A Bosnian Serb woman was indicted [press release, in Bosnian] Monday for taking part in the killing of 37 Muslim Bosniak prisoners of war during the 1992-95 war [BBC profile]. Visnja Acimovic is accused [Reuters report] of war crimes and acting against international humanitarian law by violating provisions of the Geneva Conventions [LII materials]. The prosecution claims Acimovic “consciously and willingly” took part in the murder of 37 Bosniaks in the eastern town of Vlasenica in June 1992. Reports state that the victims were brought by bus from the Vlasenica prison to a location where Acimovic shot them at close range. The bodies were unearthed in 2000.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [JURIST backgrounder] and the Balkan States continue to prosecute those accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity that left more than 100,000 people dead and millions displaced during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s. In October a Croatian prosecutor charged eight ex-Yugoslav military officers [JURIST report], including commander Borislav Djukic, with war crimes perpetrated during the Croatian War of Independence. In July Brazilian authorities arrested a man charged with committing war crimes in 1992 [JURIST report] against the civilian population of former Yugoslavia. The search for wanted criminal Nikola Ceranic began in late June after Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities forwarded an extradition request to the Brazilian Justice Ministry and Supreme Court. In April a French court ruled to extradite Radomir Susnjar [JURIST report], who is suspected of war crimes committed during Balkan conflict of the 1990s, to Sarajevo where he will face charges concerning his involvement.