Dispatches: In Kosovo, Justice Welcome But Incomplete

Dispatches: In Kosovo, Justice Welcome But Incomplete

 

hrw_logoIn war crimes investigations, it is unusual to get a name.  Victims and witnesses usually cannot distinguish between various forces – police, special police, special forces – let alone a unit.  An individual’s identity is the rarest of all.


Untruths spoken by President of Republic of Srpska about Humanitarian Law Center

Untruths spoken by President of Republic of Srpska about Humanitarian Law Center

Logo FHPWe are appalled at the utterly irresponsible statement the President of the Republic of Srpska made during the programme entitled Interview, broadcast on 12 February 2014 on the Radio-Television of Republika Srpska, suggesting that the Humanitarian Law Center is providing financial support to the current protests in Bosnia. We insist that this is a blatant untruth and a dishonorable attempt to deceive the general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the entire region.

On guilty verdict in Bihać crime case

On guilty verdict in Bihać crime case

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The Higher Court in Belgrade on 4 February 2014 passed a judgment convicting Đuro Tadić of the war crime against civilians committed on 23 September 1992 in the village of Duljci (municipality of Bihać, BiH), and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The Humanitarian Law Center  (HLC) points out that the judgment is based  on convincing evidence presented at the trial, and that the accountability of Đuro Tadić was proved beyond reasonable doubt, but that the sentence imposed on him is an insult to the victims.


Second School for Transitional Justice Finished

Second School for Transitional Justice Finished

The final seminar for students of the Regional School for Transitional Justice was held on February 1st and 2nd in the organization of the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), Humanitarian Law Center (Kosovo), and the Lawyer Association from Sarajevo. The seminar was held in the HLC’s Library.