16 April 2014 Press Clippings (Source – ICMP)
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16 April 2014 Press Clippings (Source – ICMP)
48 die in Togo bus crash, 15 injured Page 1 of 1 48 die in Togo bus crash, 15 injured By Erick Kaglan , for CNN April 16, 2014 -- Updated 1232 GMT (2032 HKT) CNN.com Lome, Togo (CNN) -- Forty-eight people, including 15 Burkina Faso nationals and a Nigerian, died Tuesday after a bus crash in Togo, officials in the West African nation said. Fifteen others were severely injured. The accident happened before dawn 108 miles (175 kilometers) north of Lome as a bus carrying passengers to Lome collided with a truck, according to a government statement read on state TV Tuesday evening. A minibus was also involved in the crash. Survivors said the driver of the full-size bus mistook the truck for a motorbike because the truck had only one headlight. Togo President Faure Gnassingbe expressed his compassion to the families of the bereaved and dispatched a couple of ministers to the scene. About 300 people have died in road accidents in Togo since January, officials said. More than 3,000 people lost their lives and more than 37,000 were injured on the West African nation's roads in the past four years, with a record 753 people killed in 2012. Causes include the bad state of roads, vehicles that have mostly secondhand engines, speed, failure to use seat belts or wear helmets, and driving without license. Road accidents have become a major cause of disabilities in Togo in the past two decades, health officials say. Bus crash kills 36 in Mexico © ${formatDate(now,"yyyy","GMT")} Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://cpf.cleanprint.net/cpf/cpf?action=print&type=filePrint&key=cnn&url=http%3A... 4/16/2014 Benghazi mayoral candidate survives assassination attempt in 24 hours of violence tha... Page 1 of 1 Home Libya ABOUT US Business ADVERTISING CONTACT Local News LIBYA GUIDE Features JOBS & CLASSIFIEDS Opinion LETTERS Magazine EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Go WHY SUBSCRIBE? SUBSCRIBE Benghazi mayoral candidate survives assassination attempt in 24 hours of violence that leaves two dead By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 15 April 2014: One of the candidates standing for major in the forthcoming Benghazi elections survived an assassination attempt today, in 24 hours of violence in the city that left two dead and two injured. Abdul-Moneri Al-Arerfi was wounded in the shoulder and eye after gunmen opened fire as he closed the pharmacy he runs in the city. The perpetrators sped away from the scene. According to medical sources, Arerfi was rushed to the intensive care unit of a local hospital, where he underwent surgery. He is said to be in a stable condition. In a separate incident today, another Benghazi resident, Abdel-Salam Ramel, was killed today in a drive-by shooting, for which the motives remain unclear. His body was taken to Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC). Elsewhere in the city, a member of Libya Shield survived an assassination attempt. The man, who has not been named for security reasons, suffered three head-wounds after being targeted by gunmen. He is reported to be in a stable condition. Last night, a member of Ansar Al-Sharia was shot dead in the Al-Salmani district of Benghazi. Mohamed Mahlaz Shawaihdy died from a bullet-wound to the head after gunmen opened fire on him, reportedly shooting from a black Jeep. A source at the BMC told the Libya Herald that a large number of members of Ansar Al-Sharia visited the hospital after Shawaihdy’s body arrived there. Tweet 16 Like 11 0 More from Libya Herald.. Former local education head shot dead in Benghazi By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 8 April 2014: A former head of education for one of the districts of Benghazi has been shot dead . . . Interior Minister Mazig reveals that 30 percent of city security cameras are installed By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 10 April 2014: Interior Minister Salah Mazig revealed that about 30 percent of CCTV security cameras have been installed in Libya’s major cities. The revelatio… Staff protest over violence closes Benghazi hospital By Maha