Subdivisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Cruelty of Srebrenica Shocked Us, Forensic Investigator Recalls
Scottish forensic technician Robert McNeil arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996, shortly after the discovery of the first mass graves of victims of the Srebrenica massacres.
The war had ended not long beforehand, and McNeil recalled how he could sense the smell of conflict and the scale of the suffering around him.
Independent International Commission report on Srebrenica released "It didn't happen"
The commission was led by Israeli historian Gideon Greif.
The 1.036-page report, as well as the conclusions, were published in Serbian and English.
19 Genocide Victims to be Buried on Srebrenica Anniversary
The Missing Persons Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina told BIRN that 19 people's remains will be laid to rest in a ceremony at the cemetery at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on July 11.
Missing Persons Institute spokesperson Emza Fazlic said that the youngest victim to be buried this year will be Azmir Osmanovic, who was killed at the age of 16.
Netherlands Begins Compensation Process for Srebrenica Victims’ Families
The Netherlands Compensation Commission Potocari opened the doors of its Sarajevo office to potential compensation claimants on Tuesday and its website is also open for applications from relatives of people who were killed after being taken from Dutch UN peacekeeping troops' base in Potocari near Srebrenica in July 1995.
Montenegrin Minister Criticised for Srebrenica Genocide Denial
Montenegro's Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights Vladimir Leposavic. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
"The embassy is concerned with comments casting doubt about what occurred in Srebrenica in 1995. We look for clarity and hope the government will unequivocally condemn the massacre and call it what it was - genocide," the US embassy said in a post on Twitter.
Srebrenica Victims’ Families Told to Seek Damages from Netherlands
Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld-Schouten told the Dutch parliament that relatives of a group of Srebrenica victims who were killed in July 1995 can submit requests for compensation from the start of March next year, after a Dutch court ruled that the state has partial responsibility for several hundred deaths.
Acquitted War Crime Defendant Sues Bosnia for Compensation
Slavko Milovanovic, who was acquitted of involvement in an attack on the village of Resagici, near Srebrenica, in May 1992, launched his case on Wednesday for compensation for the suffering caused by 15 months of restrictive measures that were imposed on him during his trial.
‘Westernised’ Serbs More Open, But Nationalist Narratives Linger
Yet asked about Srebrenica, the Bosnian enclave where some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Serb forces in 1995, Nebojsa is equally adamant in rejecting UN-court findings that it constituted genocide. "I don't think it was genocide," he said.
Migrants in Bosnia ‘More Vulnerable to Infection’ Despite Lockdown
Republika Srpska had 29 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection by Thursday, and 23 of them are in Banja Luka.
The country has introduced emergency measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. All restaurants and cafes are closed, and only grocery stores and pharmacies are still working.
Two Bosnian Courts Reject Ban on Serb Chetnik Associations
Courts in the towns of Doboj and Sokolac have rejected requests to ban 16 associations whose titles contain the words 'Chetnik Movement' or 'Ravna Gora Movement', while three more courts in Bosnia's Serb-majority Republika Srpska entity are still considering requests to ban the associations, BIRN has learned.