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21 December, Belgrade, |
Lecture at Belgrade Open School |
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An Outreach representative held a lecture on the ICTY for students of the Belgrade Open School, an institution that provides additional education for select students from various faculties. The lecture was organised by the Belgrade Open School |
> 10 Serbian students |
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20 December, |
Round table with Bosnian judges |
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An Outreach representative participated in a round table “Current Issues in the Criminal Procedure of War Criminals in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. The participants all agreed that domestic war crimes proceedings should be conducted in single jurisdiction courts. The event was organised by the Association of Judges in the Federation of BiH in co-operation with the BiH Federal Ministry of Justice |
> judges and prosecutors from the Federation of BiH |
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17 December, |
Discussion on the media coverage of the ICTY |
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The Outreach Coordinator for FRY spoke about the activities of and services provided by the ICTY Outreach Belgrade Office in a round table event titled “Media and The Hague”. A joint conclusion was that a large number of the Serbian media often cover issues related to the ICTY in a sensationalist manner, often focusing on immediate political goals. The event was organised by the Serbian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and the Belgrade Media Center |
> journalists, NGOs and international organisations representatives, including the International Crisis Group, Association of Independent Electronic Media, magazines Reporter and Vreme |
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5-7 December, |
Visit of senior legal professionals from Macedonia |
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Over a three-day intensive visit, the group gained insight into the work of the Tribunal, by looking at the mandate and jurisdiction of the ICTY, current cases, rules of procedure, analysis of applicable law, defence and detention matters. Much discussion was also generated by the issue of witness protection and investigations. They also met with the ICTY President and Registrar. The visit was organised by the Macedonian think-tank Centre for Strategic Research and Documentation, and supported by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |
> 12 representatives of the Macedonian judiciary, including the Minister of Justice, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Justice, President of the Supreme Court, Public Prosecutor, President of the Bar Association and others, two Macedonian journalists (Radio Tetovo, daily Dnevnik) |
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5 December, Novi Sad, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture in the School of Journalism |
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An Outreach representative gave a lecture on the establishment, jurisdiction and organisation of the ICTY in the Novi Sad School of Journalism. The lecture was part of a special one-day seminar about the Tribunal. Other lecturers came from the Humanitarian Law Center, NIN weekly and representatives of defence counsel working on cases before the Tribunal. After the lecture the Outreach representative gave several interviews to Novi Sad journalists, including a live appearance on Radio 021. The event was sponsored by the Belgrade branch of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation |
> 40 young Serbian journalists |
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December, Banja Luka, |
Student seminar on the protection of human rights |
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A two-day seminar for third-year law students on the protection of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held at the University of Banja Luka, was attended by an Outreach representative. He gave a brief introduction on the ICTY (establishment, mandate, organisation etc.) which was followed by a one-hour discussion conducted in a lively and constructive atmosphere with many probing questions. Other lecturers included representatives of the Centre for Human Rights, the President of the Constitutional Court of BiH, the President of the Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska (RS) and a RS Constitutional Court judge. The seminar was organised by the Human Rights Centre at the University of Banja Luka |
> 50 law students from the Banja Luka University |
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December, Zagreb, Croatia |
Mini-Archives Project in Croatia |
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This project ensured that a wealth of ICTY-related documents was available in Croatian in the libraries of the Supreme and Constitutional Courts, and in the Office of the President. Special focus was on the Tribunal’s basic documents and any Croatia-related material. Also, customised information packages were prepared for 42 judges of the above mentioned courts. The project was implemented in cooperation with the ICTY Outreach, the Croatian Constitutional Court and the Croatian Supreme Court |
> 42 judges and other judicial officials of the Croatian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, Office of the President |
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December, Zagreb, Croatia |
ICTY information in the Zagreb Europe House |
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ICTY information materials were placed on a special display at the European House Zagreb, an EU information centre in the heart of Zagreb much frequented by general public in search for information on the European Union. In this way, the ICTY increased visibility among some important groups. The section was to be regularly updated with material. The project was made possible by the cooperation with the EU’s European House Zagreb |
> general public, students, journalists, academics in Croatia |
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December, Pristina, Kosovo |
Kosovo conference on extradition |
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The Outreach representative participated in a conference for domestic judges and prosecutors in Kosovo, entitled “Extradition and International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters”. The event offered an overview of international standards in extradition and international legal assistance as well as the implications of these issues in Kosovo in relation to UNMIK. The Kosovo Outreach coordinator lectured about state cooperation with the ICTY including, arrest and transfer of the accused to the Tribunal; assistance in gathering evidence, providing security for witnesses, and primacy of the Tribunal over domestic proceedings. The conference was organised by the Kosovo Judicial Institute |
