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A woman prays at the Potocari cemetery and memorial near Srebrenica on July 9, 2015 in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A woman prays at the Potocari cemetery and memorial near Srebrenica on July 9, 2015 in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. © Matej Divizna/Getty Images

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ICTY - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Years active: 1996-2017

IWPR has been providing unique and continuous reporting and analysis of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia since 1996. Our project aims to improve local understanding of the process and to strengthen regional support for war crimes proceedings. This is achieved through the provision of information of the war crimes process and local journalism training and outreach.

Briefly Noted

By Karen Meirik and Emir Suljagic in The Hague (TU 321, 24 July 2003)

Genocide Trial Witness Backfires

Bosnian Serb regional chief’s defence case shored up by a witness prosecutors hoped would show he was responsible for concentration camps.

Stakic Sentenced to Life

Former Prijedor mayor found guilty of crimes against humanity, but prosecution fails to make genocide charges stick.

Comment: A Necessary Gamble

The Milosevic trial is a long and torturous process that must pay off if future war crimes proceedings are to succeed.

Keraterm Apology

Guard at notorious prison camp says he's sorry for suffering inflicted on inmates.

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