Bosnian Genocide
Bosnian Serb Wartime Rape Convict Dies
Vuk Ratkovic, a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army's Visegrad Brigade, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a woman several times during the war, has died, his defence lawyer told BIRN on Monday.
"He died and was buried yesterday at a cemetery in Visegrad," said lawyer Zorana Carkic.
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Interpol Urges Arrest of Bosnian War Detention Camp Guard
Interpol has published a 'red notice' calling for the arrest of Mladen Mitrovic, describing him as a 59-year-old Bosnian citizen who is wanted for crimes against humanity.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Officers Face Crimes Against Humanity Trial
The Bosnian state court on Thursday confirmed an indictment charging Radomir Nedic and Ratko Djurkovic with committing crimes against humanity in the Ugljevik area in 1992.
The court had initially refused to confirm the charges last month, but then the prosecution filed a new indictment with new evidence and a revised description of the alleged facts of the case.
600 Bosnian War Detention Sites Documented in New Research
Research published on Thursday by two Bosnian NGOs documents over 600 sites where people were detained during the Bosnian war - more than have been previously counted.
Bosnian Serb Soldier’s Conviction for Beating Prisoners Upheld
Belgrade Appeals Court has confirmed the verdict finding former Bosnian Serb ex-soldier Zeljko Maricic guilty of war crimes against civilians in the Kljuc municipality at the end of May 1992 and jailing him for two years.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Crimes Against Humanity Appeal Rejected
Bosnia's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Zdravko Lubarda, who was sentenced to six years in prison for crimes against humanity in the Rogatica area in 1992 and 1993.
"Zdravko Lubarda's appeal is rejected as unfounded," the Constitutional Court said in its decision on Wednesday.
Bosnia to Try Serb Ex-Soldier for Assisting Srebrenica Genocide
The Bosnian state court on Friday confirmed an indictment charging Zoran Malinic, a Serbian citizen who lives in Belgrade, with assisting in the commission of genocide when he was the commander of the military police battalion of the 65th Motorised Protection Regiment of the Bosnian Serb Army's Main Headquarters.
Netherlands to Pay €5,000 to Troops Who Served in Srebrenica
The government of the Netherlands on Thursday offered one-off payments of 5,000 euros each to members of the Dutchbat UN peacekeeping battalion who served in Srebrenica in July 1995 but failed to prevent the massacres of Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces.
Srebrenica Defendant with Psychological Problems Excused from Trial
Belgrade Higher Court on Monday separated the case against Dragomir Parovic, who is accused of involvement in killing 1,313 Bosniak civilians at a farm in Kravica near Srebrenica in July 1995, from the case against his seven co-defendants as he is no longer able to participate in the trial.
Bosnian Serb Soldiers’ Crimes Against Humanity Sentences Upheld
The Constitutional Court rejected Momir and Petar Tasic's claim that they were not given a fair trial and upheld the verdict sentencing them to 14 years and five years in prison respectively for crimes against humanity.