> Kosovo judges and prosecutors |
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28 November, Kragujevac, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Meeting with human rights students in Kragujevac |
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The Outreach representative held a lecture on the ICTY for students in a human rights school organised by a local NGO. After the lecture the Outreach representative made appearances on the local TV and radio. The event was organised by the Kragujevac NGO Millennium |
> 20 students of various disciplines |
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26-29 November, |
ICTY judges visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Four ICTY judges - judge Richard May, judge Alphons Orie, judge O-Gon Kwon and judge Mehmet Güney – visited Sarajevo to acquaint themselves with the general situation in the country, and further their knowledge of the national judicial systems. They met with a number of judicial and government officials and NGO representatives. This was a continuation of an orientation visit to Croatia. The visit was organised by Outreach |
> judiciary, government officials, academic community in BiH |
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24-25 November, Zagreb, Croatia |
ICTY judges visit to Croatia |
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This two-day orientation visit in Zagreb was made by four ICTY judges: judge Richard May, judge Alphons Orie, judge O-Gon Kwon and judge Mehmet Güney. They met with a number of judicial and government officials, from the Ministry of Justice, the State Prosecutor, the Office for Cooperation with the ICTY, the Supreme Court and others. The visit enabled the judges to arrive at a better understanding of the Croatian judiciary, the political climate, domestic war crimes trials and issues in cooperation with the ICTY. Afterwards, the judges went on a similar visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The visit was organised by Outreach |
> judiciary, government officials, academic community in Croatia |
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14 November, Podgorica, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture on the ICTY contribution to the international law |
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The Outreach representative in the FRY held a presentation on the ICTY for a group of law students from the Podgorica Law Faculty in Montenegro, concentrating on the ICTY contributions to international criminal and humanitarian law. During the visit the Outreach representative also gave interviews for local Radio Antena M and Montenegrin State Television. The lecture was organised by the Law Faculty at the Montenegro University |
> 10 students, mostly leading activists in the local Podgorica branch of the European Law Students’ Association |
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4-6 November, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Third session in international humanitarian law training for Serbian judiciary |
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The third session of the specialised training programme on international humanitarian law for Serbian judiciary was held. This session concluded with a mock trial based on a hypothetical scenario prepared by the Tribunal’s Office of the Prosecutor. A total of six ICTY experts shared their knowledge and experience with their Serbian colleagues. No less than 13 prominent international experts were present at this session. All 35 participants of the programme subsequently made a week-long study trip to the ICTY in January 2002. (More information see: second session – 29 September-3 October, first session – 25-29 August). The program was organised by the Humanitarian Law Center from Belgrade, and sponsored by the Swedish government through the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) |
> 35 judges, prosecutors and attorneys from across the former Yugoslavia |
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3 November, Belgrade, FRY Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture for Belgrade students |
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The Outreach representative in FRY held a lecture on the ICTY for a group of students. The lecture, which provided basic information about the institution, was part of a human rights course organised by the Belgrade Center for Human Rights. The event was organised by the Belgrade Center for Human Rights |
> 25 students of various disciplines |
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24 October, Niš, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Visit and donation to the Niš Law Faculty |
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The Outreach representative in the FRY visited the Niš Law Faculty where he handed over a collection of ICTY documentation for the faculty’s library and gave a presentation on the ICTY to a small group of professors and students. The faculty representatives strongly favoured raising awareness about the ICTY jurisprudence among the students. The visit was organised by the ICTY Outreach with the help of the Niš University’s Faculty of Law |
> Niš Law Faculty students and professors |
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9 October, Zagreb, Croatia |
Presentation at Zagreb Law School |
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The Outreach Croatia representative gave a presentation to a large group of law students from Zagreb. The presentation was part of a larger Outreach initiative to educate law students about the ICTY mandate, organisation and day-to-day operations. The event was organised by cooperation between the ICTY Outreach and the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) at the Zagreb Law Faculty |
> 100 students of the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) at the Zagreb Law School |
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9-12 October, |
Visit of ICTY judges to Sarajevo |
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Four ICTY judges - judge David Hunt, judge Florence Mumba, judge Lal Chand Vohrah and judge Daqun Liu– accompanied by the ICTY Deputy Registrar came to Sarajevo on a visit to strengthen contacts with the Bosnian judiciary. They also met with government representatives, victims’ and missing persons’ associations and legal academics. The visit was organised by Outreach |
> BiH judiciary, victims’ and missing persons’ associations and legal academics |
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10,12 October, |
Conference on the Rules of the Road cooperation |
