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Tara-Drina National Park
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential transboundary protected area: Tara-Drina National Park Prepared within the project “Sustaining Rural Communities and their Traditional Landscapes Through Strengthened Environmental Governance in Transboundary Protected Areas of the Dinaric Arc” ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE A Western Balkans Environment & Development in the Dinaric Arc Cooperation Programme Author: Marijana Josipovic Photographs: Tara National Park archive Proofreading Linda Zanella Design and layout: Imre Sebestyen, jr. / UNITgraphics.com Available from: IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe Dr Ivana Ribara 91 11070 Belgrade, Serbia [email protected] Tel +381 11 2272 411 Fax +381 11 2272 531 www.iucn.org/publications Acknowledgments: A Special “thank you” goes to: Boris Erg, Veronika Ferdinandova (IUCN SEE), Dr. Deni Porej, (WWF MedPO), Ms. Aleksandra Mladenovic for commenting and editing the assessment text. Zbigniew Niewiadomski, consultant, UNEP Vienna ISCC for providing the study concept. Emira Mesanovic Mandic, WWF MedPO for coordinating the assessment process. 2 The designation of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, WWFMedPO and SNV concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, WWF MedPO and SNV. This publication has been made possible by funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Belgrade, Serbia in collaboration with WWFMedPO and SNV Copyright: © 2011 International Union for Conservation of Nature Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder, provided the source is fully acknowledged. -
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina O O Indictment
Sud £¡H / Cyfl GnX Kfivicno cdjeljenje ¡ Apelaciono odjeljenj«/ KpMBKSHo cftjejo€hbe K Ane/ia^hoHO OAfefbert* Odjcl I i Oc je III / Ofljs/i I * Ofl|»/i II Odsjek za sudsfcu upravu/Oflejes 33 cy/^cicy ynpsoy BOSNIA AND HERZEGO PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF BIH fflGWJ) U^/vfA q^ SARAJEVO Number: KT-RZ-10/05 Sarajevo, 12 December 2005 COURT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Preliminary Hearing Judge - Pursuant to Article 35 (2) (h) and Article 226 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code of BiH, I hereby issue the O INDICTMENT AGAINST: 1. STUPAR MILOS, a.k.a. "MISO", son of Slavojka (maiden name Ninic), born 7 December 1963 in TiSci, Sekovici where he is holding permanent residence, of Serb ethnicity, citizen of BiH, police officer, married, father of four children, served the Army in 1982 in Nis, average financial situation, with no previous conviction, criminal proceedings are being conducted against him for a criminal offence of light bodily injury, currently under custody by the Decision of the Court of BiH number: X-KRN-05/25 to last until 22 December 2005 at 11:00 hrs, 2. TRIFUNOVlt MILENKO, a.k.a "COP", son of Ivan and Milojka Obradovic, O born 7 January 1968 in the village of Kostolomci, Srebrenica Municipality, residing in Skelani bb in his private house, of Serb ethnicity, citizen of BiH, JMBG: 0701967183154, trader, unemployed, completed Vocational Trade School, married, father of two minor children, expecting a newborn child, served the Army in 1987 in Pec and Prizren, with no military rank or medal, registered in military records of Srebrenica, indigent financial situation, no other criminal proceedings are being conducted against him, with no previous conviction, currently under custody by the Decision of the Court of BiH to last until 22 December 2005 at 11:00 hrs, 3. -
Trial Judgement Summary for Radovan Karadžić
