UN & Cambodia Complete Discussions on War Crimes Tribunal as UN Human Rights Commissioner Warns of the Need for an E. Timor Tribunal

On July 6, 2000, the United Nations and Cambodia completed negotiations to establish a tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders while on August 5, 2000, Mary Robinson, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, warned that it may be necessary to establish such a tribunal for East Timor...[more]