23. December 2015.
The sexual abuse of boys and girls was widespread during the Bosnian war. Although associations of war victims have registered approximately 1000 instances of wartime child rape, experts estimate that the number is much higher.
Wartime Sexual Violence
22. December 2015.
Closing statements were concluded at the trial of Radosav Milovanovic, a Bosnian Serb soldier charged with wartime rape in Srebrenica. The district court of Bijeljina scheduled the verdict for January 15, 2016.
17. December 2015.
The state prosecution has raised an indictment against Bozidar Perisic and Vinko Zoranovic, who are suspected of committing war crimes against civilians in Rogatica.
16. December 2015.
The cantonal court of Sarajevo postponed the Dusko Dabetic trial due to the failure of prosecution witnesses to appear in court.
15. December 2015.
A defense witness testifying at the Milkan Gojkovic trial said he never saw the defendant socialize with convicted wartime criminal Veselin Vlahovic. Gojkovic has been charged with wartime rape in the Grbavica neighbourhood of Sarajevo.
15. December 2015.
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Marijan Brnjic was found guilty of raping a Serb woman in the Odzak area in 1992 and sentenced to six years in prison.
14. December 2015.
The appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court has reduced Zaim Lalicic’s sentence to six years in prison.
10. December 2015.
Sarajevo cantonal prosecution witnesses testified at the Dusko Dabetic trial in a hearing closed to the public.
9. December 2015.
Testifying in his own defense, Bekir Mesic described what happened on May 1, 1994, the night he allegedly raped a woman in Bihac.
3. December 2015.
The trial of three defendants charged with wartime rape in the Rogatica area will begin with a reading of the indictment and introductory statements on Thursday, December 24.
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