MetaFilter posts tagged with theHague

All the world's their stage

ruelle — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:08:34 -0800

Twelve Angry Lebanese - inmates from Lebanon's infamous Roumieh Prison are putting on an adaptation of Twelve Angry Men - to stun ning reviews. An outstanding cast starring The Roumieh Prison, where elements of the extremist Fatah al-Islam are held alongside The Four Generals - former head of General Security Maj Gen Jamil al-Sayyad, former chief of police Maj Gen Ali Hajj, former military intelligence chief Brig Gen Raymond Azar and Republican Guard commander Mustafa Hamdam - wanted as of today in The Hague for Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's 2005 assasination. .... and introducing the talented and brave Zeina Daccache: an interview, her org and a bit about drama therapy. Just Twelve Angry Lebanese, you say? "In fact, we are 20 angry men. Or five to six million angry Lebanese - or maybe even 350 million angry Arabs."

Life and death of a black and white

mrducts — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:47:48 -0800

Texas executes Mexican national who was denied consul visit. Jose Medellin, a Mexican national, was born in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, just across the Rio Grande river from Laredo,TX. Medellín moved to the US when he was 3 years of age, and was 18 years of age in June of 1993 when he participated in the gang rape and murder of Jennifer Ertman, 14 and Elizabeth Pena, 16 in Houston,Texas. He was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to death. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that the Bush Administration must reconsider the case because Medellin was not informed of his right to contact Mexican consulate officials under the Vienna Convention. After the ruling, President Bush asserted authority under the Constitution and the various laws of the United States to order states to review the convictions and sentences of foreign nationals who had not been advised of their Vienna Convention rights. On March 25, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the arguments of the Bush Administration, and ruled that President Bush can't force Texas to reconsider, even if in violation of the International Court of Justice.[Previously]

A Dutch court refuses to arrest Bush.

Count Ziggurat — Thu, 05 May 2005 08:49:26 -0800

A Dutch court refuses to arrest George W. Bush when he arrives there on Saturday. the demands "could have far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations"

International Criminal Court

jonvaughan — Wed, 02 Jul 2003 04:17:13 -0800

The United States is cutting off military aid to 35 countries, including Colombia and six east European nations, because they back the International Criminal Court and have not exempted Americans from possible prosecution.
"...the Bush administration is afraid the tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, backed by most European countries, might hear politically motivated prosecutions of U.S. military and civilian leaders."

tpoh.org — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 09:00:49 -0800

US Marine Expat Burns Passport In Protest. As the International Court of Justice (ICC) in The Hague officially started operations on Monday, US activist and expat Kenneth Nichols burned his passport in front of the US consulate in Amsterdam.

Mr. skullhead — Sat, 25 Nov 2000 12:24:09 -0800

Climate talks end in failure. How shocking.