Saturday, 19 april 2025.
Successful Steps towards the Future
BIRN-Justice Report successfully ends its eighth year of work, despite the introduction of the anonymisation practice - which has still not been fully addressed by the judicial institutions in Bosnia...
First Instance Verdict for Krajina Crimes Quashed
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina quashes a first instance verdict, under which Mehura Selimovic, Adil Ruznic and Emir Mustafic were sentenced to a total of...
Armed Groups Weaker than VRS
While being cross-examined at Ratko Mladic’s trial, a Hague Prosecution’s military expert says that he is “not diminishing the incidents” that preceded the events in municipalities in Bosanska Krajina occupied...
Bosnian War Criminals’ Release Sparks International Concern
The EU and international organisations in Bosnia expressed concerns after ten war crimes and genocide convicts were set free because they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
Bosnia Releases Ten War Crimes Convicts
The Bosnian state court has ordered the immediate release of ten genocide and war crimes convicts because the wrong criminal code was used at their trials.
Prosecution Wants Rogatica Suspects in Custody
The Bosnian State Prosecution has asked for one-month custody for Radomir Markovic, Mile Kusic, Dragan Bozovic, Sasa Perkovic, Radomir Gluhovic, Pero Radovic and Ilija and Milos Vukasinovic, while the defence...
More than 2.300 Signatures against Censorship
More than 2,300 people have signed a petition aimed at stopping the current practice of withholding information from trials for war crimes and other trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Public Interest Overcomes Private InterestsJavni interes nadjaèao privatni
The application of the existing Law on Free Access to Information of Bosnia and Herzegovina vary from one institution to another. One third of institutions respond to requests for access...
Serbian Security Chiefs Acquitted of War Crimes
The Hague Tribunal has acquitted former Serbian security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic of controlling the most notorious combat units that fought in the Balkan wars.