Sunday, 6 july 2025.
Ukrainian Survivors of Sexual Violence in Russian Captivity Turn Trauma into Motivation
Two Ukrainians who were held prisoner by Russia are using the pain they endured to motivate them to help other survivors of wartime sexual violence. They are also asking the...
Without a Trace: The Bosnian War Victims Who May Never be Identified
When entire families were killed during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, almost all hope of ever identifying them died too.
Montenegro Court Cancels Detention of War Crime Defendant
The Podgorica court said it has ended the detention of Slobodan Pekovic, accused of wartime murder and rape in Bosnia, because three years have passed since the indictment was issued...
Episode 166: Everything was Destroyed – Remembering the Day a Bosnian Village Burned
This month marks the 31st anniversary of one of the largest mass crimes against civilians in the village of Stupni Do, near Vares. Former senior officials of Herzeg-Bosnia and the...
Bosnian War Survivors Launch Genocide Denial Monitoring Website
The Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide has launched a new website designed to monitor and record all forms of genocide and war crimes denial in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnian Serb Fighters’ Convictions for Deadly Village Attack Upheld
Five wartime Bosnian Serb fighters were sentenced to a total of 59 years in prison for involvement in an attack that left several civilians dead in the village of Zecovi...
Kosovo Wartime Rape Survivors Still Suffer Psychological Consequences: Study
Most survivors of sexual abuse during the Kosovo war still suffer severe psychological consequences as a result of their ordeal, a new report by two NGOs, Medica Mondiale and Medica...
Bosnian Army Ex-Officer Charged with Killing Injured Croat Commander
Prosecutors accuse Serif Patkovic, a wartime Bosnian Army battalion commander, of shooting a wounded Bosnian Croat prisoner dead in the village of Dusina in 1993.
Bosnian Serb Schoolchildren to be Taught Mladic, Karadzic Were ‘Heroes’
Under the new educational curriculum in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity, elementary school students will be taught about the achievements of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic – but not about...
UN Court Again Rejects Bosnian Serb Commander’s Plea for Release
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for a third time rejected the early release request of the wartime leader of a Bosnian Serb Army reconnaissance unit who was sentenced...