HLC Report 2022

HLC Report 2022

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

Download the report for 2022 here.

HLC Biannual Report 2020/21

HLC Biannual Report 2020/21

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

Download the biannual report for 2020/21 here.

HLC Annual Report 2019

HLC Annual Report 2019

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

Download the report for 2019 here.

Kosovo Serb acquitted of war crimes in Kamenicë/Kamenica

Kosovo Serb acquitted of war crimes in Kamenicë/Kamenica

fdh_kosovo_logoOn February 5, 2024, the Trial Panel of the Special Department of the Basic Court in Prishtinë/Priština issued acquittal verdict against the accused Zlatan Arsić regarding the suspicion of committing the criminal offense of war crimes against the civilian population.

The Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo (HLCK), which monitored this judicial process, expresses the assessment that the Trial Panel held a fair trial within a reasonable time. The mail trial in this case concluded within (3) months.


Serb Duško Arsić sentenced to 13 years in prison for war crimes in Kosovo

Serb Duško Arsić sentenced to 13 years in prison for war crimes in Kosovo

fdh_kosovo_logoOn February 2, 2024, the Trial Panel of the Special Department of the Basic Court in Pristina pronounced the verdict against the accused Duško Arsić, declaring him guilty of war crimes against the civilian population and sentencing him to 13 years in prison.

According to the court, the accused Duško Arsić, in collaboration with other members of the Serbian forces during the period from January to June 1999, participated in the expulsion, looting, burning of property, mistreatment, and killing of Albanian civilians in the municipality of Pristina, with a particular focus on the mistreatment of Artan Krasniqi.


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Debate: Decade of Remembrance

Debate: Decade of Remembrance

Untitled design - 1As part of the RECOM Reconciliation Network project, the Humanitarian Law Center is organising a debate on memory politics and commemorative practices in post-Yugoslav countries under the title Decade of Remembrance.

Researchers will present the results of monitoring commemorations of five events over the past ten years in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. The discussion will focus on the conflicting narratives of the same events, which, instead of becoming less contentious over time, are showing increasing differences in the interpretation of judicial facts. The goal is to discuss ways to reconcile different perspectives and enhance the influence of the academic community and civil society in creating a culture of memory based on judicial facts and personal experiences.

The debate is taking place in hybrid format on January 25 2024 from 11:00 to 15:00 CET. It is open for public on Zoom, with language interpretation provided, with mandatory registration on the link.