The Bosnian state prosecution charged seven former Croatian Defence Council military policemen and civilian police officers with unlawfully detaining and assaulting dozens of Bosniaks in the Zepce area in 1993 and 1994.
Five former military policemen from the Bosnian Serb Army’s Zvornik and Bratunac Brigade were charged with genocide over the executions of hundreds of Bosniaks in Zvornik municipality in July 1995.
Ten former Bosnian Army officers and soldiers have been charged with committing crimes against Serb civilians and prisoners of war who were held in camps and detention facilities in the Hrasnica area.
Tokom skoro tri godine rata, u Ukrajini je nestalo oko 54.000 osoba, a hiljade ukrajinskih porodica traga sa svojim najmilijim uprkos nedostatku informacija. Iako se potraga odražava na njihovo mentalno zdravlje, oni gaje nadu da postoji mogućnost da je član baš njihove porodice živ i u zatočeništvu, te da je moguć njegov ili njen povratak kući.
Shortly after the Russians invaded Ukraine in February 2022, art teacher Olena Tsyhipa’s husband Serhiy, aged 63, was arrested by soldiers. She has not seen him since. Olena has lived with hope and struggle for nearly three years as she tries to arrange the release of her husband. Her exhibition Please, Free the Birds has been shown in Germany, France and Switzerland with the aim of raising awareness of the thousands of Ukrainian civilians being held in captivity.
Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations in over 4,000 criminal cases of crimes against children, hundreds of which relate to illegal deportations and forced displacement.
Taking money and inspiration from the United States, anti-abortion groups are growing in influence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes with public funding too.
Mikhail Savchenko witnessed war crimes three decades ago in Bosnia, and again in his native Ukraine. In seeking justice for Russian forces’ violations, rights experts say Ukraine must avoid Bosnia’s mistakes and pursue a comprehensive approach to transitional justice to achieve sustainable peace.
Radislav Krstic’s confession and request for forgiveness for the 1995 Srebrenica massacres was largely ignored in Serbia and among Bosnian Serbs, where genocide denial remains rife.