Trial Chamber I yesterday sentenced Rasim Delić to three years imprisonment for crimes committed by the El Mujahed Detachment of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina against captive Bosnian Serb soldiers during the 1992-1995 conflict in the Balkan state.
Delić, the former Commander of the Main Staff of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and [...]

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RS Authorities Should Publicly Support Civil Society The authorities in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska should publicly condemn threats made against Branko Todorovic, a prominent human rights defender, and his family, Human Rights Watch said today.
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As Radovan Karadžic is about to be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Amnesty International calls for the Tribunal to be given enough time and resources to establish the truth and to secure justice for the victims of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“The UN Security Council must review the [...]

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The office of Serb president Boris Tadic said that Karadžić was arrested late on Monday night in Belgrade by the Serbian security services. He had been posing as a doctor of alternative medicine, sporting long hair, a beard and glasses to hide his face.
“Karadžić used false documents with the name Dragan Dabic,” said Rasim Ljajic, [...]

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Republika Srpska Authorities Should End Campaign Against Anti-Corruption Group
Republika Srpska authorities should refrain from verbal attacks on Transparency International Bosnia and Herzegovina and ensure the security of the organization’s staff and premises, Human Rights Watch said today.
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