Web pages about "Bosnia-Herzegovina"

The need for comprehensive justice across the former Yugoslavia - 29 August 2008

The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to heal the wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committed by all sides to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Interview with a survivor of the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict - 29 August 2008

Nidzara Ahmetasevic talks about how she was wounded in the leg, about the Karadzic trial and about her hopes and dreams for the future of her country.

Arrest of Radovan Karadžic a major step towards justice - 22 July 2008

The former Bosnian Serb leader could be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands either this weekend or early next week, depending on the outcome of a possible last minute appeal.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Urgent reform needed to address ill-treatment in detention - 6 February 2008

Amnesty International has launched a report calling on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to send a clear message, at all levels, that ill-treatment in prisons and by police officers will not be tolerated and will be punished.

Police ill-treatment plagues Bosnia and Herzegovina - 6 February 2008

Police and prison guards in Bosnia and Herzegovina ill-treat prisoners with almost total impunity, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Europe moves to protect trafficked people - 1 February 2008

Europe has taken a further step towards protecting people who have been trafficked with the entry into force of a new convention.

MEDIA INVITE - Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amnesty International launches report on ill-treatment in detention - 30 January 2008

Amnesty International will launch a report revealing disturbingly common practices of ill-treatment by police and prison guards in Bosnia and Herzegovina at a press conference in Sarajevo on 6 February

Six years from home – Guantánamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina - 18 January 2008

It is now six years since six men were illegally transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Guantánamo, where they remain in indefinite detention.

Youth activism in the Balkans - 16 May 2006

Young, energetic, and campaigning for human rights in the Balkans. Men and women who recently attended an activism workshop organized by Amnesty International in Ljubljana, Slovenia, had these three characteristics in common.

Guantánamo: A life sentence of suffering and stigmatization - 3 February 2006

The US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay is condemning thousands of people across the world to a life of suffering, torment and stigmatisation.