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| Section The ICRC in Bosnia and Herzegovina Present in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1992, the ICRC continues to help clarify the fate of almost 13,000 people still listed as missing from the war and to provide moral and practical support to their families. Working independently, but in close coordination with the authorities and international organizations, the ICRC's aim is for the families of missing persons to find out what happened to their loved ones – information they have a right to under international humanitarian law (IHL). The ICRC also works closely with the national Red Cross society, helping to strengthen its structures and activities. One of the main operational programmes supported by the ICRC helps high-risk communities prevent casualties caused by mines and other unexploded devices. High on its list of objectives is the promotion of IHL to the authorities, armed forces and schools. The ICRC encourages the authorities to implement IHL treaties and has made specialists available to help meet this goal.  Event2-7-2009 Our world. Your move. Events in Bosnia-Herzegovina.(The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Bosnia-Herzegovina) Event Includes Photo Feature29-2-2008 Dzidza's story: years of torment waiting to learn the fate of her entire familyMore than 12 years after the war in Bosnia ended, some 16,000 people* are still unaccounted for, leaving their surviving relatives in a state of permanent anguish. Journalist Nick Danziger describes the pain of Dzidza, whose family disappeared in the 1995 Srebrenica massacres. (The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Bosnia-Herzegovina) Feature Includes Photo 5-7-2005 Srebrenica – remembering the missing  Béatrice Mégevand-Roggo, the ICRC's delegate-general for Europe and the Americas, was the organization's head of delegation in Sarajevo in 1995. In this article she stresses the legal right of families to know the fate of their missing relatives and calls for renewed commitment by the international community. (The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Bosnia-Herzegovina) Feature 21-6-2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: ten years on, thousands still missingNearly ten years after the end of the war, the fate of more than 14,000 missing persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains unclear; this prolonged uncertainty causes untold suffering to their families. An overview of how ICRC supports the families to help clarify the fate of the missing. (The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Bosnia-Herzegovina) Feature Field newsletter25-4-2008 Missing persons on the territory of former YugoslaviaThe families of more than 17,000 persons who went missing as a result of the past decade's conflicts in former Yugoslavia are still waiting for news on their missing relatives. They have the right to know the fate of their loved ones. It is the responsibility of the authorities to address this fundamental right of the families by releasing official information on the whereabouts of people unaccounted for. Only answers can put an end to, or at least alleviate, the suffering of the families. (The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Serbia) Field newsletter International Review of the Red Cross30-6-2008 The mass crimes in the former Yugoslavia: participation, punishment and prevention?This article discusses sanctions for and the prevention of mass violence by non-state perpetrators. The author's reflections are based on case studies of four former Serbian militiamen who took part in mass violence in the former Yugoslavia. He argues that it is of the utmost importance to consider the typical grassroots relationship between these local players and their own community, so as to maximize the effect of sanctions and perhaps prevent further offences by potential future perpetrators. (Info resources\International Review\2008 - No. 870) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-4-1996 Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina: provisions concerning the ICRC(Info resources\International Review\1996 - No. 311) International Review of the Red Cross Photo Collection6-7-2005 Srebrenica: ten years on, the nightmare continues In Bosnia & Herzegovina, thousands of families remain in anguish, not knowing what became of their loved ones after the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995. The ICRC and other organizations continue their efforts to discover the truth. (Info resources\Photos\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans) Photo Collection Includes Photo More in this section2-11-2005 Persons unaccounted for in connection with the conflict on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.(The ICRC worldwide\Western and Central Europe and the Balkans\Bosnia-Herzegovina) Includes Photo Other site23-2-2005 International Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaTribunal structure and composition. Indictments and proceedings. Judgments. Tribunal publications (summaries of jurisprudence and annual reports). Access to reference documents (Tribunal Statutes, rules of procedure and evidence, etc.). Information on the trial of Slobodan Milosevic. (Info resources\Other sites\International law) Other site |
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