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Outreach participated in the conference “Rules of the Road, War Crimes Prosecutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. Its purpose was to improve the cooperation between the domestic judicial system and the ICTY, and to improve quality of the files sent for consideration to the Tribunal as stipulated by the Rome Agreement. Two venues – in Sarajevo and Banja Luka - were selected in order to reach a maximum number of participants. The conference was sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and organised by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska in cooperation with Outreach |
> in Sarajevo: 149 judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police investigators; in Banja Luka: 153 judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police investigators |
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17-19 October, The Hague |
Visit of senior legal professionals from Kosovo |
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The visit offered a comprehensive introduction to the Tribunal and an opportunity to strengthen contacts with the ICTY. Focus was placed on the legal procedures, applicable law, investigations and prosecution, defence and detention. Also, the Kosovo-related cases were analysed, with a special session on the Milošević case. It was the first visit of such high-level officials to the Tribunal, and they also had the opportunity to meet with the ICTY Principals. The visit was observed by a senior political commentator from Kosovo, Shkelzen Maliqi, with the view of raising awareness of the Tribunal work among the media and general public. The visit was organised by the Kosovo NGO Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms, with the support of the Peace and Stability Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |
> 10 high-level Kosovo judicial officials, including the Head of the Supreme Court, Chief Prosecutor, Co-Head of the Department of Justice, Head of the District Court in Peć/Pejë, criminal lawyers, law professor, and a leading Kosovo writer and columnist as an observer |
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11-14, 27-28 October, |
Three legal workshops for the Serbian judiciary |
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Two two-day legal workshops in Novi Sad and one in Vrnjačka Banja provided judges, prosecutors and attorneys from all parts of Serbia with a possibility to familiarise themselves with the general principles of the Tribunal’s work as well as two specific legal issues: forms of individual and superior responsibility and the penal policy of the Tribunal. The seminars were organised by Outreach in cooperation with the Belgrade-based NGO Humanitarian Law Center, with the financial support of the Peace and Stability Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |
> Serbian judges, prosecutors and attorneys |
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10 October, |
Annual conference of Serbian judges
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The Outreach representative in the FRY spoke about the Outreach Programme to judges from all courts in Serbia at their annual meeting. The meeting was organised by the Supreme Court of Serbia |
> over 400 judges from all courts in Serbia |
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8 October, Čačak, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
War crimes round table in Čačak |
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The Outreach representative spoke about the ICTY as the main guest at a round table event in a town in central Serbia. After a 20-minute presentation, a more than one hour discussion followed. The event was organised by the Center for Anti-war Action |
> representatives of local community and media, including two TV stations |
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29 September - 3 October, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Second session in international humanitarian law for the Serbian judiciary |
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The second five-day session of the training programme on international humanitarian law was attended by three lecturers from the ICTY – one from the Chambers and two from the Office of the Prosecutor. The participants confirmed how necessary such initiatives were, considering the large knowledge gap on international humanitarian law and the necessity to fill it if war crimes cases were to be successfully tried domestically. The programme is funded by the Swedish Bar Association and organised by the Humanitarian Law Center |
> 35 judges (incl. four military judges), prosecutors and attorneys from across the former Yugoslavia |
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25 September, Zrenjanin, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Presenting the ICTY in Zrenjanin |
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The FRY Outreach representative spoke about the ICTY in the northern Serbian town of Zrenjanin. After a 20-minute presentation, an hour-and-a-half long discussion followed. The atmosphere was constructive, and some working contacts with local lawyers were made after the discussion. Some local media were present. The event was organised by the Center for Anti-war Action |
> 25 people, including both interested citizens and legal professionals (judges and prosecutors) |
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21-22 September, |
Seminar for defence counsel from the former Yugoslavia
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The FRY Outreach representative spoke at a seminar titled “Defending War Crime Suspects at The Hague”. Working materials were distributed to the participants. The seminar was organised by Center for Democracy and Human Rights, and supported by The Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
> Serbian judiciary |
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18 September, |
Visit of Bosnian female politicians and activists |
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The group received an overview of the Tribunal by the Outreach representative, and had discussions about ICTY work regarding the prosecution of crimes against women during the conflict, especially the prosecution of rape as a crime against humanity. The group also attended trial proceedings in one of the Bosnian crime based cases. The visit was organised by the Dutch NGO Interkerkeljik Vredesberaad (IKV)(Inter-church Peace Council) |
> six Bosnian women activists and politicians, including Minister of Justice of the Tuzla Canton, BiH Federation MP, Party of Independent Social Democrats, NGOs: Women to Women (Sarajevo and Banja Luka), Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly |
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15-16 September, |
Introducing the Tribunal in Macedonia |
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An Outreach representative gave a thorough introduction to the Tribunal at the symposium on the work of the ICTY. He spoke about the establishment and goals of the institution, as well as legal and procedural achievements to date. The event was organised by the Centre for Strategic Research & Documentation (DSRD) and funded by Peace & Stability Fund, Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