Ellawati. Benghazi, 13 July 2013: A violent outbreak between two feuding families in Benghazi’s Al-Jalah hospital has sparked an angry protest . . . Americans file murder charges in Chris Stevens’ killing Tripoli, 7 August 2013: The US authorities have filed criminal charges in the case of the attack on the US diplomatic compound . . . Two killed in separate Benghazi shootings By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 21 January 2014: An army officer and a civilian were killed today in two separate incidents in Benghazi. The body . . . Two victims of assassination attempts die in hospital By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 1 February 2014: Two men who were targeted in separate assassination attempts in Benghazi have died in hospital. Retired police . . . http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/04/15/benghazi-mayoral-candidate-survives-assassin... 4/16/2014 Abdulah, žrtva masakra u Ahmićima: Preživio sam strijeljanje, ali su mi ubili cijelu porodicu - Klix.ba VIJESTI (HTTP://WWW.KLIX.BA/VIJESTI) BIH (HTTP://WWW.KLIX.BA/VIJESTI/BIH) 16.04.2014. u 07:50 Abdulah, žrtva masakra u Ahmićima: Preživio sam strijeljanje, ali su mi ubili cijelu porodicu Recommend Share 107 Tweet Page 1 of 6 99 7 Pedesetogodišnji Abdulah Ahmić iz Ahmića svaki 16. april dočekuje s bolnim sjećanjima na kobno jutro 1993. godine kada je napadnuto bošnjačko stanovništvo u selu Ahmići. 107 7 Share Tweet Piše: E. Mehić POVEZANO Ahmići opraštaju, ali ne zaboravljaju dan kad se iz svake bošnjačke kuće čuju jecaji (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/ahmici -oprastaju-ali-nezaboravljaju-dan-kad-se-iz -svake-bosnjacke-kucecuju-jecaji/140413030) Mještani Ahmića i danas žive u paklu: "Sina su mi ubili pred mojim očima" (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/mjestani -ahmica-i-danas-zive-upaklu-sina-su-mi-ubili-pred -mojim-ocima/130416117) Obilježeno 20 godina od masakra u Ahmićima (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/obiljezeno -20-godina-od-masakra-uahmicima/130416100) 20 godina od ubistava u Ahmićima i Trusini Ahmić pokazuje mjesto gdje su ubijeni njegovi najmiliji (Foto: Elmedin Mehić/Klix.ba) (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/20 -godina-od-ubistava-uahmicima-itrusini/130416028) Tagovi: Ahmići (/tagovi/ahmici/1902) Abdulaha su pripadnici Hrvatskog vijeća obrane (HVO) tog 16. (Klix.ba) aprila izveli na strijeljanje, zajedno sa članovima njegove najbliže porodice. Jedini je ostao živ. Da govori istinu. Kako se godišnjica masakra približava, tako mu naviru bolna sjećanja. "Teško se toga prisjećati ponovo. Sve se dogodilo u dvorištu gdje se nalazimo. Čim je svanulo, začule su se eksplozije i pucnjava koja je probudila oca, majku, tri sestre i mene, a brat je spavao u podrumu. Primijetili smo već da neke kuće gore, a onda smo čuli detonaciju i lupanje na ulazna vrata. Otac i ja smo kazali da ne lupaju i ne pucaju, da ćemo otvoriti. I otvorili smo", govori Abdulah dok lomi ruke ispred ulaznih vrata kuće. Nakon što je otvorio vrata vojnici su ih pitali da li imaju oružje. Odgovorili su da nemaju. Zatim ih je jedan mlađi vojnik izveo ispred kuće, dok je stariji pretraživao prostorije. Detonacija koju su čuli prije nego što su izvedeni iz kuće došla je iz podruma, gdje je spavao Abdulahov brat Muris. http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/abdulah-zrtva-masakra-u-ahmicima-prezivio-sam-strijeljanje-ali-su-mi-u... 4/16/2014 Abdulah, žrtva masakra u Ahmićima: Preživio sam strijeljanje, ali su mi ubili cijelu porodicu - Klix.ba Page 2 of 6 (Foto: Elmedin Mehić/Klix.ba) "Držali su nas u dvorištu dok je stariji vojnik pretraživao unutrašnjost kuće.Upitao sam mlađeg vojnika šta ovo znači, a on je odgovario da je ovo osveta za ono što su naši uradili u Dusini i Nezerovićima. Upitah ga još da se napijem vode na koritu. Nije mi dao", pisjetio se Abdulah. U tom trenutku su, sjeća se, ulicom prolazili UNPROFOR-ovi kamioni, ali "mirovnjaci" nisu reagovali. "Kada je stariji vojnik izašao iz kuće, rekao je mlađem da 'postupi po naređenju'. Na to je on odgovorio da ne želi ili ne može. Zatim je naredbu ponovio još tri puta, ali je mlađi vojnik uporno odbijao. Rekao je tada da će on izvršiti naređenje. Kada