Serbia arrests seven men over 1995 Srebrenica massacre

Serbia arrests seven men over 1995 Srebrenica massacre

logo_guardianBalkan nation makes its first arrests over slaughter of more than 1,000 Muslims in what was Europe’s worst civilian slaughter since second world war

Croatia Ordered to Compensate Missing Serb’s Family

BalkanInsight_logoZagreb municipal court ruled that Croatia must pay 78,400 euro in compensation to the family of a Serb who went missing and was found dead after being seized by Croatian forces in 1991, media reported.

HLC Kosovo press release on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the events of March 2004

HLC Kosovo press release on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the events of March 2004

fdh_kosovo_logoToday, on 17th March 2014, we mark the eleventh anniversary since the interethnic violence in Kosovo, which was mainly directed towards Serbs and RAE communities. According to the data gathered by the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), during the three days of violence, 19 lives were lost: 11 Albanians and 8 Se…rbs. At the same time there were many gravely injured, including 170 Serbs, 150 from which were beaten in their homes, while 20 were injured on the streets while fleeing their homes. During the March raid, which lasted from 17th until 19th March 2004, there were 65 UNMIK police officers, 58 officers of the Kosovo Police Service, and 61 members of KFOR forces injured. Besides the human losses, around 800 houses belonging to the Serbian community, 90 from Ashkalia community, and 2 of the ethnic Albanian community, were partially damaged or totally ravaged. At the same time, 36 orthodox churches were burnt or ravaged.

British Composer Commemorates Kosovo War Dead

British Composer Commemorates Kosovo War Dead

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The Kosovo Philharmonic marked its 15th anniversary with the Pristina premiere of an anti-war mass by British composer Karl Jenkins, which is dedicated to victims of the 1998-99 conflict.

Evaluation of the Database of the Kosovo Memory Book – Conclusions and Recommendations

Evaluation of the Database of the Kosovo Memory Book – Conclusions and Recommendations

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In March, 2012, the Humanitarian Law Centre (HLC) asked the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to evaluate their database of human losses during armed conflict in the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) between 1998 and 2000. On December 10th 2014 the evaluation team submitted two reports – one made by HRDAG Executive Director Mr Patrick Ball and HRDAG Field Consultant Ms Jule Kruger, and one made by professor Michael Spagat from the Royal Holloway, University of London:

HLC Annual Report 2014

HLC Annual Report 2014

Fond_Logo_200_200The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) supports post-Yugoslav societies in the promotion of the rule of law and acceptance of the legacy of mass human rights violations, and therefore in establishing the criminal responsibility of the perpetrators, serving justice, and preventing recurrence.

You can download the report here.