Friday, 19 june 2026.
229 Years of Imprisonment for Convictions Reached Through Plea Agreements
Over the past ten years, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has accepted 27 plea agreements in cases of war crimes, which have resulted in a total of 229 years...
Appeals Based on Incorrect Application of Law Shorten Verdicts, Release Convicts
After the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) determined that the Bosnian state court incorrectly applied the criminal code of Bosnia and Herzegovina in two war crimes cases, more than...
Bosnia Discovers Two Wartime Mass Graves
The Bosnian state prosecution said that two previously unknown mass graves containing the bodies of victims of the 1992-95 war have been discovered in the towns of Bratunac and Bihac.
Witness in Prijedor War Crimes Trial Used to See Defendants in Uniform
Testifying at the trial of Mitar Vlasenko, Rade Vlasenko and Drago Koncar, a state prosecution witness said he used to see the defendants in uniform during the war.
Witness Describes Burial and Documentation of Bodies in Trnovo
Testifying at the trial of Edhem Godinjak, Medaris Saric and Mirko Bunoza, a Bosnian state prosecution witness said he began working on the burial of bodies and animals in 1992.
Witnesses Claim No Knowledge of Prisoner Abuse in Bileca
Two state prosecution witnesses testifying at the trial of Miroslav Duka, Goran Vujovic and Zeljko Ilic said they didn’t notice injuries on Bosniak detainees held in Bileca.
Witness Denies Milovanovic Rape Accusations
A Bijeljina district prosecution witness testifying at the Radosav Milovanovic trial said the injured party told her the defendant had raped her, but didn’t believe her.
Elmedin Causevic Trial Begins
The Elmedin Causevic trial began with a reading of the indictment and the examination of the first prosecution witnesses at the cantonal court of Mostar. Causevic, also known as Mesar...
Witnesses Describe Murder of Civilians in Karacici Barn
A state prosecution witness testifying at the trial of eight former members of the Bosnian Serb Army said Mile Kusic shot 20 civilians who were held in a barn in...
Sentences for Zvornik Crimes Reduced
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court reduced sentences against Sreten Lazarevic, Dragan Stanojevic and Slobodan Ostojic, who were found guilty of war crimes in Zvornik. The sentence was...
Witness Reports Receiving Threats After Giving Statement to SIPA
A witness at the trial of Ekrem Ibracevic, Fikret Smajlovic and Sejdalija Covic said he received threats after giving a statement to the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA).
Stanarevic Trial Begins
The Zeljko Stanarevic trial began with a reading of the indictment and the presentation of introductory statements by the Bosnian state prosecution. Stanarevic has been charged with crimes against humanity...