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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.
'King of Beasts' to Stand Trial
A Dutch court is to try a Congolese army officer suspected of war crimes in his country in the first such case of its kind.
Blaskic Jail Term Cut Expected
Former Bosnian Croat commander's sentence likely to be reduced after new evidence came to light in his appeal.
Witness Captured by Troops 'From Serbia'
Bosnian Muslim who escaped death in wholesale massacre says captor identified forces as being from Serbia.
Briefly Noted
By Chris Stephen in The Hague (TU 294, 08 January, 2003)
Regional Report: Grbavica Horror Chamber
Bosniaks detained in a Sarajevo shopping complex that served as a brutal wartime prison speak of their experiences.
Regional Report: Milosevic's Curious Legal Advisers
The Milosevic defence team appears to deal more in propaganda than legal argument.
Feature: War Crimes Probes Proliferate
IWPR provides a roundup of the growing number of war crimes investigations around the world.
Comment: Plavsic Plea Bolsters Reconciliation
Prosecution and defence seek to persuade judges that Plavsic’s guilty plea will advance the process of reconciliation in the Balkans.
BRIEFLY NOTED
By Chris Stephen in The Hague (TU 295, 6-10 January 2003)