Impunity
Montenegro Drops Probe Into Journalist's Brutal Assault
Montenegro's prosecution on Monday closed the investigation into the attack on the journalist Tufik Softic who was assaulted outside his home in November 2007 and left with serious injuries.
The eight-year investigation was concluded with no results and no suspects indicted.
RSF calls for special UN rep for Safety of Journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the UN to create the position of a special representative of the secretary- general for the Safety of Journalists.
The initiative was launched to mark November 2, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (IDEI).
Protocol on Sexual Violence Greeted in Bosnia
An inter-governmental protocol on investigating and documenting sexual violence in conflicts was promoted in Sarajevo on Wednesday with a message that it is vital to ensure there is no climate of impunity over such crimes.
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"No political will in Serbia to address impunity"
"No political will in Serbia to address impunity"
BELGRADE -- Lack of political will in Serbia makes it impossible to address impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1990s wars, AI said.
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Protection urged of journalists and media
Protection urged of journalists and media
BELGRADE -- The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) has called on the government bodies to improve measures to protect journalists.
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NUNS urges for protection of journalists' safety in Serbia
BELGRADE - The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) Sunday used the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists to call on Serbia's government bodies to improve measures to protect journalists and media subjected to pressures, threats and physical violence and to be taking those measures consistently.
RWB: Murder of Dada Vujasinovic - symbol of impunity
PARIS - The organization Reporters Without Borders has launched a campaign on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, November 2, highlighting ten emblematic cases of impunity, including the one of Serbian reporter Dada Vujasinovic.
OSCE countries urged to break cycle of impunity
OSCE countries urged to break cycle of impunity
VIENNA -- OSCE's Dunja Mijatović has called on countries to take real steps to track down and prosecute those who commit crimes against journalists.
The appeal of the media freedom representative to OSCE participating states came ahead of International Day to End Impunity (IDEI).
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New Kosovo Prosecutions ‘Offer Justice for Abducted Serbs’
An EU task force report announcing prosecutions of senior Kosovo Liberation Army members for crimes against humanity after the 1999 war could end impunity, said human rights group Amnesty International.
EU ‘Must Press Serbia to Punish 1990s Crimes’
During EU membership talks, Brussels must put pressure on Belgrade to end impunity for war crimes and human rights violations committed during the 1990s, Serbian campaigners urged.
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