su mene i oca izveli iza kuće vidio sama brata kako mrtav leži i shvatio da je ubijen netom prije", dodaje naš sagovornik. Nakon što su ih postrojili, Abdulahovom ocu je naređeno da istupi. Ubijen je jednim metkom u sljepoočnicu pred očima vlastitog sina, a zatim su pucali i Abdulaha. "Rekli su nam da iskoračimo i u oca su pucali sa metar razdaljine i ubili ga. Spasio sam se tako što sam, nakon što su mi stavili cijev na sljepoočnicu i pucali, trznuo i digao glavu tako da mi je metak prošao kroz obraze. Okrenuli su se i otišli, a ja sam pobjegao do ceste, gdje sam mislio da ću zaustaviti kamione i izvući se. No, nisam uspio i sakrio sam se u kanal s vodom gdje sam proveo cijeli dan. Navečer, oko 22 sata, izašao sam iz kanala u potpunosti mokar", prisjeća se Abdulah. http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/abdulah-zrtva-masakra-u-ahmicima-prezivio-sam-strijeljanje-ali-su-mi-u... 4/16/2014 Abdulah, žrtva masakra u Ahmićima: Preživio sam strijeljanje, ali su mi ubili cijelu porodicu - Klix.ba Page 3 of 6 (Foto: Elmedin Mehić/Klix.ba) Tek narednog jutra saznao je šta se desilo s majkom i sestrama. Rečeno mu je da su noć provele u nekoj hrvatskoj kući, nakon čega su sprovedene u Gornje Ahmiće, gdje su ubijene i spaljene u podrumu kuće. "Tri sestre, djevojke...", s tugom govori Abdulah kojemu je još jedan brat, koji nije bio u kući 16. aprila 1993. godine, poginuo u borbama u Vitezu. Tijela brata i oca je pronašao nedaleko od mjesta gdje su ubijeni. Zakopani su ispod jabuke. Tu informaciju na samrti mu je kazao komšija, Hrvat. Danas, 21 godinu poslije kobnog 16. aprila, Abdulah sa svojom suprugom živi u kući gdje su mu ubijeni svi najmiliji. "Bilo nas je osmero, a ja sam jedini ostao. Obolio sam i na dijalizu idem već petu godinu. Ni žena mi nije dobrog zdravlja, ali nekako se živi sa tom patnjom", kazao nam je on. Abdulah je u programu Otvorene mreže prikupio oko 55.000 KM, a za transplantaciju bubrega u Francuskoj potrebno mu je 80.000 KM. "Nadam se da će mi taj bubreg olakšati život i želio bih da apelujem na sve, koji mogu, da mi pomognu" Abdulah je 10. i 11. juna 1999. godine svjedočio pred sudom u Haagu u slučaju protiv Daria Kordića i Maria Čerkeza, gdje je ispričao svoju priču. http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/abdulah-zrtva-masakra-u-ahmicima-prezivio-sam-strijeljanje-ali-su-mi-u... 4/16/2014 Abdulah, žrtva masakra u Ahmićima: Preživio sam strijeljanje, ali su mi ubili cijelu porodicu - Klix.ba Page 4 of 6 (Foto: Elmedin Mehić/Klix.ba) Dario Kordić, bivši potpredsjednik Herceg-Bosne i Mario Čerkez, zapovjednik Viteške brigade HVO-a, u decembru 2004. godine osuđeni su na ukupno 31 godinu zatvora. Kordić je osuđen na 25 godina zatvora za kršenje zakona i običaja ratovanja, teške povrede Ženevske konvencije i zločina protiv čovječnosti. Između ostalog utvrđeno je da je bio jedan od vođa koji su bili "ovlašteni" za napad na Ahmiće 16. aprila 1993. godine u kojemu je poginulo najmanje 100 civila, uključujući jedanaestero djece i 32 žene. Čerkez je osuđen na šest godina zatvora zbog zločina protiv čovječnosti i progon, nezakonito zatvaranje bosanskih muslimana na području općine Vitez. Oslobođen je optužbi vezanih za pokolj u Ahmićima, jer je Pretresno vijeće zaključilo da njegovi vojnici nisu sudjelovali u početnom napadu i pokolju u Ahmićima. KOMENTARI NA ČLANAK - UKUPNO: 99 NAPOMENA: Komentari odražavaju stavove njihovih autora, a ne nužno i stavove internet portala Klix.ba. Molimo korisnike da se suzdrže od vrijeđanja, psovanja i vulgarnog izražavanja. Portal Klix.ba zadržava pravo da obriše komentar bez najave i objašnjenja. Zbog velikog broja komentara Klix.ba nije dužan obrisati sve komentare koji krše pravila. Kao čitalac također prihvatate mogućnost da među komentarima mogu biti pronađeni sadržaji koji mogu biti u suprotnosti sa vašim vjerskim, moralnim i drugim načelima i uvjerenjima. Da biste mogli komentarisati ovaj članak, potrebno je da budete registrovani član Klix.ba portala. Ukoliko ste već registrovani na našem forumu, možete koristiti iste pristupne podatke. PRIJAVA REGISTRACIJA (HTTP://WWW.KLIX.BA/REGISTRACIJA) FACEBOOK PRIJAVA TOP KOMENTARI 252 16.04.2014. u 07:58 22 Bošnje moje, nikada ne zaboravite dželate koji nas poklaše na pravdi Boga i to im nije bio prvi put u historiji! Tuzlak (http://www.klix.ba/profil/tuzlak) Pamti, opominji! 