2000

27-29 November, The Hague

A group of 11 students of law from across Croatia visited Tribunal and were welcomed by Outreach. During this three-day visit they had opportunity to hear presentations from the Office of the Prosecutor, Registry and Chambers and attend court proceedings, including the Galić Status Conference. They also were briefed on media covering the Tribunal’s trials and the Detention Unit.

This event was organised by European Law Students’ Association, Zagreb

> 11 law students from across Croatia

22-23 November, Zagreb, Croatia

“Human Rights in South-Eastern Europe and the Process of European Integrations” Conference

The Outreach representative in Croatia attended an international conference titled “Human rights in South-Eastern Europe and the process of European integrations”. The Croatian coordinator, the only representative of the international community to attend the entire conference, spoke on two occasions, discussing the following topics: the primary goals of the ICTY, the scope of its activities and the valuable support that NGOs can give to the Tribunal.

This event was organised by the Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

> legal professionals from the region, journalists

9-12 October, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This visit was organised by ICTY Outreach

> legal professionals, human rights activists, defence attorneys, representatives of associations of victims and missing persons and international organisations, students of law  

29-30 September, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The partner organisation was  the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (HCHR) and sponsored by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Foreign Ministry

> legal professionals, government officials and media and NGO representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina

22 September, The Hague

This brief visit was organised as part of a weeklong programme called “Peace Week” held by the Dutch NGO, Interchurch Peace Council (IKV). The “Peace Week” is an annual event with a different subjects related to questions of war and peace as its main theme. This year’s subject was “Peace for the City” and two journalists from Kosovska Mitrovica, one Serb and one Albanian, attended the programme. They requested to visit the ICTY during they stay in Netherlands in order to hear about its work, especially related to Kosovo.

This event was organised by IKV

> 3 IKV representatives, Chief Editor of Radio Mitrovica, Voice of America correspondent from Kosovska Mitrovica

21 September, The Hague

The group of 4 representatives of Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court, including the President, attended a one-day visit to the Tribunal. During this visit, organised by Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, legal representatives were welcomed by the ICTY President, Deputy Prosecutor and Registrar. They attended a presentation on Victims and Witnesses Section, a round table with prosecutors and court proceedings. The group was accompanied by the Deputy High Representative, Regional Office South in BiH and 2 Anti-Fraud officers from the Office of the High Representative (OHR).

This event was organised by the Office of the High Representative in BiH

> Deputy High Representative in BiH from Regional South Office, 2 Anti-Fraud Officer within the OHR and 4 representatives of Herzegovina-Neretva Cantonal Court, Mostar

19-20 September, Zagreb, Croatia

The group of 3 ICTY judges paid a visit to Zagreb. During this two-day visit they met the representatives of Croatian legal institutions and organisations, and representatives of Faculty of Law. This was the first visit of Tribunal Judges to Croatia in the seven years since Tribunal had been established. The most ambitious meeting in terms of the number and professional level of participants was the round-table meeting hosted by President of the Supreme Court of Croatia. The aim of visit was to exchange the experiences and mark the problems they faced in the processing of war crimes.

This event was organised by ICTY Outreach  

> state judges, prosecutors, defence counsel, Ministry of Justice officials, representatives of law centres, human rights organisations, law professors, academics and students.

1-2 September, Zagreb, Croatia

The third in a series of six regional conferences held in the territory of the former Yugoslavia took place in Zagreb. The symposium differed from previous events because it was not a general presentation of the ICTY, but it was focused on one specific aspect of Tribunal’s work – victims’ position. The two-day conference discussed the role of victims at the ICTY and the problems they face in relation to giving testimony at the Tribunal.

The partner organisation was the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (HCHR) and event was sponsored by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Foreign Ministry

> legal professionals, psychologists, NGO activists, representatives of political parties, international organisations and the media

21 July, Dubrovnik, Croatia

The Croatian Outreach representative and an OTP Senior Legal Advisor spoke at Summer School on Human Rights organised in Croatia. The entire day, as part of two-week course, was devoted to the ICTY. The OTP Senior Legal Adviser held the extensive presentation on establishment of tribunal, its legal system and organisational structure. The Outreach representative from Croatia gave a presentation on the Outreach Programme. At the same time students were invited to propose new methods of work for Outreach.

