War crime suspects have trouble getting best defense and thus fair trials in BiH
As the War Crimes Chamber in the State Court of BiH gears up to prosecute accused war criminals, lawyers whose job it is to defend the accused say the system is not fair. They say they are hampered by inadequate resources, poor pay and legal restrictions that have driven away many lawyers. The problems could mean that the fair trials will never happen in the chamber that has yet to gain the trust of the public.
Unauthorized story released
CIN condemns unauthorized release of story.
Mostar’s place on the list of World Heritage sites could be in danger if promises are not kept
It took years of effort, but at a contentious July meeting in South Africa, Mostar’s Old Town was finally added to the United Nation’s World Heritage List, giving it status as a unique cultural place on the globe.
Saving the Tunnel that Saved Sarajevo
A lifeline into and out of a city under siege a decade ago, a tunnel beneath the Sarajevo airport forgotten by residents and snubbed by officials as a historical memorial, has nevertheless become an unlikely magnet for tourists.
With Disease on the Rise, Citizens Suffer Because of an Unorganized Health Care System
One day before the Aličić family of Živinice were to leave on a trip to the seaside, their 6 ½-year-old daughter Alma complained of a headache and vomited. Instead of Orebić they ended up at the Communicable Disease Clinic in Tuzla terrified as doctors treated her for viral meningitis.
BiH archeological treasure neglected through lack of will and leadership
Why has a country full of buried treasures lost the will to exploit them? Too often, archeological wonders beneath the surface of BiH stay unstudied or are allowed to decay unless international scientists get involved.
Foreign directors benefit from Bosnian film funds
As the Sarajevo Film Festival, which brings worldwide attention to the work of regional filmmakers, wound down this weekend, some BiH filmmakers were asking why most of this year”s limited funding from the Film Foundation went to Croatian directors.
BiH Official calls for change
CIN stories about War Crimes Chamber judges exposes problems
International jurist leaving the State War Crimes Chamber
Less than five months after British lawyer Paul Richard Garlick was sworn in as an international judge for the War Crime Chamber at the State Court, he has resigned from his two-year post for professional reasons.