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U.S. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices in Serbia 2006

In its annual report on human rights practices in Serbia, the State Department highlighted numerous problems including widespread corruption in the police and the judiciary, impunity, inefficient and lengthy trials and government’s failure to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 | 13:16

However, U.S. State Department also gave positive assessment of the work of the Special War Crimes Court which “advanced on several war crimes trial despite certain political pressure and criminal threats,” at the same time welcoming governments’ efforts aimed at suppressing people trafficking, adding that the number of ethnically-motivated assaults significantly decreased.

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Report of the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia to the OSCE Permanent Council

Serbia has improved its regional relations and economy, but needs to progress in other areas such as co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), according to the OSCE Mission to Serbia's annual report, presented today by the Head of the Mission, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad.

Reports Friday, March 30, 2007 13:02 Comments: 0

The Report of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Kosovo’s future status

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has Monday submitted Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's Kosovo status proposal to the UN Security Council.

Reports Monday, March 26, 2007 18:10 Comments: 10

The International Court of Justice Judgment in Bosnian genocide lawsuit

The ICJ found that Serbia had violated its obligation under the Genocide Convention to prevent genocide in Srebrenica, as well as that it had violated its obligations under the Convention by having failed fully to co-operate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Reports Monday, February 26, 2007 16:29 Comments: 1

Kosovo status proposal

Comprehensive proposal for a Kosovo status settlement; details for implementing the plan are given in annexes, which are yet to be released.

Reports Friday, February 2, 2007 17:37 Comments: 11

HRW issues Serbia report for 2006

The Serbian government’s unwillingness to confront the past seriously as well as delays in undertaking legal and other reforms contributed to a still unsatisfactory human rights situation in 2006.

Reports Monday, January 15, 2007 10:45 Comments: 1

War Crimes Trials in Serbia

There are four war crimes trials underway in Serbia at the moment: two for war crimes committed against Bosniaks, one for a war crime committed against Albanian prisoners, and one for a war crime committed against Albanian civilians.

Reports Thursday, January 11, 2007 14:25 Comments: 1

U.S. Department of State Report on Human Rights Practices in Serbia 2006

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