JUDGEMENT SUMMARY TRIAL CHAMBER United Nations (Exclusively for the use of the media. Not an official document) Nations Unies The Hague, 24 March 2016 Trial Judgement Summary for Radovan Karadžić International Please find below the summary of the Judgement read out today by Judge O-Gon Criminal Tribunal for the former Kwon. Yugoslavia Tribunal Pénal The Accused was a founding member of the SDS and served as its President from July International pour 1990 to July 1996. He was the President of the National Security Council of the Serbian l’ex-Yougoslavie Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on 12 May 1992, the Accused was elected as the President of the Presidency of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 17 December 1992, he was the sole President of Republika Srpska, and the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of Republika Srpska. The Accused stood trial for 11 Counts; two Counts of genocide, five Counts of crimes against humanity, (namely persecution, murder, extermination, deportation, and forcible transfer), and four Counts of violations of the laws or customs of war (namely murder, acts of violence the primary purpose of which was to spread terror among the civilian population, unlawful attacks on civilians, and the taking of hostages. In the Indictment, the Prosecution alleged that the Accused participated in four joint criminal enterprises (―JCEs‖). The Prosecution alleged the following: From at least October 1991 to 30 November 1995, the Accused participated in a JCE, the objective of which was to permanently -
Internet Address: Press
Press Release . Communiqué de presse (Exclusively for the use of the media. Not an official document) United Nations REGISTRY Nations Unies GREFFE The Hague, 11 April 2003 J.L./ P.I.S. / 745e ARREST AND TRANSFER OF NASER ORI] International Criminal Tribunal for the former On Thursday 10 April 2003, SFOR forces arrested Naser Ori} in Tuzla, Bosnia and Yugoslavia Herzegovina. The accused was transferred to the Detention Unit of the International Criminal Tribunal Pénal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia the following day. International pour l’ex-Yougoslavie The Indictment against Naser Ori} was confirmed on 28 March 2003. According to the Indictment, Naser Ori} (born on 3 March 1967 in Poto~ari, municipality of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) was the Commander of the forces of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) in the Srebrenica area in Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Indictment states that, “by virtue of his position and authority as Commander, Naser Ori} commanded all units that were operating within his area of his responsibility. This includes all units involved in combat activities in the municipality of Srebrenica and Bratunac, in particular the combat activities in Rupovo Brdo on 10 June 1992, Ratkovi}i on 21 and 27 June 1992, Je`estica on 8 August 1992, Fakovi}i on 5 October 1992, Bjelovac between 14 and 19 December 1992 and Kravica on 7 and 8 January 1993 and all units including the Military Police involved in the detention and custody of Serb individuals in Srebrenica ”. The Indictment alleges that, between 24 September 1992 and 20 March 1993, members of the Military Police under the command and control of Naser Ori} detained several Serb individuals in the Srebrenica Police Station and in the building behind the Srebrenica Municipal Building. -
Aid Memoir Aid Larry Hollingworth Larry
Larry Hollingworth, current visiting professor of AID MEMOIR Humanitarian Studies at Fordham University in New York City, served as head of the UNHCR’s efforts in Bosnia throughout the lengthy conflict that plagued the former Yugoslavia in the early to mid 90’s. Aid Memoir follows Larry and his UN colleagues throughout multiple efforts to provide much needed relief for besieged, isolated, and desperate communities riddled by senseless killing and aggression. The characters encountered throughout are at times thrilling, at times frightening. Larry spares no details, however troubling, and therefore shines a telling light on the reality of the situation that most will remember to have watched on their television screens. Front cover. During the Siege of Sarajevo, between 1992 and 1995, the city was repeatedly hit by mortar strikes. The craters left behind by these explosions were filled with red resin LARRY HOLLINGWORTH to commemorate the casualties of the attacks. These war memorials were given the name Sarajevo Roses, after people noted that the patterns reminded them of flowers. Today, they serve as a reminder of the bloodshed and loss of AID MEMOIR that conflict. The Sarajevo Rose on the cover HOLLINGWORTH LARRY of this book is one of the city’s most emblematic war memorials found outside the entrance of the Tunnel of Hope under the Sarajevo Airport. The Refuge Press is an independent imprint founded in 2020, with an emphasis on humanitarian and social justice issues. It publishes at least four books, and an equal number of art catalogues, per year. Our books focus on humanitarian solutions as well as personal and professional reflections on global crises. -