This event was organised by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 

> 16 top students from Croatia’s 4 law faculties

2 July, Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Local NGOs in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and their vision of mechanisms for transitional justice” seminar

The Croatian Outreach coordinator attended a seminar titled “Local NGOs in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and their vision of mechanisms for transitional justice” organised in Sarajevo. The seminar was the culmination of a research project of two students from Tufts University. The Croatian Outreach coordinator spoke to the research project Board of Advisors and few NGO activists and journalists about the goals and activities of the Outreach Programme.

This seminar was organised by the Human Rights Centre of the University of Sarajevo, in conjunction with Tufts University's EPIIC Centre (Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship)

> representatives of local NGOs, members of the project’s board of advisors, journalists, representatives of international agencies

30 June - 1 July,
Banja Luka,
Bosnia and Herzegovina

The second in the series of six ICTY symposiums held  in the region of the former Yugoslavia took place in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A two-day event provided the participants with a general introduction to the ICTY: an overview of the establishment, structure and organisation of the Tribunal as well as the applicable law and jurisprudence.

The partner organisation was  the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (HCHR/RS)  and sponsored by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Foreign Ministry

> legal professionals, government officials and media and NGO representatives from Republika Srpska

22-27 June, Zagreb, Croatia

The Head of the Tribunal’s Special Projects, AV Unit and an Outreach intern visited Croatia in order to film material for the Outreach produced documentary video on the ICTY called “Justice at Work”. The interviews were scheduled with the Croatian President, the Minister of Justice, 2 attorneys and group of law students from Zagreb.

This event was organised by Outreach

> general public

19-20 May,
Podgorica, Montenegro, FRY

The first in series of six ICTY national symposiums held in the region of the former Yugoslavia took place in Podgorica. The two-day event provided the participants with a general introduction to the ICTY: an overview of the establishment, structure and organisation of the Tribunal as well as the applicable law and jurisprudence.

The partner organisation was Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) and the event was sponsored by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Foreign Ministry

> 80 legal professionals, government officials and media and NGO representatives from Montenegro

8-9 May, Opatija, Croatia

The International Symposium “International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia” took place in Opatija. The aim of this symposium was to provide an informal forum for Croatian and international experts, Tribunal representatives and Croatian politicians and government officials to discuss the legal, moral and political aspects of the work of the Tribunal, with special focus on Croatia’s cooperation with the ICTY. 

This event was organised in partnership between Croatian Law Centre and Croatian Association for Criminal Sciences and Practice

> 200 Croatian politicians and government officials, academics, attorneys, judges, prosecutors, NGO representatives, journalists and students, 10 representatives from BiH and FRY and 10 international representatives

16-17 April, Budva, FRY

The Outreach representative in FRY attended a Human Rights Seminar in Budva and gave an overview presentation of the work of the ICTY as well as an illustration of the various procedural steps through a concrete example (the Aleksovski case). The presentation was followed by a very active discussion and was well covered by local media.

This event was organised by Podgorica-based NGO Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

> legal professionals and NGO activists, selected group of law students from the countries of the former Yugoslavia, media representatives

31 March, Osjek, Croatia

The Outreach representative in Croatia visited the Faculty of Law in Osijek and delivered key Tribunal documentation to the faculty’s Library. During this visit the Outreach representative spoke ata round-table event organised by the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) Osijek. The short presentation on the organisation and work of the Tribunal was given to 30 students – all of whom were members of ELSA in Croatia.

This event was organised by Faculty of Law, Osijek and ELSA Croatia

> Faculty of Law from Osijek officers and students, 20 students–representatives of ELSA Osijek  and 10 representatives of ELSA Zagreb

7 March, Zagreb, Croatia

This seminar was organised in partnership between Outreach  and Croatian Bar Association

A 15-minute per week Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS) language television programme called “Tribunal” was launched by the independent SENSE news agency. The programme was fed to television stations throughout the region of the former Yugoslavia for re-broadcast. “Tribunal” provided coverage of the week’s proceedings in the courtrooms with additional mini-features concerning Tribunal matters. Outreach provided considerable assistance and supported the initiative.

The broadcasting of this TV magazine was provided by independent Sense News Agency and funded by European Commission 

> general public on the territory of the former Yugoslavia