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Former paramilitary leader Milan Lukic, who is already serving a jail sentence for war crimes, was charged with involvement in the abduction and killing of 20 passengers seized from a train in Strpci in Bosnia in 1993. The Bosnian state prosecution on Friday charged Milan Lukic, the wartime leader of the Avengers paramilitary group, with crimes against 20 passengers who were abducted from a train at Strpci station near Visegrad in eastern Bosnia in February 1993 and then murdered.

The case against Osman Osmanovic, who was arrested on entry into Serbia on November 23 this year on the basis of criminal charges, should be transferred to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, his chosen attorney Mirsad Crnovrsanin told the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIRN BiH.

A preoccupation with the security aspect of bringing back men, women and children from former Islamic State territory means Bosnia has neglected to fully involve social workers, teachers and health professionals in areas where returnees will be settled, according to an analysis by BIRN.

Over the course of this year the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed eight indictments against 23 individuals for corrupt acts, while the State Court has passed down six verdicts, including five convictions, following guilt admission agreements - the data collected by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIRN BiH, suggest.

Authorities in the former Yugoslavia have focused on prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence while underlying issues of gender inequality have been ignored, says a new report by the Impunity Watch NGO.

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina was honoured with a special plaque at this year’s Srdjan Aleksic Journalist Award, the Helsinki Parliament of Citizens of Banja Luka, an NGO, announced on Friday.

Bosnia’s judicial overseer, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, must be reformed, experts argued after a report for the European Commission said the country’s judiciary was in crisis and unable to cope with serious crime and corruption cases.

Bosnia’s chief state prosecutor Gordana Tadic defended the small number of war-crime indictments issued this year, insisting that her office’s work is going to plan.

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Sensationalist media reporting about terrorism and violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina exaggerates the phenomenon, spreading fear while distorting public understanding of a complex issue.

Bosnian Serb Army ex-soldier Sabahudin Kajdic was charged with the persecution and murder of Bosniaks in the Prijedor area in 1992, while Dusko Suvara was charged with rape and sexual abuse in the Glamoc municipality.

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Bosnian Serb War Criminal Indicted for Train Massacre

Osmanovic’s Attorney Insists on Case Transfer from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia Failing to Ready Local Staff for Syria Returnees

Prosecution of “Petty” Corruption and No-Effect Sanctions

Ex-Yugoslav States Failing on Gender Justice, Report Says

BIRN Bosnia Given Special Recognition in Journalism Awards

Bosnian Judiciary Under Pressure After Critical European Report

Bosnia Tackling Huge War Case Backlog, Chief Prosecutor Insists

Bosnian Media Reports on Terrorism Spread Fear and Misinformation

Bosnian Serb Army Ex-Soldiers Indicted for Wartime Crimes

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