Dec 11, 2007 carla del ponte has been nicknamed the new gestapo, the whore, the unguided missile and the personification of stubbornness. In 1999, she answered the united nations call to become the chief prosecutor of the international criminal. News fed up with security council, veteran prosecutor del ponte to quit syria probe. Uns carla del ponte says there is evidence rebels may. Her work contributed to the indictment, arrest, or prosecution of dozens of persons accused of genocide and other war crimes, including slobodan milosevic. By steven edwards national post september 17, 2003. 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. 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. Leading syria officials guilty of war crimes, must be brought to icc. What the diplomats did not expect was carla del pontes determination to bring. The ladys not a pushover international the economist. Confrontations with humanitys worst criminals and the culture of impunity by del ponte, carla, sudetic, chuck isbn. Apr 11, 2008 former war crimes prosecutor alleges kosovan army harvested organs from serb prisoners. Carla del ponte, her hands and handwriting franco tettamanti.
Within the united nations system, she is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal tribunals. Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations. What the diplomats did not expect was carla del pontes determination to bring the. Fed up with security council, veteran prosecutor del ponte to.
Within the united nations system, she is a former chief prosecutor of. Del ponte admitted that she made these statements before she had even read the judgment of the icty appeals chamber. Del ponte ordered to return to argentina and forget about her book s launch. Theres evidence that some of the rebels battling against the regime of syrian president bashar assad may have used the nerve agent sarin, united nations investigator carla del ponte has told the swiss news media. Euobserver held off on publication until 10 january 2011 while awaiting a response to interview requests from mr marty, swiss diplomat carla del ponte who in 2008 wrote a book about the yellow house, a building in albania where organ trafficking crimes are said to have taken place and serb president boris tadic. Carla del ponte madame prosecutor books and arts the. 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. As an investigating magistrate and public prosecutor in switzerland, ms. Escape is also a form of selfdetermination swiss life. There, dozens were killed and their organs harvested to be sold abroad. Del ponte investigated and prosecuted cases of money laundering, terrorism, arms smuggling and. Find authors like carla del ponte from the worlds largest community of readers. Carla del ponte was born in 1947 in ticino, switzerland. Carla del ponte begins this odd memoir of eight years as the chief prosecutorthe public faceof the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia with her first call on george tenet, director of the central intelligence agency in 2000.
United nations security council resolution 1503, adopted unanimously on 28 august 2003, after recalling resolutions 827 1993, 955 1994, 978 1995, 1165 1998, 1166 1998, 29 2000, 1411 2002, 1431 2002 and 1481 2003, the council decided to split the prosecutorial duties of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty and the international. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general. Ms del ponte, a swiss prosecutor, was appointed to the tribunal in the. Goodreads members who like carla del ponte also like. Aug 08, 2017 war crimes expert carla del ponte resigns from u. By gaby ochsenbein del ponte war crimes book stirs.
Inaction, quits panel on syria carla del ponte, who resigned from the panel investigating atrocities in syria, and paulo pinheiro, one of two remaining. Carla del ponte blames the rebels for chemical weapons. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carla del ponte books online. Cynics argue that because the united nations was unable to stop the carnage in. Me and the war criminals, was published in italian. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. 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 in august 1999, replacing louise arbour. Syrian rebels used sarin nerve gas, not assads regime. May 06, 20 syrian rebels used sarin nerve gas, not assads regime. Her retrospective of four years in the hague angela m. The twoway the states in the security council dont want justice, carla del ponte told the swiss publication blick. Carla del ponte was chief prosecutor of the united nations international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia from 1999 to 2007 and chief prosecutor of the united nations international criminal tribunal for rwanda from 1999 to 2003.
According to del ponte she received information saying about 300 serbs were kidnapped and transferred to. Syrian cooperation with war crimes investigation reduced to. According to the del pontes book the prosecutors office received information from. Global research centre for research on globalization. Del ponte served as swiss ambassador to argentina from 2008 to february 2011. Images carladelpontepremiumspeakersphilippe rossierblick. Syrian chemical weapons attack carried out by rebels, says. It is a relentless, sometimes understandably angry book, and an important. United nations security council resolution 1503 wikipedia. Carla del ponte is a swiss and international prosecutor and diplomat. Carla del ponte tells swissinfo about the ups and downs of her time as chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former. Aug 07, 2017 carla del pontes resignation raises issues about how war crimes are to be investigated if a security council member decides to use veto. Bbc news carla del ponte stupefied by syrian opposition. Io e i criminali di guerra is a book written by carla del ponte, published in april 2008.
She rose to prominence as a swiss attorney general when she was appointed chief prosecutor at the international criminal court in the hague, which brought her to international attention. Our investigators have been in neighbouring countries interviewing victims. Carla del ponte was born in 1947 in bignascio, a tiny village in southern switzerland. Join facebook to connect with carla del ponte and others you may know. Uns del ponte says evidence syria rebels used sarin. Uns carla del ponte stupefied by syrian opposition sarin use these reports were simply ignored by the entire western media and hidden behind the massive false flag chemical weapon attack several months later in 20, in outer damascus. Testimony from victims strongly suggests it was the rebels, not the syrian government, that used sarin nerve gas during a recent incident in the revolutionwracked nation, a senior u. By shaun waterman the washington times monday, may 6, 20. There is no way tocushion the disappointment and sense of anticlimax, writes carla del ponte, the former chief prosecutor of the uns. Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 in lugano, switzerland was a chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals.
Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands at. She investigated war crimes in the former yugoslavia and rwanda between 1999 and 2007. Pinheiro, a brazilian political scientist, his fellow commissioners are karen abuzayd of the united states, a longtime united nations diplomat, and carla del ponte of switzerland, a. United nations prosecutor carla del ponte has told swiss news outlets that theres evidence pointing at the opposition, not the assad regime. Ms del pontes spokeswoman told the bbc news website that the vatican had refused to help in the search for him, despite being in a position to do so. Del ponte ordered to return to argentina and forget about. In 1981, del ponte was appointed an investigating magistrate, and later public prosecutor at the lugano district attorneys office. According to del ponte she received information saying about 300 serbs were kidnapped and transferred to albania in 1999 where their organs were extracted. Fed up with security council, veteran prosecutor del ponte. Aug 06, 2017 warcrimes prosecutor, frustrated at u. Del ponte is a swiss and international prosecutor and diplomat. Allegations of organ trafficking in del ponte memoir spark.
In the closing days of the kosovo conflict, hundreds of civilians were allegedly kidnapped by kosovo liberation army uck guerrillas and transported to neighboring albania. What the diplomats did not expect was carla del pontes. Carla del ponte luganu, 9 di frivaru 1947, e na magistrata elvetica biografia. After reading madame prosecutor i am more convinced than ever that the international criminal tribunal at the hague, run by the united nations and for which carla del ponte was the chief prosecutor for crimes against humanity committed in rwanda and yugoslavia, is not the best way or even a very good way to go after war criminals. The international justice and the search for justice. There she grew up with her parents and three brothers, who owned a hotel. Del ponte warns eu against resuming talks with serbia. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she pursued cases against the sicilian mafia. Sep 20, 2005 carla del ponte, chief prosecutor for war crimes in the former yugoslavia, has said she believes gen ante gotovina is hiding in a monastery in croatia. Carla del ponte afp the allegations are macabre and shocking.
What the diplomats did not expect was carla del pontes determination to bring the perpetrators to justice and to end the culture of impunity. Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. Follow carla del ponte and explore their bibliography from s carla del ponte author page. Documents syrian war crimes, but prosecution moves.
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