Prisoners Kosovo Yugoslavia

The United Nations, one of the world's most vocal champions of human rights, is facing mounting complaints that it has violated the most basic rules of justice in Kosovo. Fourteen months after the U.N. took charge of the Serbian province, both Serbs and ethnic Albanians are accusing its criminal courts of excessive delays, bias among judges, widespread witness tampering and other serious violations of the right to a fair trial. Defending the world body, spokeswoman Susan Manuel said that the U.

The United Nations, one of the world's most vocal champions of human rights, is facing mounting complaints that it has violated the most basic rules of justice in Kosovo. Fourteen months after the U.N. took charge of the Serbian province, both Serbs and ethnic Albanians are accusing its criminal courts of excessive delays, bias among judges, widespread witness tampering and other serious violations of the right to a fair trial. Defending the world body, spokeswoman Susan Manuel said that the U.