War crimes: The long arm of international law
If two recent criminal cases are anything to go by, there may be increased international appetite for prosecuting atrocity crimes. They also highlight the vital role that civil society can play in ensuring accountability
05 October 2023 - 05:00
Twenty-five years ago this month, Scotland Yard arrested Chilean military dictator General Augusto Pinochet in a London hospital on charges of “genocide and terrorism including murder”.
It was a dramatic event and the first of its kind. Six days earlier, Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón had issued an indictment for 82-year-old Pinochet, who had travelled to the UK on a diplomatic passport; he was arrested on an Interpol red notice. ..
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