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Iraq PM criticizes failure to approve Anfal death sentences
March 2, 2008

'[JURIST] A spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has criticized the Iraqi Presidency Council for refusing to approve the executions of two defendants sentenced to death last year by the Iraqi High Tribunal for their roles in the....... [more]

Iraq tribunal upholds death sentences in Anfal genocide case
September 4, 2007

'[JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of three defendants convicted for their roles in the slaughter of ten of thousands of Kurds during the 1988 Anfal campaign. The defendants, including Saddam....... [more]

Iraq judge ejects 2 defendants from court in crimes against humanity trial
August 22, 2007

'[JURIST] The Iraqi High Tribunal judge presiding over the crimes against humanity trial of 15 former Iraqi officials ejected two defendants from the courtroom Wednesday for failing to follow the rules of court. During the first day of witness....... [more]

Iraq defendants appeal convictions in Anfal genocide case
July 30, 2007

'[JURIST] Five defendants convicted for their roles in the slaughter of tens of thousands of Kurds during the 1988 Anfal campaign have filed appeals with the Appeals Chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal, Iraqi prosecutors said Monday. The five defendants,....... [more]

Iraq tribunal hears defense closing in Anfal genocide trial
May 6, 2007

'[JURIST] The Iraqi High Tribunal heard closing arguments Sunday from defense lawyers in the genocide trial of Ali Hassan al-Majid and other former officials in the Saddam Hussein regime. Al-Majid- Hussein''s cousin known in the Western media as"....... [more]

Iraq tribunal upholds death penalty for Saddam VP as lawyer petitions US general
March 15, 2007

'[JURIST] The appeals chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) on Thursday upheld the death penalty for former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, rejecting his appeal of the sentence handed down in the Saddam Hussein Dujail crimes against....... [more]

Saddam VP asks Iraq tribunal to lift death sentence
March 14, 2007

'[JURIST] Defense lawyers for former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan have filed an appeal with the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT), asking the court to overturn Ramadan''s death sentence. Ramadan was convicted by the IHT alongside Saddam Hussein in....... [more]

Former Iraq deputy PM denies genocide against Kurds in Anfal campaign
March 5, 2007

'[JURIST] Former Saddam-era deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz, brought before the Iraqi High Tribunal Monday to testify against six defendants accused of genocide in the Anfal trial, instead denied that Hussein''s government had ever carried out any such....... [more]

HRW urges Iraq tribunal to 'improve practices' for fair Saddam genocide trial
August 18, 2006

'[JURIST] Human Rights Watch on Friday said that"the Iraqi High Tribunal is presently incapable of fairly and effectively trying a genocide case in accordance with international standards and current international criminal law" and called on the....... [more]

Iraqi tribunal names chief judge for second Saddam trial
August 14, 2006

'[JURIST] Judge Abdullah al-Amiri, a Shiite judge, will preside over the second Saddam Hussein trial by the Iraqi High Tribunal, this one involving the so-called"Anfal" operation that killed 100,000 Kurds in northern Iraq in the 1980s. In the new trial,....... [more]

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