Detention Camps Archives

The district court of Eastern Sarajevo passed down a first instance verdict, acquitting Milenko Gojgolovic of charges that he raped and treated a Susica detention camp detainee in Vlasenica in an inhumane manner in the summer of 1992, it was confirmed to the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIRN BiH.

Boris Bosnjak, Miodrag Grubacic and Ilija Djajic, who were convicted of mistreating and abusing Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees held at a military barracks in Bileca in 1992, had their sentences reduced on appeal.

Ahead of the initial verdict in the last trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, BIRN looks back on the landmark judgments, controversies, successes and failures in the UN court’s mission to seek justice for the atrocities of the 1990s.

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In a retrial before the Belgrade Higher Court, Bosnian Serb soldier Joja Plavanjac was convicted of killing 11 people at a prison in Bosanska Krupa in Bosnia in August 1992, and his fellow ex-serviceman Zdravko Narancic of helping him.

Before this week’s final verdict in Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic’s trial, BIRN a presents a photographic essay showing the places where the crimes in his indictment were committed, accompanied by quotes from key witnesses.

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The UN court in The Hague rejected former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s request for the final verdict in his trial to be postponed because one of his lawyers will not be able to attend the hearing.

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The former Bosnian Serb military chief’s defence asked for the final verdict in his trial to be postponed because one of his lawyers will not be able to attend the hearing at the UN court in The Hague.

Former reservist policeman Simo Stupar was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his involvement in killing, beating and illegally detaining Bosniaks in the Vlasenica area in 1992.

Peace activists from the Centre for Nonviolent Action put up temporary signs at eight unmarked locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina where people were detained, abused and killed during the 1992-95 war.

A report funded by the government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity claims Serbs were subjected to ethnic cleansing in wartime Sarajevo, but its allegations differ from facts established by courts about crimes during the siege.

Detention Camps

Milenko Gojgolovic Acquitted of Charges for Rape in Vlasenica

Bosnian Serb Wartime Camp Guards’ Sentences Reduced

Hague Tribunal Leaves Uncertain Legacy as Last Trial Nears End

Serbia Sentences Bosnian Serb Soldiers for Killing 11 Prisoners

BIRN Photo Essay Shows Ratko Mladic Case Crime Scenes

Ratko Mladic’s Plea for Genocide Verdict Postponement Rejected

Ratko Mladic Seeks Postponement of Genocide Verdict

Bosnia Convicts Serb Ex-Policeman of Crimes Against Humanity

Peace Activists Place Memorial Signs at Unmarked Bosnian War Sites

BIRN Fact-Check: Is the Bosnian Serb Report on the Sarajevo Siege Accurate?

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