> Macedonian judiciary |
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12 September, |
Visit from the National Assembly of Republika Srpska |
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The group received briefings on the establishment, mandate and current caseload of the Tribunal, with special regard to the crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They met with the ICTY President and Registrar and attended court proceedings. The visit was supported by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska |
> eight members of the Republika Srpska parliament, including the Deputy Speaker |
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6-8 September, |
Regional conference on the media and the ICTY |
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A regional conference was held in Mostar on the topic “Media and the ICTY”. Five guest speakers from the ICTY were present, as was the head of the SENSE News Agency, known for its regular and in-depth coverage of the ICTY trials. The conference was organised by The Mediacentar Sarajevo in cooperation with the ICTY Outreach, and was supported by The Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
> 20-25 participants coming from the whole of former Yugoslavia, except Slovenia |
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30 August, Miločer, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
The Tribunal work in the context of human rights |
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The Outreach representative in the FRY held a presentation on the ICTY at a summer course entitled “Human Rights and Human Wrongs in South-Eastern Europe”. The course was organised by the Stability Pact |
> around 30 law and other students (graduate and post-graduate) from south-eastern Europe |
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25-29 August, |
First session in international humanitarian law training for Serbian judiciary
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This was the first of three training sessions in a project to train judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys from across the former Yugoslavia to apply international humanitarian law and jurisprudence of the ICTY on the national level. Held over five days, three ICTY representatives lectured during the first day, as well as several international experts on international humanitarian law. Outreach Belgrade secured a significant amount of working materials for the seminar participants. (More information see: second session – 29 September- 3 October, third session – 4-6 November). The programme was organised by the Humanitarian Law Centre from Belgrade and funded by the Swedish Bar Association |
> 30 judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys from across the former Yugoslav |
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1 August, Čačak, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Čačak ICTY discussion and film viewing |
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A public viewing of the ICTY-produced documentary Justice at Work was organised as part of the “Week of social democracy” in the Serbian town of Čačak. The Outreach representative attended the viewing and afterwards participated in a panel discussion with a member of the Serbian parliament. After the panel discussion, an Outreach representative gave interviews to Danas daily, and broadcast on Radio Free Europe and Deutsche Welle. The event was organised by the Citizens’ Parliament of Čačak |
> Čačak citizens, NGOs, journalists |
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18-20 July, Malinska, Croatia |
Presentation at the UNHCHR school of human rights |
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An Outreach representative and the Senior Legal Advisor from the Office of the Prosecutor gave lectures and conducted discussions on the ICTY and the development of international criminal law with students attending the summer school on Human Rights organised by the UNHCHR. The school was organised by the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights |
> third and fourth year Croatian law students |
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13 July, |
Tighter links with the Helsinki Committees in BiH |
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The Outreach representative in BiH was invited to participate in a seminar with the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights’ regional coordinators from both entities of BiH. The Outreach-produced documentary on the ICTY, Justice at Work was shown, followed by a 25-30 minute discussion about the Tribunal. The meeting was useful in striking a number of working contacts, especially with the Republika Srpska activists. The seminar was organised by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
> activists of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska |
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9-11 July, Zagreb, Croatia |
Presentation for the European bar |
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The Outreach FRY representative attended the annual meeting of ABA CEELI, the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative of the American Bar Association. The meeting was attended by CEELI staff and several prominent members of the CEELI board, such as former ICTY President Judge Kirk McDonald and U.S. Supreme Court Justice O’Connor. The Outreach representative spoke about the Outreach Programme in a special session on international criminal justice and made a number of valuable contacts with CEELI staff based in the former Yugoslavia. The meeting was organised by ABA CEELI, the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative of the American Bar Association |
> over 200 CEELI members and activists |
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9 July, |
Human rights seminar for law students |
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The Outreach representative spoke at a seminar for law students from the region, on the theme of human rights, reconciliation, co-existence and rule of law. The documentary about the Tribunal Justice at Work was shown, followed by a 45 minute discussion. The seminar was Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly in Republika Srpska |
> law students from all territories of the former Yugoslavia (except Slovenia) |
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7 July, Budapest, Hungary |
ICTY introduces itself in the Central European University |
