(Sarajevo, October 17, 2008) — Amnesty International, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Human Rights Watch called upon authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina today not to deport Imad Al Husein (also known as Abu Hamza al-Suri, his nom de guerre) to Syria.
The organizations say that, if deported, he faces a [...]

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The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina must provide adequate security for the participants in the first “Sarajevo Queer Festival”, said Amnesty International after several people were attacked at the end of the first day of the festival. The authorities must also promptly and thoroughly investigate the attacks and bring those responsible to justice.
Eight people, policemen [...]

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The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina must guarantee a climate free of intimidation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as they prepare for the first “Sarajevo Queer Festival”, Amnesty International said today. This festival of art and culture, which includes exhibitions, performances, public discussions and films, is planned to take place between 24 and [...]

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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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Written by Nicola Duckworth, Director of Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia Programme
As the trial of Radovan Karadzic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague resumes, his prosecution is undoubtedly a huge step forward towards bringing justice to the tens of thousands of victims of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But [...]

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This is an interview with Nidzara Ahmetasevic, Editor of BIRN – Justice Report, Bosnia and Herzegovina – a news agency based in Sarajevo. The agency specialised on reporting on issues related to war crime prosecution in Bosnia and Herzegovina and issues related to transitional justice and the whole process of facing the past. Ahmetasevic was [...]

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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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Slow Progress May Create Impunity Gap for Many Perpetrators of Grave Crimes
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cantonal and district courts face serious challenges in their efforts to fairly and efficiently try cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. A sustained commitment by local authorities, as [...]

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