Germany prosecutors charge accused Nazi with 58 counts of murder
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] A 90-year-old German man has been charged with 58 counts of murder stemming from his involvement with the Nazi party during World War II. The man, who has not been named, was a member of an SS tank regiment and allegedly shot 57 Jews [BBC report] in a ditch outside of Duisburg, Austria, as....... [more] 
Spain judge indicts alleged Nazi guards
September 18, 2009
[JURIST] A Spanish judge on Thursday indicted three alleged former Nazi guards for crimes against humanity and genocide. Judge Ismael Moreno issued arrest warrants for US residents Johann Leprich and Anton Tittjung and Austrian resident Josias Kumpf. The three allegedly participated in the torture a....... [more]
US must investigate Bush-era CIA interrogators: UN torture expert
April 19, 2009
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] is in violation of international law for declining to prosecute Bush-era CIA agents who allegedly used torture [JURIST news archive], UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak [official profile, DOC] said in an interview [text, in German] pu....... [more]
Austria refuses to accept Guantanamo detainees
April 7, 2009
[JURIST] Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter [official website, in German] said Monday that the country would not accept released Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees from the US, according to a report [text] by the Associated Press. Fekter said the detainees could pose a security....... [more]
Austria chancellor to push for referenda on Lisbon Treaty
June 27, 2008
'[JURIST] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer promised in an open letter Thursday that he would push for Austria to hold national referenda in deciding whether to accept future modifications of the EU reform treaty, properly known as the Treaty of....... [more]
Austria, Denmark parliaments approve EU reform treaty; Czech vote delayed
April 24, 2008
'[JURIST] The upper house of the Austrian parliament Thursday voted 151-27 to approve the EU reform treaty, formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon. The treaty now goes to Austrian President Heinz Fischer for signature. Also Thursday, the Danish national....... [more]
Austria becomes second state to ban cluster munitions
December 7, 2007
'[JURIST] The Austrian Parliament passed legislation issuing a complete ban on cluster munitions Thursday, and setting a disarmament goal to destroy its stockpile of approximately 10,000 devices over three years. Austria is the second country to ban....... [more]
Austrian neo-Nazi writer arrested in Spain for denying Holocaust
August 23, 2007
'[JURIST] An Austrian writer wanted for denying the Holocaust was arrested Thursday by Spanish police in Malaga, Spain. Gerd Honsik was convicted of neo-Nazi activities in his native Austria in 1992 and sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison, but fled to....... [more]
Austria court releases British historian convicted of denying Holocaust
December 20, 2006
'[JURIST] An appeals court in Austria Wednesday ordered the release of British historian David Irving, who was sentenced to three years in jail in February for three counts of denying the Holocaust in two speeches he delivered in Austria 1989. Irving....... [more]
US releases former Nazi guard after Europe states refuse custody
October 19, 2006
'[JURIST] A former guard at the Nazi Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria has been released from a Michigan jail after Germany, Romania and Hungary all refused to take custody of him, according to a spokesman for the US Immigration and Customs....... [more]
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