The UN court in The Hague rejected a call from Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic’s defence to reconsider a previous decision to refuse to launch proceedings against medics at its detention unit. The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribuna... Read more
Medical workers who served with UN peacekeeping troops in Bosnia recalled painful memories of war and joy at seeing peace as they returned to join a Canadian veterans’ bike ride through the country. “For me, this was an opportunity to do something go... Read more
The percentage of non-medics working in Bosnian hospitals is too high and is suffocating the health sector, experts warn. The share of non-medical staff in the health sector of the bigger of Bosnia’s two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzego... Read more
Injured Party’s Injuries Described as “Severe” by Medical Expert in Krsmanovic Trial
Testifying before the district court of Eastern Sarajevo at the trial of Milenko Krsmanovic, a court medical expert said injured party Muhidin Kapo suffered injuries to his right ankle and right fist in July 1992. Read more
Difficult to Judge Health of Proposed Witnesses, Says Medical Expert in Mostar Trial
Testifying at the trial of five former members of the Bosnian Army charged with war crimes in Mostar, a medical expert said a group of prosecution witnesses are in poor health and might find it difficult to testify. Read more
Medical Expert Describes Injured Party’s Injuries in Talovic and Tursunovic Trial
A court medical expert testifying at the trial of Nijaz Talovic and Enes Tursunovic, charged with war crimes in Zivinice, described injuries inflicted upon injured party Milivoje Prodanovic’s head and back. Court medical expert Vedo Tuco said Prodano... Read more
New Medical Examination for Zulfikar Alispago
The trial chamber requested a new medical examination for Zulfikar Alispago in order to determine whether he is healthy enough to attend his trial. Read more
Testifying at the trial of five former Bosniak fighters, a state prosecution witness said she offered medical assistance to a protected witness known as B, who she believed was raped. Read more
Material evidence on Predraj Djurovics injuries in 1992 and 1993 were included in the case file at his trial. Read more
The defense of Nedzad Hodzic proposed that medical findings on the defendants health be included in the case file. The state prosecution objected to this proposal, on the grounds that the same evidence had already been included in the case file. Read more