Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Askraba Dordislav

    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Rape Sexual Violence Enforced Disappearance Rape Camps Torture Rape as a Weapon of War War Crimes Crimes Against Humanity

    Reference link
    http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/predmet/2463/show
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Ratko Bundalo, Nedo Zeljaja, Dordislav Askraba
    Charges
    Ratko Bundalo and Nedo Zeljaja were charged with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity in violation of Article 172 (1) (h) of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CC BiH) in conjunction with the following items:a) depriving another person of his life (murder),b) extermination,d) deportation or forcible transfer of population,e) imprisonment,f) torture,g) sexual violence, andk) other inhumane acts,in conjunction with Article 173 (1) (c), (e) and (f) of the CC BiH, all in conjunction with Article 180 (1) of the CC BiH.Dordislav Askraba is charged with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity in violation of Article 172 (1) (h) of the CC BiH in conjunction with the following items:a) depriving another person of his life (murder),e) imprisonment,f) torture, andk) other inhumane actsin conjunction with Article 180 (1) of CC BiH.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 21 December 2009, the Trial Panel reached the first-instance verdict finding the accused, Ratko Bundalo and Nedo Zeljaja guilty of crimes against humanity. The accused Ratko Bundalo was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment, the accused Nedo Zeljaja was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment, and the accused Dordislav Askraba was acquitted on all counts of the Indictment.
    sentencing
    The Trial Chamber sentenced Ratko Bundalo to 19 years of imprisonment and Nedo Zeljaja to 15 years of imprisonment. The Appeals Chamber found Dordislav Askraba guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to 7 years’ imprisonment.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    On 18 April 2012, the Panel of the Appellate pronounced the second instance verdict finding the accused Dordislav Askraba guilty of war crimes against civilians, committed in the manner described in the operative provision of the verdict, in violation of Article 142(1) of the Criminal Code of SFRY as adopted pursuant to the Law on Application of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Criminal Code of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, in conjunction with Articles 22 and 24 of the same Code. The verdict sentenced the accused to imprisonment of 7 years.Following new appeals by the of Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Defense Counsel for the Accused Dordislav Askraba, the Appeals Chamber upheld the second-instance verdict on 18 June 2013.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    S1 1 K 005159 11 Kzz

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Coric Nedzad et al.

    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Rape Camps Rape Rape/Sexual Violence in Prison

    Reference link
    http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/predmet/3718/show
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Nedzad Coric, Jure Kordic, Drazen Lovric, Dario Susac, Nedzad Tinjak, Nuhan Sikalo, Dario Mihalj, Stanko Skobic, Tomislav Ancic, Marinko Sunjic, Slavko Golemac
    Charges
    The Indictment charged the accused with the commission of the following criminal offenses: Nedzad Coric, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraphs e) and g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Jure Kordic, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraphs e), a) and f) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Drazen Lovric, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph e) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Dario Susac, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraphs e), f) and g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Nedzad Tinjak, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraphs e), k), f) and g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Nuhan Sikalo, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Dario Mihalj, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraphs g) and f) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Stanko Skobic, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph e) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Tomislav Anci, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Marinko Sunjic, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph g) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 180(1) of the CC BiH; Slavko Golemac, the criminal offense of Crimes against Humanity in violation of Article 172(1)(h), in connection with sub-paragraph e) of the CC BiH, as read with Article 29 and Article 180(1) of the CC BiH.
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    S1 1 K 027427 18 Kri

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