Strategije Razvoja Opštine Srebrenica Za Period 2018. – 2022.Godine
Strategije razvoja opštine Srebrenica za period 2018. – 2022.godine 1. Mladen Grujičić 2. Dušica Kovačević 3. Mela Karić 4. Hasudin Mustafić 5. Bojan Pejić Srebrenica, 2017. godine I -UVOD Slika 1: Geografski položaj opštine Srebrenica Izvor: Odjeljenje za prostorno uređene i stambeno komunalne poslove, Opština Srebrenica 1.1. Geografski položaj i opšti podaci Opština se nalazi na sjeveroistoku Republike Srpske-BiH. Locirana je u središnjem dijelu toka rijeke Drine na koju se prislanja u dužini od 45 km, od čega je oko 23km Perućačko jezero, HE Bajina Bašta. Graniči sa opštinama Bratunac, Milići, Rogatica i Višegrad u BiH, i opštinom Bajina Bašta u Republici Srbiji. Prije rata u okviru regionalno-teritorijalnog uređenja u Republici Bosni i Hercegovini, Srebrenica je pripadala Tuzlanskom okrugu. Tabela 1. Opšti podaci Pokazatelji Opština Srebrenica Površina (km2) 531,96 Gustina naseljenosti (stanovnika/km2) 22 Broj stanovnika (2016.god.) 11698 Broj nezaposlenih (31.03.2017. god.) 1786 Broj zaposlenih (2016. god.) 2000 Prosječna neto plata u 2016.god. (KM) 834 Oranična površina (ha) 11.136 Izvor: Republički zavod za statistiku, Republika Srpska Prostorni plan Republike Srpske (usvojen) 2 1.2. Saobraćajna povezanost Opština se ne nalazi na glavnim regionalnim saobraćajnim koridorima. Pojedini djelovi opštine su bolje povezani sa Republikom Srbijom i sa drugim područjima Bosne i Hercegovine, nego sa urbanim centrom. Do opštine postoje samo putne komunikacije. Prema tome opština Srebrenica spada u saobraćajno slabo povezanu opštinu. Srebrenica je pored regionalnih putnih pravaca (Bratunac-Skelani, Bratunac-Srebrenica-Skelani i Zeleni Jadar-Milići) prije rata imala izrazito razvijenu putno-komunikacionu mrežu makadamskih lokalnih - opštinskih seoskih puteva, koji su se koristili za potrebe stanovništva, turizma, lovnog turizma i privrede. -
Order for Operation Krivaja
''1 l·t Translation 00383593 COMMAND OF ТНЕ DRINA CORPS MILIТARY SECRET Strictly confidential no. 04/156-2 STRICTLУ CONFIOENTIAL Date: 2 July 1995 COPYNo. 3 KRIVAJA-95 ТО ТНЕ COMMANDS OF: the 1st Zpbr /Zvomik infantry brigade/, lst Bpbr /Вirac infantry brigade/, 2nd Rmtbr /Romanija motorised brigade/, lst Brlpbr /Вratunac light infantry brigade/ lst Mlpbr /МiliCi light infantry brigade/, 5th map /mixed artillery regiment/ ORDER FOR ACTNE Ыd /combat activities/ Operation no. 1 Sections /of the topographical map/: 1 : 50,000, Zvomik 3 and 4 and Visegrad 1 and 2 1. - As part of an all out offensive against RepuЫika Srpska territory, the enemy has carried out attacks with а limited objective against the DK /Drina Corps/ units. We believe that in the coming period, the enemy will intensify offensive activities against the DK area of responsiЬility, mainly in the Tuzla-Zvomik and Kladanj Vlasenica directions, with simultaneous activity Ьу the 28th Division forces from the enclaves of Srebrenica and Zepa, in order to cut the DK area of responsiЬility in two, and connect the enclaves with the central part of the territory of former Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is held Ьу the Muslim forces. During the last few days, Muslim forces from the enclaves of Zepa and Srebrenica have been particularly active. Тhеу are infiltrating DTG /sabotage groups/ which are attacking and buming unprotected villages, killing civilians and small isolated units around the enclaves of Zepa and Srebrenica. They are trying especially hard to link up the enclaves and open а corridor to Kladanj. According to availaЫe data, the 28th Division forces are engaged as follows: - The 280th Brigade is Ыocking the Potocari-Srebrenica axis and is in readiness for active operations against Bratunac and the cutting of the Bratunac-Glogova-Konjevic Polje road. -
Bosnian Genocide Denial and Triumphalism: Origins
BOSNIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL AND TRIUMPHALISM: ORIGINS, IMPACT AND PREVENTION IMPACT ORIGINS, DENIAL ANDTRIUMPHALISM: BOSNIAN GENOCIDE BOSNIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL AND TRIUMPHALISM: ORIGINS, IMPACT AND PREVENTION Illustration © cins Edited by Sead Turčalo – Hikmet Karčić BOSNIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL AND TRIUMPHALISM: ORIGINS, IMPACT AND PREVENTION PUBLISHER Faculty of Political Science University of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina IN COOPERATION WITH Srebrenica Memorial Center Institute for Islamic Tradition of Bosniaks ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLISHER Sead Turčalo EDITORS Hikmet Karčić Sead Turčalo DTP & LAYOUT Mahir Sokolija COVER IMAGE Illustration produced by Cins (https://www.instagram.com/ cins3000/) for Adnan Delalić’s article Wings of Denial published by Mangal Media on December 2, 2019. (https://www.mangalmedia.net/english//wings-of-denial) DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions of Publishers or its Editors. Copyright © 2021 Printed in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Genocide Denial and Triumphalism: Origins, Impact and Prevention Editors: Sead Turčalo – Hikmet Karčić Sarajevo, 2021. Table of Contents Preface ..............................................................................7 Opening Statement by Ambassador Samantha Power .....9 PETER MAASS: The Second War: Journalism and the Protection of the Memory of Genocide From the Forces of Denial ..........................................15 MARKO ATTILA HOARE: Left-Wing Denial of the Bosnian Genocide ................................20 SAMUEL TOTTEN: To Deny the Facts of the Horrors of Srebrenica Is Contemptible and Dangerous: Concrete Recommendations to Counter Such Denial ...27 NeNad dimitrijević: Life After Death: A View From Serbia ....................................................36 ediNa Bećirević: 25 Years After Srebrenica, Genocide Denial Is Pervasive. It Can No Longer Go Unchallenged .........................42 Hamza Karčić: The Four Stages of Bosnian Genocide Denial .........................................................47 DAVID J. -
United Nations Judgement
UNITED NATIONS International Tribunal for the Case No. IT-02-60-T Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of Date: 17 January 2005 International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia since 1991 Original: English IN TRIAL CHAMBER I, SECTION A Before: Judge Liu Daqun, Presiding Judge Volodymyr Vassylenko Judge Carmen Maria Argibay Registrar: Mr. Hans Holthuis Judgement of: 17 January 2005 PROSECUTOR v. VIDOJE BLAGOJEVI] DRAGAN JOKI] JUDGEMENT The Office of the Prosecutor: Mr. Peter McCloskey Mr. Stefan Waespi Ms. Antoinette Issa Mr. Milbert Shin Mr. Salvador Viada Counsel for the Accused: Mr. Michael Karnavas and Ms. Suzana Tomanovi} for Vidoje Blagojevi} Mr. Miodrag Stojanovi} and Mr. Branko Lukić for Dragan Joki} Case No.: IT-02-60-T 17 January 2005 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 A. VIDOJE BLAGOJEVIĆ ....................................................................................................................1 1. The Accused.............................................................................................................................1 2. Overview of the Case against Vidoje Blagojević ....................................................................2 B. DRAGAN JOKIĆ.............................................................................................................................4 1. The Accused.............................................................................................................................4 -
Srebrenica and the Failure of UN Peacekeeping Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 1995 Volume 7, No. 13 The Fall of Srebrenica and the Failure of UN Peacekeeping Bosnia and Herzegovina Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 3 Background................................................................................................................................ 6 The Fall of Srebrenica ................................................................................................................ 10 Prelude: Starvation and Manipulation of Aid ........................................................................11 U.N. Failure to Prepare or React ........................................................................................... 12 Offensive against the UN Designated “Safe Area” of Srebrenica ............................................... 14 Potocari .................................................................................................................................... 20 Evacuation from Srebrenica ................................................................................................. 20 Bosnian Serb Forces Masquerade as U.N. Troops ................................................................ 21 Evacuation of Potocari and Early Killings ............................................................................. 23 The List of Missing -
