Rachel Irwin
Senior Reporter
Stories by the Author
Poor Protection for Balkan Trial Witnesses
Local war crimes courts fail to provide adequate support to either traumatised victims or insider witnesses.
22 Nov 12
Serb Troops "Never Targeted Sarajevo Civilians"
Former officer denies Sarajevo was besieged and that Serb forces behaved as “aggressor”.
16 Nov 12
Croatian General Acquitted on Appeal
Appeals judges say original verdict wrongly found that 1995 artillery attacks were unlawful.
16 Nov 12
Mladic Trial Hears Witness to Second Markale Attack
Lawyers go over details of account from man badly injured by 1995 blast at Sarajevo market.
9 Nov 12
Krajisnik Denied Early Release
Convicted politician told request cannot be considered until he serves two-thirds of sentence.
9 Nov 12
Yugoslav Army's Ex-Chief Seeks Acquittal on Appeal
Defence lawyers for Momcilo Perisic argue that his case has implications for international military interventions.
2 Nov 12
Prosecution Witness on Hadzic Ties to Milosevic
Croatian Serb leader saw Slobodan Milosevic as a “good man” with few political ambitions.
2 Nov 12
Karadzic Witness Denies Mortar Attack Happened
Former Serb officer says heavy mortar unit was redeployed before Markale market was struck.
25 Oct 12
Karadzic Denied Subpoena for Greek President
Judges rule that testimony would not “materially assist” the defendant.
25 Oct 12
My Brigade Had No Snipers at Sarajevo – Witness
Battalion commander in besieging Serb forces claims incidents were often fabricated to make his side look bad.
19 Oct 12
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