⚖️ A good moment to remind that other heads of state or governments have been convicted for atrocity crimes.
As Rodrigo #Duterte is about to arrive later today at the #ICC, history shows that impunity is not absolute. While not all trials in the past respected the rights of the accused—unlike...
As Rodrigo #Duterte is about to arrive later today at the #ICC, history shows that impunity is not absolute. While not all trials in the past respected the rights of the accused—unlike...
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Here are some of the most significant convictions of heads of state and government for atrocity crimes:
🔹 Desi Bouterse (Suriname) – 20 years by a Surinamese national court for his involvement in...
🔹 Khieu Samphan (Cambodia) – Life imprisonment by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) for crimes against humanity and genocide.
🔹 Radovan Karadžić (President of the self-proclaimed...
🔹 Nuon Chea (Cambodia) – Life imprisonment by the ECCC for genocide and crimes against humanity.
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🔹 Efraín Ríos Montt (Guatemala) – 80 years by a Guatemalan national court for genocide and crimes against humanity. Conviction overturned on appeal.
🔹 Alberto Fujimori (Peru) – 25 years by a Peruvian national court for human rights abuses.
🔹 Reynaldo Bignone (Argentina) – Life imprisonment by...
🔹 Gregorio Álvarez (Uruguay) – 25 years by a Uruguayan national court for involvement in homicides of political opponents.
🔹 Saddam Hussein (Iraq) – Death by hanging by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for crimes against humanity.