As one of the nearest cities to Bosnia and Herzegovina's border with Serbia, Bijeljina was the perfect test site for war plans and crimes that were about to engulf the rest of the country. Everything that was happening in and around Bijeljina in April 1992 was replicated throughout the Podrinje region over the ensuing months...

On March 26, 1992, a massacre was committed in Sijekovac near Bosanski Brod by armed groups that later on joined the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), together with other members of Croatian military formations, including the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS). The attack on this village led to the death of Serb civilians and destruction of their...

Heliodrom, a heliport that was used as a concentration camp and controlled by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), was a place of detention of around 8000 inhabitants of Mostar during the last war. A discussion about turning this space into a museum dedicated to the Croatian Defence Council has been ongoing for quite some time,...

Criminal justice constitutes a fundamental element of transitional justice and provides a sound basis for facing the past, building trust within communities and eventually also reconciliation. Final rulings play a key role in this context, since they confirm the responsibility of perpetrators, provide a certain satisfaction to victims and their families and send a clear...

With deep sorrow, we share the news of the passing of Mr. Bajram Qerkini.

Bajram Qerkini was the Executive Director of the Missing Persons Resource Center and a long-term partner and colleague of Pro Peace in Kosovo. His passing leaves an immense void in the ongoing efforts for truth-finding and reconciliation in Kosovo.

Through his tireless work,...