Bosnia Hertegovina

BiH court sentences 41 Serbs, 11 Croats and 5 Bosniaks for war crimes up to now

Since the War Crimes Department in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was set up in 2005, 58 war crimes sentences have been passed. 41 Serbs, 11 Croats, 5 Bosniaks and 1 mujahidin of Middle East descent have been sentenced for war crimes. Ten sentences concern crimes against Serbs, six …

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Budžet nema podršku SNSD-a

Poslanici SNSD-a u Predstavničkom domu parlamenta BiH na jučerašnjoj sjednici najavili su da neće podržati budžet BiH za narednu godinu. Većina ostalih stranaka podržala je predloženi budžet u prvom čitanju. Poslanici nisu postigli jedinstven stav o zahtjevu predsjedvajućeg Vijeća ministara BiH o smjeni ministra za ljudska prava i izbjeglice BiH …

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Ispunjen još jedan uslov za ukidanje viza

Dom naroda parlamenta BiH usvojio je jučer Zakon o agenciji za prevenciju i borbu protiv korupcije BiH, čime je ispunjen još jedan uslov za liberalizaciju viznog režima. Zakon će stupiti na snagu tek nakon usaglašavanja, pošto su Predstavnički i Dom naroda parlameta BiH usvojili dvije različite verzije.

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Croats slam bid to end political clash in Mostar

Bosnian Croats on Tuesday slammed a bid by the top international envoy to Bosnia to end a 14-month political deadlock in an ethnically-divided town caused by the failure to elect a mayor. The Bosnian Croat Democratic Union (HDZ BIH) party said the move was directed against Croats and had been …

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RS officials reject high rep decisions

The Republic of Srpska (RS) leaders say High Representative Valentin Inzko’s decision to extend the mandate of foreign judges and prosecutors is unacceptable. The president of the Bosnian Serb entity, Rajko Kuzmanović, on Monday described Inzko’s move as “unacceptable”, and as “a clear sign that Bosnia-Herzegovina continues to be under …

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Stranci ostaju samo u predmetima ratnih zločina

Visoki predstavnik Valentin Incko produžio je jučer mandat stranim sudijama i tužiocima angažiranim na predmetima ratnih zločina za još tri godine. Međunarodne sudije i tužioci koji su radili na predmetima organizovanog kriminala, terorizma i korpucije nastavit će raditi u Sudu i Tužilaštvu BiH kao savjetnici bez vremenskog ograničenja trajanja angažmana.

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Bosnia Judicial Institutions Await Final Decision

As the departure date for international judges and prosecutors working in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state court approaches, pressure is growing on the High Representative’s Office to make a decision on whether to extend their stay. Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik, and Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serb member of the …

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Re-arrests Hope to Prove Bosnia Terror Plots

Bosnian security forces have rearrested three men on charges of terrorism and illegal weapons trafficking in a renewed attempt by the prosecution to prove the group’s international terror network connections, having failed to indict them previously due to lack of evidence, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. Arrested for …

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