• ICTY/Bosnia: Start of Mladic Trial Shows Persistence Pays
    Press release
    May 14, 2012

    The opening of the trial of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb wartime military commander, is a salient reminder that justice catches up with those accused of atrocity crimes. Mladic’s trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide is scheduled to begin on May 16, 2012, before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

  • Serbia/Kosovo: Halt Arbitrary Arrests
    Press release
    Mar 30, 2012
    Serbia should immediately release two Kosovo Albanians arbitrarily arrested on March 28, 2012 in “retaliation” for the arrest of four Serbs on March 27.
  • In Mladic Arrest, a Reminder of How Far International Justice Has Come
    Commentary
    May 31, 2011
    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
  • Remembering the Horrors of Srebrenica
    Commentary
    May 27, 2011
    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.
  • No Safe Haven?
    Commentary
    May 27, 2011
    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
    Commentary
    May 27, 2011
    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.
  • Serbia-Kosovo Talks Must Not Forget the Roma
    Commentary
    Apr 4, 2011
    With a little goodwill from both sides the plight of Roma families, who were displaced from Mitrovica in the war and abandoned in lead-contaminated camps, could finally be solved.
  • Balkans: Greater Commitment Needed on Rights
    Press release
    Jan 24, 2011
    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.
  • Kosovo: Europe Returning Roma to Face Hardship
    Press release
    Oct 28, 2010
    Roma and related minority groups deported from Western Europe to Kosovo face discrimination and severe deprivation amounting to human rights abuse.
  • EU: Deliver Justice for Srebrenica
    Press release
    Oct 25, 2010
    The European Union’s commitment to international justice will be measured by its willingness to pressure Serbia in the months to come to arrest the two remaining war crimes suspects.