Friday, 11 july 2025.
Appeals Court Row Stalls Bosnia’s Judicial Reforms
A dispute between politicians over establishing a state-level appeals court has halted the country’s judicial reforms and caused the European Union to suspend vital funding for war crimes prosecutions.
Analysis – Goran Popovic: Assault and Abuse of Prisoners at Uzamnica
The state prosecution has examined seven witnesses and presented material evidence to prove the allegations in the indictment. Popovic’s defense examined ten witnesses and presented material evidence during the trial....
Terrorist Act in Vitez Gone Unpunished for 22 Years
22 years ago, an explosion of a truck bomb in the old part of Vitez killed five civilians. Witnesses of this terrorist act remember the chaos caused by the explosion,...
Analysis: Ibro Macic – Accused of Murder in Blace and Prisoner Abuse in Musala
The Bosnian state court will pronounce a first instance verdict against Ibro Macic, accused of having committed war crimes in Konjic, on April 17.
Analysis – Witnesses describe torture and rape at Indira Kameric trial
On April 17, after a trial that has lasted fifteen months, the Bosnian state court will pronounce a verdict in the Indira Kameric case. Kameric has been charged with war...
Former Captives Describe Beating and Starvation at the Silos Detention Facility
After almost three years, the Bosnian state prosecution finished presenting evidence at the trial of former Bosnian security forces accused of committing crimes against civilians and prisoners of war at...
Analysis – Josip Tolic: Claims to be innocent of severe civilian abuse
On March 6, Bosnia’s state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Josip Tolic, a former Croatian Defence Council (HVO) soldier accused of committing war crimes in...
Strpci: Last Stop on a Fatal Journey
Twenty-two years ago, Serb paramilitaries stopped a train in Bosnia, seized 20 passengers and killed them – and only now is there a possibility that most of the suspects will...
Domestic Violence Revives Ex-Prisoners’ Wartime Nightmares
Women who were traumatised by rape and sexual abuse during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina have often become the victims of domestic violence by abusive husbands afterwards.
Verdict Expected Soon in Sekaric Trial
After a trial that nearly lasted a year, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina will soon be issuing its verdict on the Dragan Sekaric case. Former Bosnian Serb fighter Sekaric...