16.04.2014. u 08:17 29 183 Vidim tebe su dobro zaklali :P _anti (http://www.klix.ba/profil/_anti) 16.04.2014. u 08:23 115 12 http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/abdulah-zrtva-masakra-u-ahmicima-prezivio-sam-strijeljanje-ali-su-mi-u... 4/16/2014 Navršila se 21 godina od zločina: Hrvati iz Trusine još čekaju pravdu - Klix.ba VIJESTI (HTTP://WWW.KLIX.BA/VIJESTI) Page 1 of 4 16.04.2014. u 07:48 BIH (HTTP://WWW.KLIX.BA/VIJESTI/BIH) Navršila se 21 godina od zločina: Hrvati iz Trusine još čekaju pravdu Recommend Share 9 Tweet 43 0 U selu Trusina danas će biti obilježena 21. godišnjica od ubistva 22 Hrvata. Tužilaštvo BiH je za zločin u Trusini optužilo Mensura Memića, Dževada Salčina, Senada Hakalovića, Nedžada Hodžića, Nihada Bojadžića i Zulfikara Ališpagu. 9 Share Na današnji dan 1993. godine u napadu pripadnika Armije BiH na 0 Tweet selo Trusina, u kućama i na ulicama ubijeno je 19 civila, a četvero ranjeno, od kojih dvoje djece. Ubijena su i tri vojnika HVO POVEZANO Popović osuđen na pet godina zatvora, a Minić i Foto: Ilustracija -a. Rodić oslobođeni optužbi (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/popovic -osudjen-na-pet-godinazatvora-a-minic-i-rodicoslobodjeni- Na početak suđenja se čekalo gotovo 17 godina, a Tužilaštvo BiH je prošle godine u martu okončalo dokazni postupak na suđenju optuzbi/140411121) šestorici bivših pripadnika Armije BiH (ARBiH) koji su optuženi za ratni zločin počinjen 16. aprila 1993 u ovom selu nedaleko od Bojadžić: Uoči ubistava u trusini bio sam na Konjica. Ališpaginoj svadbi (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/bojadzic -uoci-ubistava-u-trusini-bio -sam-na-alispaginojsvadbi/140407076) U Francuskoj uhapšen Radomir Šušnjar, osumnjičen za ratni zločin u Višegradu (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/u -francuskoj-uhapsenradomir-susnjarosumnjicen-za-ratni-zlocin -u-visegradu/140404070) Vijeće Suda BiH je u martu ove godine postupak protiv Zulfikara Ališpage razdvojilo u odnosu na Mensura Memića, Senada Hakalovića, Dževada Salčina i Nihada Bojadžića. Odluka je uslijedila nakon što je Sud BiH zaprimio dopis iz Opće bolnice "Prof. dr. Abdulah Nakaš" u Sarajevu, u kojem se navodi da je Ališpago imao tešku operaciju, te da je nepredvidivo kada bi se mogao ponovo pojaviti u sudnici. Prema optužnici, Ališpago je kao komandant odreda "Zulfikar" pri ARBiH, znao za napad koji su njemu podređeni pripadnici izveli na Soldat, Đurić i Babić proglašeni krivim za Trusinu, a nije poduzeo potrebne mjere da kazni počinitelje zločina. zločine protiv čovječnosti (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/soldat Tagovi: ratni zločini (/tagovi/ratni-zlocini/908) -djuric-i-babic-proglasenikrivim-za-zlocine-protivcovjecnosti/140327111) (Klix.ba) Trusina (/tagovi/trusina/1903) Zulfikar Ališpago (/tagovi/zulfikar-alispago/13714) Nikola Marić, optužen za zločin protiv čovječnosti, izjasnio se da nije kriv (http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/nikola -maric-optuzen-za-zlocinprotiv-covjecnosti-izjasniose-da-nije-kriv/140319039) KOMENTARI NA ČLANAK - UKUPNO: 43 NAPOMENA: Komentari odražavaju stavove njihovih autora, a ne nužno i stavove internet portala Klix.ba. Molimo korisnike da se suzdrže od vrijeđanja, psovanja i vulgarnog izražavanja. Portal Klix.ba zadržava pravo da obriše komentar bez najave i objašnjenja. Zbog velikog broja komentara Klix.ba nije dužan obrisati sve komentare koji krše pravila. Kao čitalac također http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/navrsila-se-21-godina-od-zlocina-hrvati-iz-trusine-jos-cekaju-punu-pravd... 