Even though it has been 15 years since the genocide in Srebrenica was committed, remains of all people who were killed have still not found. Despite the fact that large...

In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 8,000 people were...

Lack of witness protection is putting war crimes prosecutions at risk in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, HNK, with victims unwilling to testify in court.

Over the course of the trial, that has lasted just over nine months, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina tried to prove that Zeljko Ivanovic, known as Arkan and former...

After questioning more than 15 witnesses, the State Prosecution completes its evidence presentation in the case of Alija Osmic, a former member of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accused...

During six months of evidence presentation the Defence of Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic sought to prove that the indictees did not participate in the genocide. The Defence also questioned...

While courts promise to deploy more resources, victims have doubts, noting the inactivity of the judiciary in the area over the past 15 years.

The trial of Suljo Karajic, which has lasted for more than 20 months, is due to be completed with the presentation of closing arguments by the State Prosecution and Defence...

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.

For the first time since war-crime trials began in Bosnia, BIRN Justice Report has filmed inside a prison in which war crime convicts serve their sentences and spoken to one...