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Criminal Report against Officers and Members of YA and MUP on account of Crime Committed Against 78 Kosovo Albanians

The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) has filed a criminal complaint against six identified officers and members of the 125^th Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav Army (125^th YA MtBr), the Commander of the 24^th Detachment of the Special Police Units (SPU), a number of unidentified members of the YA and the 24^th Detachment of the SPU, owing to the reasonable suspicion that they ordered or executed the murder of 78 men – Kosovo Albanians – in the village of Kraljane (the Municipality of Đakovica) on April 4^th, 1999. Among the accused are Dragan Živanović, the then Commander of the 125^th YA MtBr,  Žarko Braković, the then Commander of the 24^th Detachment of the SPU, Đorđe Nikolić, the Chief of Staff of the Command of the 125^th YA MtBr, and Robert Šmajcelj, the Deputy Commander of Combat Group 5 of the 125^th YA MtBr.

Criminal Report against Officers and Members of YA and MUP on account of Crime Committed Against 78 Kosovo Albanians

The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) has filed a criminal complaint against six identified officers and members of the 125^th Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav Army (125^th YA MtBr), the Commander of the 24^th Detachment of the Special Police Units (SPU), a number of unidentified members of the YA and the 24^th Detachment of the SPU, owing to the reasonable suspicion that they ordered or executed the murder of 78 men – Kosovo Albanians – in the village of Kraljane (the Municipality of Đakovica) on April 4^th, 1999. Among the accused are Dragan Živanović, the then Commander of the 125^th YA MtBr,  Žarko Braković, the then Commander of the 24^th Detachment of the SPU, Đorđe Nikolić, the Chief of Staff of the Command of the 125^th YA MtBr, and Robert Šmajcelj, the Deputy Commander of Combat Group 5 of the 125^th YA MtBr.

Presentation of the Dossier on “125th Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav Army”

The Humanitarian Law Center will present its Dossier on “The 125^th Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav Army” (Dossier) on Friday, October 11^th, 2013 at 13:30. The Dossier presents the operation of this Yugoslav Army unit during the war in Kosovo and the crimes committed in  this unit’s zone of responsibility, where 1,813 Kosovo Albanian civilians were killed, 216 of whom are still registered as missing. None of the perpetrators of these war crimes have been prosecuted to date.

(srpski) Tužilaštvo Srbije ponovo otvara slučaj Štrpci

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Students from Kosovo Visit HLC

A group of law students from Kosovo visited the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) on Tuesday, September 24^th, 2013. They came to Belgrade for the purpose of attending testimonies in the Ćuška/Qyshk trial before the Higher Court in Belgrade War Crimes Department.

SIT Students Visit HLC

Students of the School for International Training (SIT) visited the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013. The students attend various universities in the US and they will stay in Serbia for 15 weeks during their SIT Peace and Conflict Studies.

A propos the article “I hope Syria will not suffer western intervention – I have lived it”, published in The Guardian

The online edition of the British daily “The Guardian” published an article authored by Jasmina Tešanović titled “I hope Syria will not suffer western intervention – I have lived it”, on September 16th, 2013. In her article, the author recalls the day-to-day life in Belgrade during the NATO bombing in 1999 from her personal point of view.

European Forum Alpbach Students Visit HLC

Students of the International Summer University organized by the Belgrade Alpbach Club, a member of the European Forum Alpbach, visited the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) on Monday, September 16th, 2013. As part of the study program, the University students, who come from all countries of the South East Europe,  study the organization and policy of the European Union.

International “Hrant Dink” Award Presented to Nataša Kandić

The “Hrant Dink” Award was presented on Sunday, September 15^th in Istanbul to Nataša Kandić, the founder of the Humanitarian Law Center and the Regional Coordinator for RECOM. This award is presented to individuals, non-profit organizations or groups who work for a fairer world without discrimination, racism or violence – to those people who devote themselves to these ideals, fight stereotypes, and use the language of peace, and thus inspire and give hope to others.

(srpski) Nataši Kandić uručena nagrada „Hrant Dink“

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