• ICTY: Mladic's Finally in The Hague. Now What?
    Jun 3, 2011
    Commentary
    Justice has finally caught up with Ratko Mladic. The Bosnian Serb warlord, an alleged mastermind of some of the worst crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, including the Srebrenica genocide, is sitting in the United Nations detention unit in The Hague after nearly 16 years on the run. However, make no mistake: the road ahead will not be easy.
  • ICTY: Q&A on the Case against Ratko Mladic
    May 31, 2011
    Q & A
    With Ratko Mladic now in The Hague, under the rules of procedure for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), he must be brought before the Trial Chamber assigned to his case “without delay” to be formally charged.
  • In Mladic Arrest, a Reminder of How Far International Justice Has Come
    May 30, 2011
    Commentary
    The forthcoming trial in The Hague of the arrested Serb warlord is an occasion to assess the achievements of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
  • No Safe Haven?
    May 27, 2011
    Commentary
    The arrest of the notorious fugitive Ratko Mladic almost 16 years after his indictment for genocide closes a gaping hole in the otherwise laudable efforts to bring to justice the authors of "ethnic cleansing" in the Balkans.
  • Ratko Mladic: How I Helped Bring Him Down
    May 27, 2011
    Commentary
    Nearly two decades ago, Aryeh Neier helped launch the international criminal court that eventually tried more than 150 suspects-and will soon try alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic. The former head of Human Rights Watch shares how the tribunal was born.
  • Remembering the Horrors of Srebrenica
    May 27, 2011
    Commentary
    The arrest of Ratko Mladic will finally bring justice to victims and survivors of the bloody slaughter of 7,000 men and boys, writes Human Rights Watch's Emma Daly, who covered the conflict as a reporter. She recalls the anguish of victims, savagery of Mladic-and denial of Bosnian Serbs.
  • Bosnia: Mladic Arrest Ends Reign of Impunity
    May 26, 2011
    Press release
    The arrest of notorious fugitive Ratko Mladic almost 16 years after his indictment for genocide shows that no one is beyond the reach of the law. Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander, is charged with 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosnian men and boys after the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995, the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.
  • Balkans: Greater Commitment Needed on Rights
    Jan 24, 2011
    Press release
    Efforts toward European integration for the Western Balkans are hampered by persistent human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said today. In its World Report 2011, Human Rights Watch documents human rights concerns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo during 2010.
  • Bosnia: Srebrenica’s Most Wanted Remains at Large
    Jul 8, 2010
    Press release
    The Bosnian Serb wartime general, Ratko Mladic, one of the main architects of the genocide at Srebrenica, remains at large even as victims’ families gather to mark the 15th anniversary of the killings.
  • Letter to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Dec 7, 2009
    Letter
    We are writing to you to express serious concern regarding the impending expiration of the mandates of international judges and prosecutors in the War Crimes Chamber (WCC) of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.