Croatia

Croatia Struggles to Protect Witnesses

Plans to move more war crimes proceedings from The Hague to regional courts may be complicated by serious differences between the two criminal codes.

9 Nov 05

It is not just the far-right radicals who are refusing to face up to the issue of war crimes.

9 Nov 05

Lawyers' motion to throw out main charge is rejected by majority of Milosevic trial judges.

9 Nov 05

Two reports express confidence in Zagreb's ability to process Hague cases but highlight the many problems yet to be resolved.

9 Nov 05

Compiled by Alison Freebairn in The Hague (TU No 365, 02-Jul-04)

9 Nov 05

Trial chamber rejects prosecution’s plea for a lower sentence as not being in the interests of justice.

9 Nov 05

Controversial former Croatian general appears before the tribunal to answer war crimes charges.

9 Nov 05

Goran Hadzic, onetime warehouseman who became head of a rebel Serb territory, charged with war crimes.

9 Nov 05

Final witness tells court that Bosnian army beatings "broke his spirit".

9 Nov 05

Tribunal judges will have their work cut our dealing with Milosevic’s expected defence strategy.

9 Nov 05

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