Political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still falling short of the expectations of their citizens and the international community, causing the country to slip farther behind its neighbours in regional integration, the Security Council was told today (14 May). UNTV
His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al Hussein of Jordan holds a press conference today on the issue of Genocide together with the Association “Mothers of Srebrenica" and the Association of Witnesses and Survivors of Genocide. UNTV
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic began his war crimes trial defence today (16 October) claiming he is a "mild man, a tolerant man with great capacity to understand others”. ICTY
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (26 July) paid his respects to the victims of Srebrenica and called on the world to learn the lessons from the 1995 massacre and stop the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. UNTV
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (24 July) called for strong efforts towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. UNMIK UNDP
Prosecution began its case against Ratko Mladić, facing charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for allegedly masterminding Serb atrocities in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. ICTY
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today (28 June) dismissed Radovan Karadzic’s motion for acquittal on ten counts of genocide but granted acquittal for one count. Karadzic is charged with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. [...]
The siege of Sarajevo began 20 years ago this week (6 Apr 1992). Lasting nearly four years, the conflict left an estimated 200,000 people dead and some 2.7 million displaced – the largest displacement in Europe since the Second World War. UNHCR
The International Criminal Tribunal for the fomer Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Jelena Rašić to 12 months imprisonment today for contempt of the Tribunal. ICTY
The trial of Milan Tupajic, former chief of the crisis staff and president of the Serb municipality of Sokolac began at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today. He is charged with contempt of the Tribunal for failing to comply with two subpoenas in which he was ordered to testify in the case [...]