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
IT-09-92-T 81800 D81800 - D81760 01 September 2014 MB THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Case No. IT-09-92-T IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER Before: Judge Alphons Orie, Presiding Judge Bakone Justice Moloto Judge Christoph Flügge Registrar: Mr. John Hocking Date Filed: 1 September 2013 THE PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADIĆ PUBLIC WITH PUBLIC ANNEXES A & B DEFENCE MOTION PURSUANT TO RULE 92TER TO ADMIT THE WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF TOMISLAV SAVKIĆ The Office of the Prosecutor: Mr. Dermot Groome Mr. Peter McCloskey Counsel for the Accused: Mr. Branko Lukić Mr. Miodrag Stojanović IT‐09‐92‐T 1 September 2014 1 81799 THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA PROSECUTOR v. RATKO MLADIĆ PUBLIC WITH PUBLIC ANNEXES A & B DEFENCE MOTION PURSUANT TO RULE 92TER TO ADMIT THE WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF TOMISLAV SAVKIĆ ________________________________________________________________________ The Accused, RATKO MLADIĆ, by and through his counsel of record, respectfully submits the instant Motion pursuant to Rule 92ter of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and in support thereof states as follows: I. INTRODUCTION 1. Pursuant to the Guidance previously expressed by the Trial Chamber, motions offering written statements under Rule 92ter of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence are to be filed at least 30 days before the anticipated testimony of a given witness. Witness Tomislav Savkić is currently scheduled to testify in the next 30 days and thus the Defense hereby files the instant motion in compliance with the Chamber’s guidance, and applying for the evidence of this witness to be heard pursuant to Rule 92ter. This Motion is filed publicly, as the witness does not require protective measures. -
Rbih1 MUP2 – ARMY of Rbih [Handwritten and Circled Number: 20] MILITARY SECRET STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
RBiH1 MUP2 – ARMY OF RBiH [handwritten and circled number: 20] MILITARY SECRET STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL No.[handwritten: 06-101-197/95] Tuzla, 20 August 1995 [handwritten, circled, and crossed out number: 107] 0 2 9 6 6 9 3 5 I, HUSO SALIHOVIĆ, son of Šemso and Rahima, née Alić, born on 8 August 1963 in the village of Močevići3 [sic] in Srebrenica municipality, finished engineering and technical school in Bratunac in 1982, by occupation was a warehouse worker in Zeleni Jadar chair factory, was married to Ramzija Hasanović who died in 1992, has three sons, lives with his mother, his father died in 1977, has two brothers and two sisters who are married, does not know whether one of his brothers managed to break through from Srebrenica, before the war since 1988 he lived in Skelani in Srebrenica municipality until the combat operations commenced, currently he lives as an exile in G. Jasenica4 in Srebrenik municipality, member of ARBiH5 18 April 1992, currently deployed in the 9th Muslim Brigade, on 19 and 20 August 1995, at the request of the 2nd Corps OB6, give the following: STATEMENT When I noticed, at the beginning of April 1992, that war was inevitable, I immediately linked up with the SDA7 activists and as early as 14 April 1992 I left Skelani with my family and went to my birthplace of Močevići [sic]. At the beginning, village guards were organised, and around 25 April 1995 we formed a Crisis Staff in the village consisting of 5 people, and I was its President. Immediately after that, we formed in the village one unit of 40 men armed with hunting rifles and we had two automatic rifles.