The search for the remaining missing persons from the wars in the former Yugoslavia is still being hindered by politics, a BIRN conference on regional cooperation and post-conflict justice was...
Cooperation on war crimes cases between prosecutors’ offices in former Yugoslav countries happens rarely despite agreements between the states, said participants at a major regional conference organised by BIRN.
Some candidates running for this weekend’s general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been accused of glorifying criminals by praising wartime leaders like Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic during their...
Prosecutors in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia signed protocols to cooperate on war crimes cases five years ago, but few cases have been exchanged due to a lack of political will,...
Theodor Meron, the presiding judge in Radovan Karadzic’s appeal against genocide and war crimes convictions, removed himself from the case after the former Bosnian Serb political leader’s defence accused him...
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked the UN court in The Hague to exclude judge Theodor Meron from his appeal procedure due to alleged bias, after he was removed...
As winter looms, the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, has urged Bosnia to resolve the housing issues of some 300 migrants and refugees camping in the open, or in tents.
Genocide and war crimes defendant Ratko Mladic has been asked to be the honorary president of the Organisation of Military Chiefs of the Bosnian Serb Army - a move likely...
Experts and international organizations oppose the State Court’s call for laws to regulate media reporting on criminal cases – saying it will unjustifiably hinder the media’s work.
The Bosnian state court said that media reporting on criminal proceedings should be legally regulated because of what it described as unprofessional, unjust and prejudiced coverage, particularly of war crimes...
Former soldier Ilija Vukasinovic was awarded over 3,500 euros for the mental distress he suffered during 199 days of house arrest before he was cleared of committing crimes against humanity.
The long-awaited adoption of amendments to Bosnia’s Criminal Procedure Code should improve the country’s record on prosecuting corruption, but not all legal experts are convinced.