4/16/2014 Daily e-newspaper • N° 3258 • Sarajevo, April 16, 2014 SREBRENICA MAYOR Police Terrorize Genocide Survivors Bosniaks in Republika Srpska are subjected to institutional repression and discrimination, unlike other citizens of the entity, said Municipal Mayor of Srebrenica Camil Durakovic ayor Durakovic reacted following news about the members of Srebrenica Mothers group being interviewed by the local police for trespassing on the Agricultural Cooperative in Kravica, on July 13, 2013, when they tried to commemorate the site of a mass execution of Srebrenica genocide victims in 1995. The president of Srebrenica Mothers, Hatidza Mehmedovic, and a group member Aisa Omerovic were summoned to the police station in Srebrenica for an interview on the incident. "We live in a system, the entity of Republika Srpska, where there is daily institutional repression, even when we prove with arguments that the human rights are violated here, that there is discrimination against Bosniaks. Bosniaks are continuously persecuted here even for actions like these mothers visiting the murder sites, the sites where their sons were killed", Mayor Durakovic told FENA. He emphasized that the RS interior ministry was "explicitly defined as one of the institutions that committed genocide in Srebrenica in 1995, because part of the RS police separated men from women". "Now that same police is responsible for repression against living women who do not M Bozidar Matic, BiH Academy of Science and Art: The Academy made several studies, paid by UNESCO and other organizations, for example the study of scientific-technological development in BiH. None of the government levels in BiH wanted to take a look at the study Hatidza Mehmedovic have right to visit the sites where their sons were killed", said Durakovic. He said he was disappointed because he is the mayor of a municipality where criminals keep artillery in their basements, referring to a recent discovery of an anti-aircraft gun in the home of a genocide suspect released from prison on technicality, and the mothers who want to pray at the sites where their children were killed are prosecuted. He said that the RS IM "acts upon systemic Nusreta Kepes, professor: By 2050, the number of persons over sixty will double. The numbers indicate that BiH will by then be the third country in the world with the highest percentage of elderly persons in the population, and it will be the "oldest" country in the region instructions since Bosniaks returned to RS", and tries to stage "actions every year in July to distract from the real subject". "Genocide was committed, we know against who and by whom", said Durakovic. He added "this situation is not good", especially because the 19th anniversary of genocide in Srebrenica is near. "Dodik's police will not terrorize the survivors of genocide. I say that firmly, they definitely will not," said mayor Durakovic. Zoran Perkovic, assistant foreign minister: BiH's current visa regime with Kosovo is by far stricter than Serbia's. We will analyze the solutions that Serbia applies when it comes to their citizens traveling to Kosovo and see whether we could copy some of those solutions Hague Tribunal Rejects Mladic’s Acquittal Plea :: Justice Report Page 1 of 2 Bosanski Search English Home Justice Report Advocacy Events Publications Training In this article 15 April 2014 Share: News Hague Tribunal Rejects Mladic’s Acquittal Plea Denis Dzidic BIRN BiH Sarajevo Cases Mladić Ratko Cities Vlasenica Sarajevo Foca Prijedor Srebrenica The international court turned down former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s request to quash the genocide and war crime charges against him midway through his trial. Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Tuesday rejected Mladic’s demand for acquittal, saying that the prosecution had presented enough evidence so far to suggest that the wartime general could be found guilty of the charges in all 11 counts of his indictment. Presiding judge Alphons Orie said that the evidence presented by the prosecution could lead to the conclusion that Mladic was an active participant in a joint criminal enterprise during the 1992-95 conflict. "The chamber considers that there is evidence upon which, if accepted, a reasonable trier of fact could be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that there existed a joint criminal enterprise of members of the Bosnian Serb leadership and military, including the accused Mladic and [former political leader] Radovan Karadzic, the purpose of which was to permanently remove non-Serbs from Serb territories through the commission of crimes,” said the judge. Judge Orie also said that the prosecution witnesses, experts and material evidence was of