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May 31, 2023 · Bosnia and Herzegovina: War crimes convictions a historic moment for international justice. Responding to the decision by the Appeals Chamber of the UN’s International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to confirm the guilty verdicts for former Serbian state security officials Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, and raise their prison sentences from 12 to 15 years each, Amnesty ...
The war-torn Sarajevo neighborhood of Grbavica in 1996, a site of rape camps during the Bosnian War and subject of the award-winning film Grbavica. [14] The Bosnian War was the first time that mass rape was recognised and prosecuted by an international tribunal.
Apr 6, 2022 · Bosnian Serb troops started bombarding the capital city in April 1992, a sustained assault which lasted for nearly four years. This was the longest blockade since the Second World War, with more than 12,000 people killed, and marked a key moment in the Bosnian War. Fighting denial of atrocities
Bosanski. There remained serious human rights concerns in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 2020 over ethnic divisions, discrimination, and the rights of minorities and asylum seekers. Pressure on ...
Jul 21, 2008 · Here is a short chronology of what happened in Bosnia: 1992: Feb 29-March 1 - Bosnia's Muslims and Croats vote for independence in referendum boycotted by Serbs. April 6 - European Union ...
May 14, 2018 · What Was The Bosnian War? Bosnian Serb tank passes through Modrica, Bosnia on January 8, 1993. Editorial credit: Northfoto / Shutterstock.com. The Bosnian War was an international war that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war was part of the breakup of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia.
Jun 14, 2022 · The Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids, near the medieval town Visoko. Osmanagich “discovered” the hills in 2005 and claims they were built by humans 29,000 years ago. Marko Risovic for The New ...
