srebrenica-sentences-total-476-years 10 Jul 10 Srebrenica Sentences Total 476 Years

Those responsible for the killings of more than 7,000 men at Srebrenica have so far been sentenced to a total of 476 years in prison, including two life sentences.
only-integrating-bosnia-will-complete-the-balkan-mosaic 08 Jul 10 Only Integrating Bosnia Will Complete the Balkan Mosaic

Fifteen years on, the world has yet to define itself clearly in relation to the Srebrenica crime – and unfortunately, this ambiguity encourages Serbia to continue obstructing efforts to rebuild Bosnia.
arkan-s-bloodstained-tigers-escape-punishment 26 May 10 Arkan's Bloodstained 'Tigers' Escape Punishment

No indictments appear in sight for any former members of the feared Serbian paramilitary unit that left carnage and death in its wake as it rampaged and looted through Croatia and Bosnia.
25 Jan 10 David Schwendiman: 'I never intended to provoke Serbs'

Bosnia’s former Deputy Chief Prosecutor speaks about the problems and pressures he encountered during his term of office.
half-hearted-war-crime-apologies-leave-victims-unmoved 21 Jan 10 Half-Hearted War Crime Apologies Leave Victims Unmoved

Race by political leaders to issue qualified, conditional apologies for the crimes of the 1990s is not doing the victims justice, or leading to lasting reconciliation.
06 Jan 10 Serbia Hits Back with Genocide Suit against Croatia

With both countries now filing genocide cases against each other in The Hague, relations between the two EU aspirants seem set to worsen.
bosnia-state-court-triumphs-over-troubles-in-2009 29 Dec 09 Bosnia State Court Triumphs over Troubles in 2009

Besides issues of budgets and foreign personnel, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to achieve major results this year, pronouncing around 400 years in prison sentences.
milorad-barasin-the-most-difficult-and-complicated-job 28 Dec 09 Milorad Barasin: The Most Difficult and Complicated Job
Over the past four and a half years of its work, the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has indicted 160 people for war crimes and organized crime. In his interview with Justice Report, the Chief Prosecutor speaks about the achievements, problems and plans of the Office he leads.
26 Nov 09 Serb Independence Threats Hang over Bosnia

While many inhabitants of the Republika Srpska cherish the idea of having their own state, few appear willing to resort to arms to achieve this goal.
biserko-serbia-still-at-war-using-other-means 09 Nov 09 Biserko: Serbia Still 'At War', Using Other Means

Head of Serbia’s Helsinki Committee says Serbia still ‘relativizes’ its crimes and has failed to tell young people the truth of what happened in the 1990s.

 
britain-to-stop-sheltering-war-criminals 05 Aug 09 Britain to Stop 'Sheltering' War Criminals

Legal changes will allow trials in Britain of persons suspected of having committed war crimes in third countries since 1991. But experts say there will still be loopholes.
awaiting-state-prison-bosnia-s-entity-jails-overflow 28 Jul 09 Awaiting State Prison, Bosnia's Entity Jails Overflow

Delays in building long awaited high-security state prison mean war-crime convicts have to serve sentences in low-grade entity-run facilities.
22 Apr 09 Serbian Probe into JNA Deaths Alarms Bosnians

Serbia’s move to investigate the May 1992 killings of JNA soldiers in Sarajevo raises as many questions as it answers.
24 Dec 08 A Year of Progress over War Crimes

In 2008 the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court worked intensively on processing war crime indictees, resulting in a number of arrests and indictments and jail sentences totalling more than 600 years.
12 Dec 08 'Serbia Can't Progress in EU until Mladic in Hague'

Serbia can only achieve full cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal once wartime Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic is at The Hague court, the Dutch Foreign Minister tells Balkan Insight.

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Timeline - Transitional Justice in Serbia

Key dates and events in transitional justice in Serbia.

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War in Bosnia

Key dates and events in the Bosnia war.

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