Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Bosnia Starts Overturning War Crimes Convictions
After Europe’s human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnia’s constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict...
Bosnia Starts Overturning War Crimes Convictions
After Europe’s human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnia’s constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict...
Euro Court Rules Bosnia War Crimes Sentences Unjust
The European rights court ruled that Abduladhim Maktouf and Goran Damjanovic received higher sentences because a new Bosnian criminal code was used - a decision that could see dozens of...
Bosnian Court Rejects Koricanske Massacre Plea Bargain
The appeals court threw out a plea bargain that would have seen a former Bosnian Serb fighter serve 10 to 13 years in jail for killing around 200 civilians at...
Bosnian Court Rejects Koricanske Massacre Plea Bargain
The appeals court threw out a plea bargain that would have seen a former Bosnian Serb fighter serve 10 to 13 years in jail for killing around 200 civilians at...
Local Justice – Travnik: Humanization of Witnesses’ Position
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with the aim of establishing a section for support to witnesses with the Cantonal Court and Prosecution in Travnik.
Despite the obstacles, the Successful Year
BIRN - Justice Report has completed seven years of operation despite the problem of anonymisation and the refusal by authorities to issue complete and intact audio and video materials from...
Local Justice – Banja Luka: Keeping Quiet Out of Fear
Testifying in his defence at the trial for crimes in Kotor Varos, Ranko Stojanovic says that he did not kill Ilija Antunovic in 1992, but a policeman, who was later...
War Crime Convicts Take Their Case to Strasbourg
Two convicted war criminals have asked the European Court of Human Rights to confirm that the retroactive use of the Bosnian Criminal Code in their trials violated their human rights.
Djelilbasic et al: Plea bargain discussed
The State Court will announce on June 15 whether it will accept the plea bargain made with the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Saban and Elvir Djelilbasic, who were...