In this interview, she explains what impacted her most and what selfdetermination means for people in a war situation. Security council removed del ponte as the prosecutor for the ictr, and replaced her there with hassan bubacar jallow in an effort to expedite proceedings in. By steven edwards national post september 17, 2003. Del pontes silence has taken a serious toll on sales, says judith gurewich, del pontes u. Carla del ponte magistrate, ancien procureur au tpir et au tpiy colloque le drame rwandais. Sudetic, a fine reporter and an elegant writer, is. Del ponte reluctantly accepted a 1999 summons from kofi annan to become the uns chief prosecutor at. As an investigating magistrate and public prosecutor in switzerland, ms.
Ms del ponte was, from 1999 to 2003, chief prosecutor of the rwanda tribunal based in tanzania, a job which she also writes about with. Most recently, she investigated the syrian conflict in vain as she says. A former swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty and the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general. In 2008, del ponte published a book the hunt in which she claimed that the. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she pursued cases against the sicilian mafia. Del pontes book describes in detail the systematic u. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands at. Kingsley chiedu moghalu in this highly authoritative bookthe first of its kindkingsley moghalu provides an engrossing account and analysis of the international political brinksmanship embedded in the quest for justice. According to del ponte she received information saying about 300 serbs were kidnapped and transferred to albania in 1999 where their organs were extracted. She had been very vocal and sometime stirred controversy. Del ponte, a former swiss attorney general whod previously prosecuted war crimes in rwanda and the former yugoslavia, joined the uns inquiry into the war in syria in 2012, investigating alleged chemical gas attacks and atrocities committed by the islamic state is, formerly isisisil. Her retrospective of four years in the hague angela m.
The rwanda genocide coverup of pentagon complicity in kagames crimes is almost complete, with the u. The tribunal is aware of very serious allegations of human organ trafficking raised by the former prosecutor, carla del ponte, in a book recently published in italian under her name, said an. Carla del ponte le drame rwandais merite une justice. While there is a short chapter about del pontes childhood and her work in switzerland as a public prosecutor, the majority of the books deals with her role as. In the book del ponte also criticizes the united states for discouraging prosecution of the rwanda patriotic front rpf members, currently in power in rwanda, in connection with the 1994 genocide there. A former swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia and the international criminal tribunal for rwanda in august 1999, replacing louise arbour. The rwanda war crimes coverup global researchglobal. Admired by some and disliked by other, del ponte is certainly a controversial figure. Her company, other press, printed 15,000 copies of madame prosecutor, but has so far sold. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia and for rwanda recounts eight years of frustration seeking justice for the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity. Del ponte wrote madame prosecutor with chuck sudetic, who covered the yugoslav wars for the new york times from 1990 to 1995. Escape is also a form of selfdetermination swiss life.
In 1999, she answered the united nations call to become the chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia and for rwanda. Del pontes determination to make the rwanda and yugoslavia tribunals functioning instruments of international criminal justice caused. Carla del ponte is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. Del ponte was initially also in charge of prosecutions before the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she. Del ponte joined in september 2012, bringing her considerable experience as a war crimes prosecutor in rwanda and the former yugoslavia to the civil war. Ms del ponte was, from 1999 to 2003, chief prosecutor of the rwanda tribunal based in tanzania, a job which she also writes about with bitterness. Banks over the past ten years the work of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty or international tribunal has significantly advanced the field of international humanitarian law. The panel said the resignation of carla del ponte, who said she hoped her departure would nudge the world body to act, would not stop its work of compiling evidence of atrocities in the conflict. Will syrias war criminals ever be brought to justice. Madame prosecutor by carla del ponte, chuck sudetic.
Richard goldstone, louise arbor, and carla del ponte had all insisted on the right to pursue investigations into the alleged wrongdoing of the tutsi. In the summer of 2003, chief prosecutor for the united nations international criminal tribunals for rwanda ictr, carla del ponte, publicly announced that she would soon begin prosecuting members of kagames government for the same kinds of crimes charged in the french and spanish warrants. Within the united nations system, she is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal tribunals. The swiss lawyer carla del ponte has spent almost a lifetime fighting for human rights. The contentious relationship between the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr and the tutsiled rwandan government came to a head when rwanda blocked chief prosecutor carla del pontes imminent indictments of rwandan patriotic front rpf military officers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Switzerland government bars del ponte from promoting war. Carla del ponte served as the chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda 19992003 and the international criminal tribunal of the former yugoslavia 19992008. Carla del ponte madame prosecutor books and arts the. David greene talks to former war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte, who has announced she is quitting a u. It is a relentless, sometimes understandably angry book, and an important insiders account of the quest for international justice. Rwanda, genocide the great rwanda genocide coverup by. Madame prosecutor by carla del ponte overdrive rakuten. The book caused a considerable controversy with kosovan and albanian officials denying these. Del ponte investigated and prosecuted cases of money laundering, terrorism, arms smuggling and. Madame prosecutor is her account of battling the muro di gomma across the balkans, rwanda and western capitals. In her new role, del ponte confronted genocide and crimes against humanity headon, struggling to bring to. Carla del pontes replacement, abubacar jallow, will be conveniently unable to carry out the prosecutions that del ponte urged in 2003, or those initiated by judge bruguiere.
Madame prosecutor goodreads meet your next favorite book. Carla del ponte, 70, who prosecuted war crimes in rwanda and former yugoslavia, told a panel discussion on the sidelines of the locarno film festival that she had already prepared her letter of. Madame prosecutor isbn 9781590526 pdf epub carla del. Rwanda genocide prosecutor sacking claim world news. Carla del ponte, who was removed last month from her post as prosecutor for the rwanda genocide court, yesterday blamed her dismissal on the countrys president, paul kagame. The contentious relationship between the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr and the tutsiled rwandan government came to a head when rwanda blocked chief prosecutor carla del ponte s imminent indictments of rwandan patriotic front rpf military officers. Arusha, august 29, 2003 fh carla del ponte was on thursday removed as the prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. Carla del ponte has spoken out about her forced exit as chief united nations prosecutor for the rwanda genocide court, saying the world body gave in to pressure from paul kagame, the countrys president, who objected to her investigations of members of his political organization.
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