International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Once a War Criminal, Always a War Criminal?

The question of rehabilitation and reintegration of war criminals has not attracted much attention either in the countries of the former Yugoslavia or internationally. This is somewhat odd considering that 59 of 91 individuals sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY have already been released from prison after serving sentences for grave crimes.

Today, Stanišić and Simatović await the verdict at the last ICTY trial in the Hague

The former heads of the Department of State Security of Serbia are accused of aiding and abetting the commission of war crimes in Bosanski amac.
In June 2021, Stanii and Simatovi were sentenced to 12 years in prison by the first-instance verdict.

UN Court to Deliver Its Final Verdict in Serbian Officials’ Trial

The UN court in The Hague is delivering its final verdict on Wednesday in the war crimes retrial of top Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, who have appealed against their 12-year sentences for involvement in wartime crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Politicians in Bosnia’s Federation ‘Glorified’ War Criminals, Victims Claim

Two war victims' associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday urged the prime minister of the Croat- and Bosniak-dominated Federation entity, Nermin Niksic, to condemn statements made by the Federation's president Lidija Bradara and minister of culture and sport, Sanja Vlaisavljevic, claiming that they expressed support for convicted war criminals.

Forensic Challenge: How Investigators Found the Yugoslav Wars’ Disappeared

In May 1999, in the midst of the Kosovo war, Serbia's assistant interior minister Obrad Stevanovic made a grim note in his diary while he was having a meeting with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

Under the capital-letter heading "PRESIDENT", Stevanovic wrote: "No body, no crime."

Hague Tribunal’s Blind Spots Marred Wartime Sexual Violence Cases

Between 20,000 and 50,000 women and girls were raped during the 1990s war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the UN. The ICTY was the first court to prosecute these offences as crimes against humanity, setting a milestone in the development of international humanitarian law.

Russia at the UN: "Because of their report, Kosovo Albanians think they are sinless"

The failure of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to act related to the crimes committed by Kosovo Albanian leaders, has led Pristina government to believe they are "completely innocent," said Gennady Kuzmin, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Russia to the United Nations.

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