Afghanistan: Challenges of trying a war crimes veteran in The Hague

Thijs B. Bouwknegt

Afghanistan: Challenges of trying a war crimes veteran in The Hague

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On Tuesday 22 February, the District Court of The Hague closed its latest universal jurisdiction trial, against an Afghan-Dutch national alleged to have been head of the Pul-e-Charki prison in Kabul in the 1980s. But the trial has been rife with challenges around this war crimes probe.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Tijdschrift	Justice Info
Status	Gepubliceerd - 25 feb. 2022

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