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The Outreach coordinator from the FRY spoke at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest about the relation between the ICTY and the media. The two-day conference was titled “In Search of Global Justice, the Role of the Ad Hoc Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court”. The ICTY also sent a Legal Officer who lectured on the role of the ICTY in fighting impunity. The event was organised by the Human Rights Students’ Initiative of the CEU |
> 25 students and professors from all over the world |
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9-19 July, |
Visit of journalists from Serbia |
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The visit took place in the framework of the programme to support the skills and capacity of independent Serbian media to offer the general public balanced information. One of the fields needing such support was information about the ICTY and its prosecution of war crimes in ex-Yugoslavia. The journalists received a comprehensive overview on the Tribunal, its goals, investigations and legal side of work. The journalists met with key ICTY officials and attended trials. The project served as a background preparation to the Milošević trial. The visit was sponsored by the Independent Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) |
> 10 print, TV and electronic journalists from Serbia: NIN, Vreme, Danas, Glas Javnosti, Nezavisna Svetlost, B92, RTS, Fonet |
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28-29 June, |
The Media and Political Change |
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Outreach participated in “The Media and Political Change – Europe Media Forum” conference. The event was also attended by the ICTY Deputy Prosecutor and the OTP Spokesperson. The highlight of the evening was the first ICTY official press announcement confirming Slobodan Miloševič’s transfer to the ICTY. The conference was organised by the Freedom Forum |
> media, academics, political activists from ex-Yugoslavia |
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25-26 June, |
Visit of Serbian media representatives |
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The visit addressed the lack of full and unbiased information in the Serbian media about the efforts by the ICTY to stop impunity for those responsible for war crimes in ex-Yugoslavia. With the onset of the Milošević trial, balanced and complete information became more pronounced. The group of journalists from throughout Serbia received a solid introduction to the Tribunal’s work, by meeting representatives of the Prosecution, Chambers and the Registry who spoke about the history and the current challenges of prosecuting complex war crimes cases. The journalists also attended trial sessions. The visit was organised by the Coalition for International Justice |
> 16 journalists from print and electronic media – Vreme, Danas, B92, Nezavisna Svetlost, Vranjske Novine, BETA, Radio Beograd, Radio TV5, Dnevnik, RTS, TV Kragujevac, TV Kraljevo, TV Pančevo, Mreža Production Group, Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia, Vojvodina Independent Journalists Association |
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23 June, Babušnica, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
ICTY reaches out to the Babušnica community |
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A panel discussion on the ICTY was held in Babušnica, a small town in southern Serbia. Two lawyers and the Outreach FRY coordinator gave introductory speeches, followed by a discussion open for all interested in the local community. Outreach distributed information packages to all participants. The event was organised by the Yugoslav Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights |
> 25 local inhabitants |
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22 June, Niš, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Niš citizens learn about the Tribunal |
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A panel discussion on the ICTY, open to the general public and the media was held in Niš. A Serbian academic gave a historical context to the ICTY establishment and the Outreach representative gave an introduction to the goals, mandate and current cases and answered a number of questions from the audience. Many people acknowledged the importance of the processing of war crimes. The entire event was carried on a local TV channel. The event was organised by the Committee for Civic Initiative from Niš |
> 80 local inhabitants, media representatives |
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18 June, Banja Luka, |
Lecture on the ICTY at a human rights school |
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The FRY and BiH Outreach coordinators lectured at a session of a nine-day human rights summer school. They showed the ICTY-produced documentary Justice at Work. The event was covered in the local media. The event was organised by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Republika Srpska |
> 20 high school students |
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13 June, Novi Sad, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Conference in Novi Sad |
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The FRY Outreach coordinator spoke in Novi Sad in a conference titled “Serbia-EU: Road to Integration – Possibilities and Obligations”, which gathered young politicians and NGO activists from Vojvodina. After the event, the Outreach representative gave an interview to the local TV channel Apollo. The conference was organised by the Novi Sad youth faction of the Democratic Party |
> 30 young politicians and NGO activists from Vojvodina |
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11, 13 June, |
Meeting victims from Srebrenica and Podrinje |
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Three high-level representatives from the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor visited Tuzla and later Sarajevo to meet with victims' associations from Srebrenica and Podrinje. A short personal introduction was followed by a discussion and questions. This was a continuation of the introductory Outreach meetings (see: 29 May and 1 June). The meetings were organised by Outreach |
> victims’ associations from the Srebrenica and Podrinje regions in BiH |
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9 June, Ulcinj, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture on the ICTY at a human rights school |
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The FRY Outreach coordinator spoke at a session during a human rights school in Montenegro. He also showed the ICTY-produced documentary “Justice at Work”. The event was covered in the local media. The event was organised by the Montenegro Helsinki Committee for Human Rights |
> 20 high school students |
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29 May, 1 June, |
Talking to the Srebrenica victim associations |