sufficient quality and quantity that it could lead to the conclusion that Mladic was guilty of genocide in seven Bosnian municipalities in 1992 and in Srebrenica in 1995. He read out quotes from witness statements about mass killings in Prijedor, Foca and Vlasenica as well as Srebrenica, along with excerpts from Mladic’s wartime diary, saying that they could also lead to the conclusion that Mladic was aware of the crimes committed by his subordinates from 1992 to 1995. The judge specifically highlighted the testimonies of former Bosnian Serb troops Drazen Erdemovic and Momir Nikolic, who have been convicted of taking part in the Srebrenica killings and testified against Mladic. “Nikolic testified that in the afternoon of July 13, 1995 he met Mladic on the crossroads in Konjevic Polje where there were Bosniak prisoners. Mladic approached them and said they should not worry. Returning to the vehicle, Nikolic asked Mladic what would really happen to them, to which Mladic responded by smiling and making a sweeping gesture at the middle of his body, from which witness Nikolic concluded they would be killed,” explained Orie. Referring to evidence relating to the torture and sexual violence charges against Mladic, Orie said that witnesses had made it clear that they suffered “cruel and inhumane treatment” while held at Serb-run detention camps. He quoted one witness who told the UN-backed court: “They knew that a raped woman can never be healed. They wanted to destroy us.” The judge added that the court had carefully examined the evidence relating to the http://www.justice-report.com/en/articles/hague-tribunal-rejects-mladic-s-acquittal-plea 4/16/2014 Hague Tribunal Rejects Mladic’s Acquittal Plea :: Justice Report Page 2 of 2 charges accusing Mladic of terrorising civilians in Sarajevo and taking UN peacekeepers hostage, and concluded that “there is sufficient evidence for these counts to stand”. Mladic’s lawyers had argued that there was no evidence that Mladic had genocidal intent or ordered the execution of about 7,000 Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995, and insisted that the prosecution had failed to prove that Mladic participated in a joint criminal enterprise which aimed to exterminate and expel the Bosniak population. The former Bosnian Serb military chief’s trial started in 2012, after he spent more than a decade on the run. His lawyers will begin presenting his defence next month. Share: 0 Comments Raped Women Kept Silent In Bosnia Hospital Koricanske stijene: “Men in Blue Uniforms” Standing at Edge of … • • — The same Alija who asks for sex services in return for getting job in hospital … Six-hour Shooting on Branjevo • — Erdemovic himself carrying a Muslim name, what a shame!!! Home Justice Report Advocacy Events — I noticed him when they came to Trnopolje detention camp to collect us. … Meron: Oslobađajuće presude dio pravde • — pa niko ne tvrdi da svaka presuda treba biti osudjujuca, ali presude organizatorima koji su … Publications Training Follow us Copyright BIRN 2007 | Published by http://www.justice-report.com/en/articles/hague-tribunal-rejects-mladic-s-acquittal-plea 4/16/2014 Croatia Vows to Aid Wartime Sex Abuse Victims :: Balkan Insight Page 1 of 3 BALKAN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE NEWS 15 Apr 14 Croatia Vows to Aid Wartime Sex Abuse Victims The Croatian authorities have launched new draft legislation aimed at providing financial and psychological help for people who were raped or sexually abused during the 1991-95 war. Josip Ivanovic BIRN Zagreb Government officials and UN representatives launched the draft legislation at a round-table discussion in Zagreb on Monday, saying that victims of sexual attacks during the 1990s conflict had already waited too long for support. “We want to encourage the victims to speak about their trauma and to provide adequate medical and psychological care, education [about their legal rights] and decent financial compensation,” said Croatian war veterans minister Predrag Matic. “It is a 23-year-old issue and no one in Croatia has done anything to address it,” Matic added. Launch of the draft legislation in Zagreb. Photo: Croatian War Veterans Ministry. The Draft Law on the Rights of Sexual