Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines the process of Reparation and Justice for the rape victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period stretching from 1995 to 2014. The aim of the author is to demonstrate that, in the aftermath of the Yugoslavian war, this process has in fact only partially being enacted. On the basis of the reports produced by the NGOs carrying out fieldwork in BiH, and in spite of international outrage and widespread media attention, very little has been done to ensure the survivors' rights to justice, truth and reparation. Many of the victims are still struggling to rebuild their lives. This article compares how the process of reparation should idealistically be implemented and what is actually taking place in BiH by explaining what should be entailed in the processes of rehabilitation, compensation and restitution of property and the manner in which the ICTY and the local governments are involved. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p692
Author: Colette Donadio
Institution: University of Freiburg
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2042397040