Saturday, 1 august 2026.
Legal Analysis of the Directive and the Regulations on Access to Information by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
“In July 1995, in his position as a President of Republika and a supreme commander of the army and police, and as part of the organized criminal enterprise together with...
World Awaits Start of Srebrenica Butcher’s Trial
The trial is about to start in the Hague of perhaps the most infamous character from the Bosnian war – Ratko Mladic, the man charged with the slaughter of thousands...
Parallel Probes Fail to Solve Dobrovoljacka Street Mystery
Two decades on from the attack that killed seven JNA soldiers, efforts to solve the case are in disarray, while Bosnian Serbs claim to be collecting fresh evidence.
Bijeljina: Request for Change to the Law
Representatives of judicial institutions from Bijeljina and Tuzla, the region’s media as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations request amendments to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Law on Protection of Personal Data,...
Marjanovic: Unlawful Arrest or Execution of Order
After more than five months, the trial of Zoran Marjanovic, former member of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), who is indicted of war crimes in Rogatica in 1992, has...
Peric et al: Active Persecution or ‘Doing Nothing Illegal’
Verdict on former police officers from Kalinovnik charged with knowingly persecuting local Bosniaks expected at the end of March.
HRW: International Presence Encouraged Public Faith
The involvement of international judges and prosecutors in the War Crimes Chamber of the Prosecution and Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has encouraged public faith in the impartiality of those...
Bosnia Under Pressure to Speed up Appeals Court
Brussels wants Bosnia to get a move on in establishing a state appeals court – but opinions in the country are divided on whether such a court is strictly necessary...
Serbs Resist Guilt For Markale Massacres
The powerful symbolism of the 1994 and 1995 market massacres explains why many Serbs are reluctant to accept court verdicts pinning responsibility for them on the Bosnian Serb army.
Dobrovoljacka Street: Unachievable Requirements from Republika Srpska
According to the analysts, boisterous and negative reactions from Republika Srpska (RS) regarding the decision on the suspension of the investigation against a number of suspects in the “Dobrovoljacka” case,...
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina Expands in its Seventh Year
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) achieved outstanding results in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011, continuing to provide information and analysis to the media, victims, and the general public on...
State Court Hands Down More than 400 Years for War Crimes
Over the past year, Bosnia's State Court sentenced 33 people for war crimes committed in different parts of the country during the 1992-95 war, handing down a total of 436...