“Should we hold trials for war crimes committed during an armed conflict?”
A total of 135 young people from across Bosnia and Herzegovina took part in a national essay-writing competition organised by the Outreach Programme during the autumn of 2013. A Tribunal-wide jury chose the winners from a shortlist drawn up by Outreach field staff in Sarajevo.
First prize was awarded to Maja Graca, a student at the ‘Meša Selimović’ Gymnasium in Tuzla, second prize to Viktor Nikolić from the “Mihajlo Pupin” Technical School in Bijeljina, and third prize to Sabina Poplata of the 2nd Gymnasium in Sarajevo.
Asking students in Bosnia and Herzegovina to share their thoughts on the topic ‘Should we hold trials for war crimes committed during an armed conflict?’, the competition was designed to encourage young people to voice their opinions about the work of the ICTY and its relevance to their communities. It formed part of the Tribunal’s youth outreach initiative, which aims to make contact with young people across the region of the former Yugoslavia and stimulate interest in the Tribunal’s work and the wider issues of transitional justice and post-conflict reconstruction.