Wednesday, 17 september 2025.
War Crimes Processing Strategy Faces ‘Bottleneck’
Although the deadlines laid out in the Strategy for the Processing of War Crimes Cases are fast approaching and international observers have expressed concern, the Supervisory Board for the implementation...
Better co-operation of Court and Prosecution requested
At the meeting of the Supervisory Body for monitoring the implementation of the State Strategy for the work on war crime cases, it was concluded that the Court and Prosecution...
Bosnia Victims Query Value of Guilt Agreements
Courts in Bosnia increasingly rely on guilt pleas to speed up trials secure verdicts – but many victims groups feel justice is being sacrificed in the name of expediency.
Two persons arrested for Parcel Bomb
Two persons were arrested in the Zenica Doboj Canton on suspicion that they sent a parcel bomb to the Court of BiH, the State investigation and protection agency confirmed (SIPA).
Parcel Bomb for Meddzida Kreso
A bomb was found in a parcel, which had been delivered by courier to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina this morning. The parcel was addressed to Court President Meddzida...
Investigation about Parcel Kept Secret
The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is conducting an investigation into a parcel bomb that was discovered at the State Court entrance today, but it cannot confirm whether the identity...
Outcry Over Limit to War Crimes Defence Lawyers
State Court says it will pay for only one defence lawyer per war-crimes case in future. Attorneys say the move will inevitably affect the quality of the service they can...
Bosnia State Prosecutor ‘Slowing’ Work on War Crimes
Critics charge State Prosecutor’s office with keeping hold of low-ranking cases that should go to lower courts - slowing the work of resolving Bosnia’s top war crimes by 2015 deadline.
No Alternative’ to the State Court and Prosecution
During a discussion of the future of the State Court and Prosecution, members of these institutions say that there is “no alternative” to state-level judicial authorities.
Deadline Fades to Rate Bosnia’s ‘Sensitive’ War Crimes
Over two years after national war crimes strategy obliged the State Court to classify all remaining cases as ‘sensitive’, or not, the task remains incomplete.