City: Trebinje Archives

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) achieved outstanding results in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011, continuing to provide information and analysis to the media, victims, and the general public on war crimes trials and efforts to deal with the past in Bosnia and the region.

A public debate on Acquainting local communities with the work of the Prosecution and Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in the premises of the Trebinje municipality building.

Bozidar Vucurevic, wartime Mayor of Trebinje municipality, says that he wants a court process against him to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or more precisely in Republika Srpska, RS, enabling him to deny the allegations that he committed war crimes in the Durbovnik area.

Even though four months have passed, Serbian judicial bodies are yet to decide on Bozidar Vucurevics extradition, because of its requests for and submission of additional documents by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, MUP of Serbia.

Bosnia and Herzegovinas Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN B&H) has launched a series of new projects in 2010, by which it intensified the work on informing the public about the war crimes trials, and thus achieved significant results in the sixth year of its existence

Republika Srpska justice minister says confusion about respective powers of Bosnias State Court and courts in the Bosnian Serb entity needs clearing up.

New radio and TV shows have enabled us to bring news and analysis of war crimes trials, and of the judicial process in general, to a growing audience.

In 2008 BIRN- Justice Report visited ten cantonal and district courts publishing series of articles under Local Justice under Spotlight title. It also started broadcasting Radio Justice.

A Prosecution witness recalls having been forced to leave his home in Nevesinje in 1992 with his slippers on.

Despite its willingness to process war crimes cases, local judicial system in Trebinje struggles to surpass obstacles such as reluctant witnesses and lack of access to material evidence.

City: Trebinje

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Local Justice – Trebinje: Debate on Work of State Court and Prosecution

Vucurevic Wants to Stand Trial in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Decision on Bozidar Vucurevics Extradition Still Pending

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina: Six years of intensive work

Dzerard Selman: Clashing Court Jurisdictions Harm Bosnias Justice

BIRN Marks Five Years of Growth in Bosnia

Justice Report Meets its Goals This Year

Savic and Mucibabic: A getaway package

Trebinje: Justice Without Witnesses

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