Wednesday, 9 july 2025.
Ailing Defendants Cause Headaches for Hague Tribunal
The fear of another defendant dying in custody before his final verdict like Slobodan Milosevic has made the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague take unusual precautionary measures.
Poison Gas: The Bosnian War’s Forgotten Weapon
Poison gas and other toxic chemicals were used dozens of times during the Bosnian conflict to torture and murder prisoners, but almost no one has been held directly responsible in...
Bosnian War Convicts ‘Free for Months Before Jail’
People convicted of committing crimes during the Bosnian war spend months at liberty because of procedural delays before going to prison - a situation which has angered victims’ groups.
Srebrenica: The Massacres that Went Unpunished
Twenty-two years after the Srebrenica massacres, direct perpetrators of mass killings of Bosniaks at several lesser-known execution sites have still not been charged or put on trial.
Srebrenica Genocide Convicts Return to Freedom
Twelve Bosnian Serbs convicted of genocide have served their sentences and been released - some have returned to live in places where the massacres happened, while others continue to deny...
Bosnian Wartime Aid Convoy Attackers Evade Justice
Twenty-four years have passed without any prosecutions for the ambush of the ‘Tuzla Convoy of Salvation’, when seven Bosniak truck drivers and several passengers were killed by Croat forces.
Bosnia’s Justice Sector Reform: Optimism and Delay
A year and a half after the adoption of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy, state institutions are just beginning to implement some of the steps, and international monitors doubt that...