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The Outreach representatives held meetings in Tuzla and Sarajevo, gathering the organisations representing victims from Srebrenica and Podrinje. After a short introduction of the ICTY, a lengthy discussion ensued. Outreach’s newly created information video on the ICTY Justice at Work was screened as well. As a continuation of these meetings, three senior representatives from the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor held separate meetings in June (see: 11, 13 June). The meeting was organised by Outreach |
> victims’ associations from Srebrenica and Podrinje regions in BiH |
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26 May, Aleksinac, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture about the Tribunal in Aleksinac |
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The Outreach representative spoke about the ICTY in Aleksinac, a town some 200 km south of the capital Belgrade, at the fourth anniversary of the Society for the Development of Creativity, a local NGO. The event was covered in the local media, including the local television. ICTY Outreach information packages were distributed to all participants. The event was organised by the Aleksinac Society for Creativity Development |
> civil society representatives from Serbia |
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26 May, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
War crimes prosecution as a way towards European future |
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The FRY Outreach coordinator spoke to a group of European students in a conference titled “Opening the EU to South East Europe”. The event was organised by the Social-Democratic Youth in Belgrade |
> around 20 students from various European countries |
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17-20 May, |
Visit of the Registrar to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
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The ICTY Registrar Hans Holthuis visited the FRY to meet with the representatives of the judiciary, political leaders, civil society and academics active in war crimes issues. The Registrar also attended the "Truth and Reconciliation Conference" in Belgrade, organised by the TV and Radio station B92, where he delivered a speech. The visit was organised by Outreach |
> judiciary, political leaders, NGOs, academics, general public |
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16 May, Kragujevac, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Lecture on the ICTY in Kragujevac |
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The FRY Outreach coordinator lectured about the ICTY in the town of Kragujevac, some 100 km south of Belgrade, as a guest speaker at a human rights school organised by a local NGO. The lecture was assessed very positively by the students and extensively covered in the local media. Before the lecture, the Outreach representative held a well-attended press event for the local media. The event was organised by the Kragujevac NGO Millennium |
> around 20 local journalists, students and NGO activists |
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11 May, |
Panel discussion on facing the past |
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An Outreach representative participated in a live two-hour panel discussion on the ICTY, broadcast by Radio 021, the leading local radio of Novi Sad. The other four participants were journalists and NGO activists. After introductory speeches, the audience was engaged in the discussion, which stressed the importance of the Tribunal’s work in facing the war by the FRY society. The event was organised and broadcast by Radio 021 |
> local community leaders, journalists and general public in Novi Sad |
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10 May, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Discussion on legal, moral and political implications of the ICTY work |
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The ICTY co-organised a panel discussion titled “Hague Tribunal: Law, Morale, Politics”, which gathered six distinguished speakers, including the ICTY Special Adviser to the Prosecutor. After individual presentations, which overwhelmingly supported the work of the Tribunal, the media were given an opportunity to pose questions to the Special Adviser. The event was covered on a few TV channels. The event was organised by Outreach and the Center for Cultural Decontamination in Belgrade |
> journalists, academics, general public |
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10 May, |
Visit of the NGO Women from Srebrenica |
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The group represented the families of those killed in Srebrenica in 1995. They were given briefings on the ICTY mandate, cooperation with the states, command responsibility and ICTY cases related to the Srebrenica events. The visitors agreed to cooperate on finding witnesses who could testify about the events. The visit was organised by the Dutch NGO Interkerkeljik Vredesberaad (IKV)(Interchurch Peace Council) |
> four members of the NGO Women of Srebrenica, including the NGO president Hajra Catić |
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3 May, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Serbian students increase their knowledge about the ICTY |
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Two Outreach representatives gave a lecture on the ICTY in Belgrade to a group of university students from various faculties. Following their presentation, the Outreach representatives also attended and posed questions during the lecture held by a Serbian academic and an opponent of the Tribunal. The event was organised by the Belgrade Open School |
> 20 Belgrade-based university students from various faculties |
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May, Pristina, Kosovo |
Lectures for the Kosovo OSCE staff |
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During May the Kosovo Outreach coordinator held two lectures for the OSCE democratization officers. The first shorter lecture was delivered to the international Democratization Officers (DO) while a two-hour lecture was delivered for the local DO’s. All the participants were highly interested and requested to receive more information and sustain contact. The seminar was organised by the OSCE Mission to Kosovo |
> international and 30 local OSCE Democratisation Officers (including ethnic minorities: Serb, Turkish and Bosniak) |
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4-6 April, Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
The ICTY Registrar visit to Belgrade |
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The Registrar of the Tribunal, Hans Holthuis, visited Belgrade to meet with the FRY and Serbian state officials. The visit received considerable attention in the media. The visit was coordinated by Outreach |
> judiciary, political leaders, NGOs, general public |
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30-31 March, |
Round table with NGOs from the former Yugoslavia |
