Authority: Appeals Chamber of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals

Date: 03/20/2019

Subject: The decision of the Appeals Chamber of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, amended the duration of the sanction decided by the court of first instance against the accused person – former President of the Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Supreme Commander of the armed forces – for genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war, transforming 40 years imprisonment into life sentence

Parties: Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić

Original language: English

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Art. 4 Torture - Inhuman punishments - Degrading punishments - Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination

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