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]
Bosnia court acquits two former policemen in Srebrenica massacre case
October 4, 2012
The war crimes court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Wednesday acquitted two Serbian defendants of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Dragan Neskovic and Zoran Ilic were charged with crimes against humanity for their role in the massacre at Srebrenica and other war crimes. In a press r....... [more]
UN prosecutors seek life sentence for Bosnia civil war commander
August 21, 2012
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday sought a life sentence for former Bosnian Serb army commander Zdravko Tolimir, who served under Ratko Mladic during the Bosnian civil war. Tolimir is being tried on charges of genocide and war crimes for....... [more]
Israel announced plan to extradite war crimes suspect to Bosnia
August 1, 2012
On August 1, 2011, a Jerusalem District Court ruled that suspected Bosnian war criminal Aleksander Cvetkovic would be extradited to Bosnia. Cvetkovic would then stand trial for alleged war crimes committed during the Bosnian Civil War, including his participation in the 1995 Srebrenica Massascre. Cv....... [more]
Bosnia war crimes court handed down first Srebrenica sentences
July 29, 2012
On July 29, 2008, the Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina sentenced its first war crimes suspects from Yugoslavia's violent ethnic conflicts of the 1990s, convicting seven of genocide for their involvement in killings committed at the Srebrenica prison camp. The war crimes Court of Bosnia and Herzegov....... [more]
Dutch appeals court held state liable for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
July 5, 2012
On July 5, 2011, the Hague Appeals Court ruled that the Netherlands is liable for the death of three Bosniak men during the Srebrenica massacre. The three Bosniaks were part of a group of 5,000 who took refuge in a region controlled by the Dutch battalion when General Ratko Mladic invaded Srebrenica....... [more]
Rule of law key to protection of citizens: UN official
June 28, 2012
UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Patricia O'Brien said Wednesday at the 55th Annual meeting of the Russian Association of International Law that "rule of law is key to the implementation of R2P and hence, to the prevention of atrocities." The concept R2P, Responsibility to Protect, was....... [more]
Netherlands to appeal state liability for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
June 26, 2012
The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre and forcing it to compensate the men's families. The Hague Appeals Court last year ruled that the Netherlands is liable for the deaths of three B....... [more]
Bosnia war crimes suspect appealing extradition from Israel
June 25, 2012
The Supreme Court of Israel is expected to hear an appeal Monday by a suspected Bosnian war criminal who was ordered to be extradited to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to stand trial for crimes committed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Aleksander Cvetkovic was among eight soldiers accused of hav....... [more]
Bosnia police arrest Srebrenica massacre suspects
June 21, 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) police on Thursday arrested two former Bosnian Serb soldiers accused of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Ostoja Stanisic and Marko Milosevic were detained near the eastern town of Zvornik, according to the country's prosecution office. The Special Departmen....... [more]
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