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28 November 2017 by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo editorial advisor and professor at Neuchâtel University
Croat leaders in last ICTY judgment for crimes in Bosnia Latest UN judges uphold 25-year jail term on Bosnian Croat leader Prlic   On November 29, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is to hand down its last judgment before closing its doors in a few wee [...]
27 November 2017 by François Sergent, JusticeInfo.net
Week in Review: Victory for justice in Bosnia, and stigmatized girls in the DRC The life sentence on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was widely hailed as a victory for international law and justice. Mladic was found guilty of genocid [...]
23 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Historic judgment on Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic Handing down its judgment on November 22, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic guilty of genocide in Srebrenica, crimes against humanity and wa [...]
23 November 2017 by AFP
Yugoslav war crimes court helped end era of impunity Born from the fires engulfing the Balkans in the 1990s, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia closes next month having tried and judged dozens of those behind Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. F [...]
22 November 2017 by AFP
Mladic genocide verdict hailed as victory for justice UN judges on Wednesday sentenced former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladic to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over two decades ago. But the man dubbed "The [...]
21 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Key verdict due on Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is preparing to hand down on November 22 its verdict on Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic. Given the ICTY’s previous convictions of his main associates i [...]
20 November 2017 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Ex-Yugoslavia would be worse off without UN Court, says ICTY Prosecutor On November 22, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yougoslavia (ICTY) is to hand down its verdict on Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic. This is the last verdict in a trial court of the Tribunal, which wa [...]
19 November 2017 by AFP
Mladic: Serb crusader charged over siege and slaughter Ratko Mladic, who faces judgement Wednesday for alleged genocide, believed himself a crusading defender of the Serbs but was dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for mass slaughter at the hands of his forces. The ruthless commander of B [...]
19 November 2017 by AFP
'Butcher of Bosnia' faces historic war crimes verdict UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, blamed for steering Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. The judgement and possible sentencing b [...]
7 June 2017 by AFP
Bosnia's glorification of war criminals 'unacceptable': prosecutor Bosnian nationalists are making "unacceptable provocations" by glorifying convicted war criminals and denying crimes from the 1992-1995 war, the UN prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia said Wednesday. Serge Brammertz urged the Sec [...]
7 December 2016 by AFP
UN prosecutors urge life term for 'Butcher of Bosnia' Prosecutors urged UN judges on Wednesday to jail Ratko Mladic for life, accusing the former Serb commander of a ruthless campaign of ethnic cleansing to create a Greater Serbia in the 1990s Balkans wars. "It would be... an insult [...]
4 December 2016 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
ICTY to hear closing arguments in Mladic case The trial of former Bosnian Serb military boss Ratko Mladic is coming to an end before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The Prosecutor’s closing arguments are due to start on Monday December 5, [...]
22 November 2016 by Basma Elmahdy
Bosnia: "Compensation empowers war crimes survivors", says TRIAL Bringing justice to female survivors of wartime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina is still a main concern in the field of international justice. “Over 20 years after the end of the conflict, wartime victims are still paying a high pr [...]
18 July 2016 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Remembering Srebrenica, and the ICC versus Bashir On July 11, the world remembered the massacre committed 21 years ago in Srebrenica, in Bosnia-Herzegovina.  This massacre, which the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has categorized as genocide, is [...]
14 July 2016 by Pierre Hazan, Sarajevo
Syria, Bosnia and Chechnya: The Challenge of Documenting War How should the Syrian war be documented as the number of dead continues to rise? How should the stories of the Bosnian and Chechen conflicts in the 1990s be told? Invited by the WARM festival, journalists, activists and researcher [...]
10 July 2016 by Pierre Hazan
Bosnia Makes Efforts to Tackle Post-War Trauma The figures are staggering: according to the Bosnian authorities, 450,000 people are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 1.4 million have shown at least one symptom of PTSD, out of a population of only four mi [...]
4 July 2016 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.Net
Week in Review: Bosnian Serbs Jailed, France Accused, and Calls for Justice in Eritrea The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ended the first half of the year with an important judgment. Before packing their bags for the summer holidays, the ICTY appeals judges on June 30 confirmed the [...]
30 June 2016 by AFP
UN judges uphold 22-year jail term for Bosnian Serb leaders   The Yugoslav war crimes court Thursday threw out an appeal brought by two former top Bosnian Serb officials against their conviction and upheld a 22-year jail term imposed for their roles in the 1990s conflict. Mico Stanisic and [...]
29 April 2016 by Pierre Hazan
Sarajevo Documentary Shows Culture as an Act of Resistance In a packed room, young women in swimsuits parade for the Miss Sarajevo crown, as bombs rain down outside. Then, still with their radiant smiles, they hold up a banner saying “Don’t leave us to be killed” and throw flowers to the [...]