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BOSNIA - UN ENVOY WELCOMES
CONVICTION FOR RAPE DURING CONFLICT
9 November 2011 – The envoy spearheading United Nations efforts to combat
sexual violence in conflict today welcomed the conviction of a Bosnian Serb
ex-soldier for acts of murder, rape and enslavement during the Balkan conflicts
of the 1990s. Sasa Baricanin was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in
prison by a court in Bosnia and Herzegovina of various war crimes carried out
in the city of Sarajevo in 1992-93, according to media reports. In a statement,
Margot Wallström, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual
Violence in Conflict, said the verdict sent a strong signal that justice must
ultimately prevail for victims of sexual violence. Yet she warned that for the
majority of the estimated tens of thousands of victims from the Balkan
conflicts, there is still no justice. “ To date, there have been just 30
convictions in response to an estimated 50,000 rapes during the years of war,”
she said....... This case is yet another testament to the resilience of Bosnian
women who have joined forces in their quest for justice, both within and beyond
the courtroom.” ______________________________________________________________________
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BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
- WAR RAPE VICTIMS
NEED POLITICAL WILL FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT
UNFPA - 18 March 2011
- She does not have a
first name, nor a face. “No photos, please. ” Seated in a small dark room, her
psychologist at her side, the “woman of
Through a partnership between the Ministry of Human Rights and
the United Nations Populations Fund, a project “trust fund” was submitted for
approval to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers to “simplify the
procedure for securing the legal status of “victim” and to offer real financial
and social support to women in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ” says the Vice Minister
for Human Rights.
Living with a sense of permanent “victimization” “Bosnian
society no longer wants to be hostage of its past,” says Faris Hadrovic,
UNFPA’s representative in