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The round table critically reviewed Outreach activities and symposia held in the region to date and examined the ICTY practices to make them more transparent and accessible to the target groups. The round table was also useful in identifying needs and proposing future events that would foster a more efficient outreach to the region. Many of those ideas were subsequently implemented. The event was sponsored by the Peace and Stability Fund of the Danish Foreign Ministry |
> 11 NGO representatives, including the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Media Centres from Serbia and BiH, Croatian Law Centre, Assembly of Vojvodina, from Serbia: the Management Centre, Humanitarian Law Centre |
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22-24 March, |
Conference on command responsibility |
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This conference on command responsibility was of high importance for the on-going war crimes-related dialogue in Croatia. This was one of the first professional conferences in Croatia with a high-level academic discussion on the Tribunal. Two ICTY officials, from the Chambers and from the Office of the Prosecutor, spoke at the conference highlighting relevant parts of the ICTY jurisprudence. The key speakers were Professors Leslie C. Green from the University of Alberta (Canada), Ruth Wedgwood from the Yale Law School (USA) and Kai Ambos from the Max Planck Institute (Germany). Experts stressed that command responsibility was not a new concept, discussed the evolution of the doctrine, and implications for military structure, and pondered if a recognized (but not codified) principle was possible to be used in prosecution. The conference was organised by the Croatian Helsinki Committee and the Croatian Law Center, with the funding from the Danish Foreign Ministry |
> around 60 participants: prosecutors, defence counsel, attorneys, academics, government representatives, NGO activists, journalists from Croatia and abroad |
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22 March, |
Visit of young future leaders from Serbia |
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The young Serbian leaders came to the Tribunal to learn more about the institution which they saw currently presented in a mostly negative light by the media. They met with the Outreach, Chambers and Prosecution representatives, who gave short introductions to the Tribunal, and left most of the time for questions. The group was well-prepared with the issues they needed clarification about, and at the end assessed the meetings as helpful in explaining many issues and dispelling some prejudices. The visit was organised by the Belgian and Dutch branches of the NGO Pax Christi |
> 22 young students (NGO and political activists) and 22 of their Dutch and Flemish Belgian colleagues |
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15-18 March, |
Symposium on the ICTY |
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The ICTY sent seven of its high-level officials – including the Deputy Prosecutor, the Head of the Detention Unit, the Head of Outreach and the Prosecution spokesperson – to a symposium which analysed various aspects of the Tribunal’s work. The symposium was organised by the Humanitarian Law Centre |
> NGOs, judicial representatives, political leaders, academics, journalists |
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2-3 March, Herceg Novi, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Conference on reconciliation in Montenegro |
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The Outreach representative participated in an international conference “Reconciliation – Obstacles and Perspectives” in Herceg Novi. War crimes trials were one of the main topics of the conference, which also served as a platform to promote the book Teško pomirenje (Difficult reconciliation) by Enver Djuliman of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The Outreach representative gave a short speech on the Tribunal’s role in the reconciliation process. It raised a lot of interest in the audience, new contacts were established and possible actions for Outreach in Montenegro discussed. The event was organised by the Montenegro Helsinki Committee |
> judiciary, academics, NGOs, journalists from Montenegro |
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1-4 March, |
The first ICTY symposium held in Kosovo |
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Kosovo Outreach co-organised the seminar called “The ICTY - facts and models for cooperation”, the first of this kind ever held in Kosovo. The seminar was moderated by the Outreach representative and the ICTY sent four high-level speakers, including the Tribunal Spokesperson, a Victims and Witness expert, and senior advisers from the Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry, giving the Kosovo legal professionals the opportunity to meet and discuss issues directly with experienced ICTY officials. This was especially valuable, as some misinterpretations of the role and the mission of the ICTY prevailing in the Kosovo media tended to influence the opinion of local decision makers as well. Various ICTY information materials and legal documents were distributed, much of it in Albanian. The seminar was organised by Outreach and the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms |
> over 160 Kosovo and international legal professionals |
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1 March, Zagreb, Croatia |
Media role in raising awareness on war crimes |
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The Croatia Outreach coordinator spoke at an international conference titled “Free Media in South-Eastern Europe”, focusing on the media’s role and responsibility in creating awareness of the Tribunal’s work among the general public. The conference was organised by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and the Council of Europe |
> 50 participants from the former Yugoslavia and other parts of South-Eastern Europe: journalists, representatives of international organizations, NGOs |
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26 February, |
Cooperation with civil society in Eastern Slavonia |
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A round table event with human rights NGOs was held to increase the activists’ knowledge of the ICTY, and to familiarise them with the work and support available from the ICTY Outreach Programme, thus paving the way for future cooperation. A few NGOs were interested to strengthen cooperation and work on joint projects. The meeting was organised by the NGO Center for Peace Vukovar |
> representatives of 12 human rights NGOs from Eastern Slavonia region in Croatia |
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26 February, Osijek, Croatia |
Discussion with Osijek law students |
