On the verdict for the rape of a Bosniak women in Brčko

On the verdict for the rape of a Bosniak women in Brčko

#IzSudnice - Sajt - 3On September 19, 2019, the Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced defendant Nikola Vida Lujić to eight years in prison for raping a Bosniak woman in Brčko in June 1992. The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) considers that the proceeding in this case was conducted very effectively, that the injured party had adequate protection during her testimony, and that the sentence imposed was fair and commensurate with the gravity of the act performed.


Bosnian War Rape Convicts Compensate Victim for First Time

Bosnian War Rape Convicts Compensate Victim for First Time

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Two people convicted of rape during the Bosnian war have voluntarily paid 15,400 euros in compensation to their victim – the first time that perpetrators of wartime sexual violence have done so in the country.

HLC submits an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Serbia to review the constitutionality of life imprisonment without parole

HLC submits an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Serbia to review the constitutionality of life imprisonment without parole

On September 2, 2019, the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) filed an initiative with the Constitutional Court for an assessment of the constitutionality and conformity of the Criminal Code (CC) with the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, the generally accepted rules of international law and ratified international treaties. The HLC considers that the newly introduced provision of the CC concerning the prohibition of conditional release of persons sentenced to life imprisonment, without establishing an effective and efficient mechanism guaranteeing a review of a sentence to life imprisonment, directly violates the provision of Article 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, and Article 3 of the European Convention on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms (Convention).


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