zoran-raskovic-the-paramilitary-who-repented 17 May 13 Zoran Raskovic - The Jackal Who Repented

The Serbian paramilitary who became a key prosecution witness at his former comrades’ trial for war crimes in Kosovo says he had to speak out about the brutal massacres his unit committed.
macedonia-refuses-to-face-its-troubled-past 07 May 13 Macedonia Refuses to Face Its Troubled Past

Macedonia has yet to face up to what happened in its 2001 conflict with Albanian rebels, says Biljana Vankovska, an advocate for Balkan reconciliation initiative RECOM.
deadly-toll-of-yugoslav-brigade-s-kosovo-attacks-revealed 21 Mar 13 Deadly Toll of Yugoslav Brigade’s Kosovo Attacks Revealed

A Yugoslav Army brigade’s military assaults on eight Kosovo villages that killed 885 people in 1999 have now been fully documented, but Serbia may never prosecute its commander.
bosnia-s-war-crimes-strategy-may-finally-speed-up 17 Jan 13 Bosnia Tries to Speed Up War Crimes Prosecutions

Four years since Bosnia adopted a war-crimes strategy, hopes are growing that perpetrators might be brought to justice more quickly.
milorad-novkovic-prosecuting-war-crimes-costs-money 11 Jan 13 Milorad Novkovic: Prosecuting War Crimes Costs Money

The president of Bosnia’s highest judicial authority says that failure to secure resources will hold up prosecutions of alleged war criminals.
killings-highlight-flaws-in-serbia-s-witness-protection 06 Jul 12 Killings Highlight Flaws in Serbia’s Witness Protection

Two recent mafia-style killings have pinpointed the weaknesses in the witness protection programme, prompting fresh calls for the system to be overhauled.
legion-of-faceless-snipers-escape-their-crimes 21 Jun 12 Legion of Faceless Snipers Escape Their Crimes

They may have been among the worst criminals of the Bosnian war - but the logistical problems in proving snipers’ responsibility for people’s deaths mean that not one has been convicted.
macedonia-s-arrests-of-terrorists-leave-questions-unanswered 04 May 12 Macedonia’s Arrests of ‘Terrorists’ Leave Questions Unanswered

While police confidently claim that radical Islamist were behind the recent mass killing in Skopje, some experts feel far from persuaded.
searching-for-buried-truth-at-rts 04 May 12 Searching for Buried Truth at RTS

Delays and “missing” documents damage hopes for an official inquiry into NATO attack on state broadcaster.
unsolved-killings-raise-fears-of-macedonian-turmoil 19 Apr 12 Unsolved Killings Raise Fears of Macedonian Turmoil

The recent murders near Skopje have fuelled concerns that Macedonia is again heading towards all-out ethnic conflict.
bosnia-calls-time-on-foreign-judges 26 Mar 12 Bosnia Calls Time on Foreign Judges

As the last foreign judicial staff get ready to pack their bags in Bosnia, local lawyers are divided whether they did much good or not.
justice-and-reconciliation-cannot-be-delayed 19 Mar 12 Justice and Reconciliation Cannot be Delayed

Justice and reconciliation must not be delayed further in the region of the former Yugoslavia, and it is up to national governments to increase their efforts.
who-wants-war-in-macedonia 14 Mar 12 Who Wants War in Macedonia?

You do not have to be a conspiracy theorist to accept that this government, pushing an irresponsible ultra-nationalist agenda, is creating all the conditions for all-out conflict.
new-kind-of-street-battle-grips-macedonia-s-capital 08 Mar 12 New Street Battle Splits Macedonia’s Capital

A bid to rename hundreds of streets is stirring a heated ideological and ethnic debate in Skopje.
serbian-attitudes-towards-war-crime-prosecution 01 Mar 12 Serbs Defensive Over War Crimes, Survey Shows

Key findings of the OSCE survey about Serbian attitudes towards war crimes and the trials held at the Hague Tribunal and national courts.

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