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The Osijek Law Faculty hosted a discussion about the Tribunal, where the Croatia Outreach coordinator gave a presentation on the ICTY and led a one-hour informal discussion. This was the second Outreach visit to the Osijek Law Faculty, to answer a noticeable interest in the ICTY war crimes prosecution among the students . The discussion was organised by the Osijek Faculty’s European Law Students Association (ELSA) |
> over 20 law students from the Osijek Law Facutly |
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22 February, Zagreb, Croatia |
Media brief before the Kordić & Čerkez judgement |
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Outreach Croatia organised a press briefing a few days ahead of the Kordić and Čerkez trial judgement. The goal was to provide interested journalists with all relevant material so that the media coverage on the judgement was multi-faceted and well-informed. The office prepared a large number of documents and summaries on the case. The briefing was organised by Outreach |
> a number of Croatian journalists, including the Croatian Radio and the Croatian public TV |
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12 February, |
Visit of a Serbian parliamentarian |
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This was the first visit of a Serbian parliamentarian to the Tribunal. He was given a brief overview of the Tribunal by Outreach, and had meetings with the Special Advisor to the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutor and attended a trial hearing. |
> member of parliament of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Vlatko Sekulović from the Social Democratic Union |
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3-4 February, Opatija, Croatia |
Lecture on the Tribunal’s role in reconciliation |
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Outreach attended a conference titled “Bridging the Trust Gap Between Serbia and its Neighbours: Avoiding Another Cycle of Distrust”. The conference was divided into three sections, one of which focused on the ICTY. The Outreach representative was the main speaker in this section, and lectures about reconciliation from the Tribunal’s perspective. The conference was co-organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the International Center for Education of Journalists (ICEJ) and the Institute of World Affairs (IWA) |
> more than 20 journalists and civic leaders from all countries of the former Yugoslavia |
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29 January, Zagreb, |
Discussion with the Split law students |
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The Split Law Faculty hosted a discussion on the ICTY, led by the Croatian Outreach coordinator. The discussion was very lively and contributed to the elimination of some misconceptions about the ICTY; it also separated the legal focus of the Tribunal from the politicization by some national media. The discussion was organised by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) from the Split University’s Law Faculty |
> more than 25 law students |
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29 January, |
Meeting the Split community |
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The Outreach representative attended a round table discussion on the ICTY organised by a local NGO, in Split, a town known for its public opinion’s negative stance towards the Tribunal’s work. The Outreach representative gave a basic introduction to the Tribunal, after which the floor was open for discussions that lasted for more than two hours. The participants voiced their concern how the Tribunal’s cases reflected on the Croatian Homeland War, and about the ICTY selection of the individuals for prosecution. The event gained a solid media coverage, with several papers carrying some facts about the Tribunal that were rarely mentioned in the Croatian media, and also reporting on some of the criticisms. The event was organised by the Split-based NGO Bedem Ljubavi – Mothers for Peace |
> 25 participants, mostly war veterans’ or victims’ associations, a few lawyers, a representative of the local authorities, journalists |
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26 January, Rijeka, Croatia |
ICTY presentation for the Rijeka law students |
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The Outreach representative led a 90-minute discussion about the Tribunal with a group of law students from the Rijeka Law Faculty. The meeting was organised by the Rijeka Law Faculty |
> 15-20 law students and several professors from the Rijeka Law Faculty |
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25 January, |
Introducing Zagreb law students to the ICTY |
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The Outreach representative gave an introductory lecture about the Tribunal and its legal achievements to a large group of law students from the Zagreb University. The event was organised by the Zagreb Law Faculty |
> over a hundred law students from the Zagreb University’s Law Faculty |
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22-23 January, |
Visit of journalists from the former Yugoslavia |
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Journalists from independent print outlets visited the Tribunal for a visit aimed at deepening their knowledge of the ICTY, development of war crimes reporting skills and fostering closer ties with the institution. The visit was organised by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting |
> five journalists: Feral Tribune (Croatia), Oslobodjenje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Koha Ditore (Kosovo) and Vreme (Serbia) |
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13 January, Rovinj, Croatia |
Lecture at a human rights school |
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The Outreach representative held a workshop on the ICTY for high school students attending a Helsinki Committee’s human rights school. The participants’ attitude toward the Tribunal varied from strong prejudice to enthusiastic support, with the discussion broadening the perspectives of some of the students with regard to war crimes issues. Some of the participants proposed to hold similar discussions in their own schools. The event was organised by the Croatian Helsinki Committee |
> 21 high school students |
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9 January, Zagreb, Croatia |
Lecture for the political science students |
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The Outreach representative gave a lecture at the Zagreb Faculty of Political Science, introducing the work of the Tribunal, the circumstances which led to the UN decision to establish the Tribunal and the nature of the ICTY cooperation with states. The event was organised by the Zagreb Faculty of Political Science |
> 35 students of political science from the Zagreb University |
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