as, “Stop the big lie — the gas chamber hoax!” Genocide suspect Mladic moved freely under Serb army protection until 2002, ex-bodyguard saysBELGRADE, Serbia — Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic moved freely in Serbia under army protection until 2002, although he was wanted by a U.N. court on genocide charges, a former bodyguard said Tuesday. Accused Khmer Rouge torturer describes policy of killing babies and toddlersPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Khmer Rouge guards killed babies by battering them against trees under an official policy to ensure the children of the brutal Cambodian regime’s victims could never take revenge for their parents’ deaths, the group’s chief jailer testified Monday. Accused Khmer Rouge torturer explains policy of killing babies and toddlersPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s killed babies and toddlers — sometimes by holding their legs and smashing their heads against trees — so they would not seek revenge later in life, the group’s former chief jailer said Monday. Survivor: Teen’s tale of escape from Rwandan genocide to high school graduation in AmericaSEATTLE — Two years ago, Candide Uwizeyimana could not speak a word of English. A survivor of the Rwandan genocide, she lost her family and later was separated from those who rescued her from an orphanage, fed and housed her and paid for her education. Court confirms genocide indictment against Bosnian Serb, for murder of 1,000 peopleSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia’s war crimes court says a former Bosnian Serb police officer accused of taking part in the killing of at least 1,000 Muslim Bosniak men from the town of Srebrenica will be tried for genocide. Obama says international community has obligation to step in, stop genocideDRESDEN, Germany — President Barack Obama says the international community has an obligation to stop genocide, even when it’s inconvenient. |
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ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison Tuesday after finding that he was one of the main perpetrators of genocide in the African country in 1994.
Interrogator at Khmer Rouge prison denies torture
