This report deals with facing the consequences of war events and crimes committed during the period 1991-99. The report is the product of an initiative of the Humanitarian Law Center (Belgrade), in cooperation with the Research Documentary Center (Sarajevo) and Documenta (Zagreb). It refers to Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, – hereinafter: “post-Yugoslav countries”.

During the course of 2006 in almost all post-Yugoslav countries trials for war crimes were well under way, while in other areas of transitional justice there were hardly any substantial steps forward compared to the previous period. The authorities took no concrete steps, which would lead to the establishment of a fact
finding body, at state and regional level. Very little was done to make those individuals in public positions, or seeking public appointment, face inquiries into their actions during the time of armed conflict. Finally, fulfilling the right to reparation – either as the outcome of laws or by means of court proceedings – is still very difficult to achieve for many victims whose rights were violated in the 1990s.

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