Violence Victims from the Homeland War (the Croatian term for the 1991-95 conflict) aims to provide support to victims of sexual crimes committed between August 5, 1990 and June 30, 1996, even in cases when the perpetrators were unidentified. The majority of wartime sexual offenders have never been prosecuted, said Davor Derencinovic, a professor of criminal law at Zagreb University. “There is a terribly vague ratio of 1 to 15 or even 1 to 40, of reported and [legally] processed crimes compared to those that occurred,” Derencinovic said. Vesna Terselic, from the Zagreb-based NGO Documenta – Centre for Dealing With the Past, said that she hoped that the legislation would be “a first step” towards broader rights for victims. “According to our research on the status of civilian victims, less than 10 per cent of them have ever had access to medical and psychological care,” Terselic said. Louisa Vinton, the United Nations Development Programme’s representative in Croatia, said that financial and legal issues still needed to be addressed before the law reaches the statute books. “In approving the law it is clear that legislators will have to weigh different options: the need to strike a balance between the imperative of compensating victims for the injustice they have suffered and the state budget, and second, the need for a process that will afford the status of victim in situations where there’s insufficient evidence to reach a court verdict,” Vinton said. The new law is due to come into force on January 1, 2015. 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They have now revised down the number rescued to about 180, Yonhap news agency reported. Two people are known to have died and at least 13 others have been injured, reports say. Images showed the ferry listing at a severe angle and then later almost completely submerged, with only a small part of its hull visible. Cause unclear Pictures showed rescue teams balanced on the sinking hull pulling teenagers from cabin windows. Some of their classmates jumped into the sea as the ship went down. Reports suggest some of those rescued were picked up by nearby commercial vessels. Navy divers were now searching the scene for those unaccounted for, officials said. One body, of a female crew member, had been recovered from the ship, the coastguard said. Another person is reported to have died after being rescued. One student told local media her friends became trapped. "Currently, I am in the middle of being rescued. At the time, the ship was turning on its side, and none of us were moving as we were told not to move as it was dangerous," the unnamed student said. "So, I am not well aware of the situation, but I am told that my friends and other friends could not escape as the passage was blocked. It seems that there are many students who could not get out as the passage was blocked by water." It is not yet clear what caused the incident, but witnesses described hearing an impact, before the ship listed and quickly sank. One passenger told the YTN news channel: "We heard a big thumping sound and the boat stopped. "The boat is tilting and we have to hold on to something to stay seated," the passenger said. Another passenger said the ship was "shaking and tilting", with people tripping and bumping into each other. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27045512?ocid=socialflow_facebook 4/16/2014 BBC News - South Korea ferry: Scores missing as ship sinks Page 2 of 2 Weather conditions were described as fine. News agencies said the ferry had sent out a distress signal about 20km (12 miles) off the island of Byungpoong at about 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT). Angry parents have gathered at the school in Incheon to demand answers, reports the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul. Earlier reports put the number of passengers on the ferry at about 350. The vessel is reported to have a capacity of up to 900 people. Are you in the area? Do you have any information you would like to share? Please send us your comments. You can email us at [email protected] using the subject line 'South Korea ferry'. Or get in touch using the form below. 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