Former Bosnian Serb PM cleared of war crimes charges
May 8, 2013
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Tuesday acquitted former Bosnian Serb prime minister Gojko Klickovic of war crimes charges. Klickovic and another Bosnian Serb official, Mladen Drljaca, were on trial for a second time accused of ordering attack in which civilians were killed and....... [more] 
Bosnia president arrested for corruption
April 27, 2013
Zivko Budimir, president of the Bosniak-Croat Federation, one of the governing entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was arrested on Friday along with 17 other officials as part of a corruption investigation and crackdown. Budimir and others were detained and questioned while their offices were....... [more]
Bosnia court sentences Montenegro paramilitary leader to 45 years
March 29, 2013
The war crimes court for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday convicted a former paramilitary unit commander from Montenegro on multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting committed during the the civil war in the former Yugoslavia (1992-1995) and sentenced him to 45 years of imprisonment. Whi....... [more]
Former Bosnian Serb policemen sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes
March 28, 2013
Judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday sentenced two former Bosnian Serb police officers each to 22 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war that spanned from 1992-95. Former interior minister, Mico Stanisic, and....... [more]
Ex-police officer sentenced to 20 years for role in Srebrenica massacre
January 11, 2013
The war crimes court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday sentenced a former Bosnian Serb police officer to 20 years in prison for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. 42-year-old Bozidar Kuvelja was found to have been actively involved in a 1995 military search for Bosnian Muslims in the....... [more]
Bosnian Serb sentenced to life for Srebrenica massacre
December 12, 2012
Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday convicted former Bosnian Serb army commander Zdravko Tolimir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, sentencing him to life in prison. Tolimir, who served under Ratko Mladic during the....... [more]
ICTY upholds life sentence of Bosnian Serb commander
December 4, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday upheld the life sentence Milan Lukic, a Bosnian Serb commander who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes that include burning more than 100 people alive during the 1992 Bosnian War. Lukic was arrested in August 2005....... [more]
ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker's request for early release
November 9, 2012
The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday rejected a third request for early release for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik. Krajisnik was convicted in 2006 of persecution, extermination, murder, deportation and inhumane acts during the 1992....... [more]
UN rights expert urges justice for domestic violence victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 7, 2012
An independent UN rights expert on Monday urged justice for victims of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), saying high rates of violence can largely be attributed to war-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, addiction and poverty. The report was offered by UN Special Rapporteur on....... [more]
Ex-Yugoslav army chief begins appeal to ICTY
October 31, 2012
Ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic began his appeal before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday in an attempt to overturn his conviction on crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the wars in Bosnia and Croatia. Perisic, the only Yugosla....... [more]
Rights group urges justice for victims of sexual violence during Bosnian civil war
October 31, 2012
Amnesty International (AI) called Wednesday for reparations and greater recognition for the victims of sexual violence during the Bosnian Civil War. The briefing paper calls on the Republika Srpska (RS) to recognize that widespread sexual violence occurred during the war and to take steps to addres....... [more]
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