Wednesday, 19 February 2025.
Syria Looks to Bosnia’s Experience to Deal with War’s Mass Graves
With 150,000 people listed as missing from Syria’s brutal civil conflict, the new authorities are looking to learn from the International Committee on Missing Persons’ success in locating mass graves...
Nestali (ne) znači zaboravljeni: Kako se traže nestali u ratu u Ukrajini
Tokom skoro tri godine rata, u Ukrajini je nestalo oko 54.000 osoba, a hiljade ukrajinskih porodica traga sa svojim najmilijim uprkos nedostatku informacija. Iako se potraga odražava na njihovo mentalno...
Pain, hope and uncertainty are driving unusual ways of Ukrainian families search for missing
Family members of missing Ukrainian soldiers are joining forces to find new ways to find their loved-ones.
Lessons From Bosnia Can Inform Ukraine’s Search for a ‘Just Peace’
Mikhail Savchenko witnessed war crimes three decades ago in Bosnia, and again in his native Ukraine. In seeking justice for Russian forces’ violations, rights experts say Ukraine must avoid Bosnia’s...
Ukraine Fights Legal Nihilism with Transitional Justice Training
Amid Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the issue of restoring justice has gained particular importance. Since late 2022, when Ukraine liberated the territories of the Kharkiv and Kherson, the country...
At Kosovo Demining School, Ukrainians Gain Vital Skills to Save Lives at Home
Increasing numbers of Ukrainians are learning demining techniques at a training school in Kosovo – hoping to make a difference back in their war-ravaged home country, which has been massively...
Bosnia Should Probe Russian Sanctions-Busting: Ukrainian Official
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser for sanctions told BIRN that the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina should do more to tackle Russian-linked schemes intended to dodge Western-imposed sanctions against Moscow.
Filming Horror: How Videographer Captured Srebrenica’s Last Moments Before Genocide
Ibro Zahirovic filmed life in the besieged enclave during the Bosnian war and captured the last moments before it fell in July 1995 – escaping with videos that were later...
Ukrainian Woman Testifies About Sexual Abuse to Help Document Russian Crimes
By testifying about beatings and sexual abuse suffered in Russian captivity, a woman from eastern Ukraine aims to inspire others to testify in order to document as many crimes as...