Recent weapons seizures in the Sarajevo area highlight how Bosnians still possess hundreds of thousands of illegal firearms from the 1990s war which pose a threat to public safety and national security.
Former Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic’s defence filed an appeal against a court decision scheduling the presentation of closing statements in his trial for December this year.
The Hague Tribunal refused to consider a motion filed by former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s defence asking for the trial to be stopped because the court was systematically biased.
Only three verdicts in state-level war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina have ever ordered compensation payments to victims of sexual violence, but none of the victims has received any money yet.
Fewer than 30 plea bargains have been made in war crimes cases, even though prosecutors say they often yield information about mass graves or about other perpetrators of atrocities.
During the siege of Sarajevo, the city’s firefighters battled thousands of blazes while trying to dodge sniper bullets and shells, risking their own lives to save others.
The former Republika Srpska Justice Minister informs the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina of his mailing address, to which summons for his appearance before the Appellate Chamber of the War Crimes Chamber will be delivered shortly.
More than 220 film and 44 premiere screenings will take place at the Sarajevo Film Festival that runs from August 12 to 20.
Sarajevo's world famous film festival will screen a total of 222 films coming from 61 countries this year.
The UN war crimes tribunal is in the final stage of negotiations to set up information centres in Sarajevo and Srebrenica where the Hague-based court’s archives will be kept.