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03 Feb 10 Study: PTSD Haunts Bosnian War Survivors

More than 1,750,000 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina may suffer from symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, a recent study concludes.

22 Jan 10 Mesic: Serbs, Biggest Victims of War

The outgoing Croatian President, Stjepan Mesic, in an informal conversation with a weekly newspaper, said he considers Serbs from Croatia were among the biggest victims of the 1992-95 war.

17 Sep 09 Hague Tribunal's Prestige Fades as Closure Looms
Recent controversial decisions have contributed to a growing loss of faith in the court, even on part of once ardent supporters.  
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17 Sep 09 Victims Protest Hague Tribunal's Work

Several hundred members of victims' associations have protested in front of the Hague Tribunal and Prosecution building in Sarajevo, setting photos of judges, prosecutors and indictees on fire.

16 Sep 09 Western Envoys Defend Bosnian War Victims

Three senior international envoys have strongly condemned Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for accusing Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) of staging civilian massacres.

15 Sep 09 Bosnian Serb Leader Shocks Victims' Families

Families of the victims, opposition parties and civil society groups have called for Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to be declared persona non grata after he claimed a war-time massacre in Tuzla was orchestrated by Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims).

12 Mar 09 Serbia Must Look at its Past, Council of Europe

Serbia should start being truthful about its role in the Balkan wars of 1990s and adopt a formal strategy for dealing with victims and perpetrators, says a Council of Europe human rights report.

26 Dec 08 Montenegro To Pay Bosnia War Crime Victims

Montenegro's government has agreed to pay partial compensation to the families of Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) and Serbs who were expelled from Montenegro at the beginning of the 1992-1995 war and handed over to the Bosnian Serb forces.

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22 Dec 08 War Tears Heart out of Bosnia's Jewish community

Although Jewish fatalities in the conflict were few, the community suffered in other ways, and numbers have dropped sharply since 1995.

 
10 Sep 08 Court Rebuffs Srebrenica Survivors' Claim

Sarajevo _ The Dutch government cannot be held responsible for the failure of its peacekeepers to prevent the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, a Dutch court ruled, rejecting the claim for compensation filed by Srebrenica survivors and victims’ families.

16 Jul 08 Bosnia Police Slammed for Barring Mourners

Sarajevo _ Media and the regional court have condemned police in the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska, for preventing Srebrenica survivors to visit a local memorial.

15 Jul 08 Srebrenica Mourners Barred from Memorial

Sarajevo _ Local police in the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska have stopped 100 Srebrenica survivors from visiting a memorial centre in eastern Bosnia.

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09 Jul 08 Serb NGOs Urge Srebrenica Indictee Arrests

Belgrade _ A group of Serbian non-governmental organisations has urged the government to arrest all those accused of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

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04 Jul 08 Acquitted Bosniak Gets Hero's Welcome

Sarajevo _ Hundreds of Bosniaks (Muslims) held a hero’s welcome for the former Srebrenica military commander who was acquitted of war crimes charges by the The Hague Tribunal.

25 Apr 08 Kosovo Missing Cases 'Must Be Solved'

Pristina _ The unresolved issue of missing persons in Kosovo could undermine stability, the International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, warns.

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