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State Department: Judiciary Under Political Pressure

By: Jasmina Djikoli

State Department
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16 March 2010  In its report on the state of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009, the US State Department mentions progress that has been made, as well as political pressure that has been put on the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"In September 2009 Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, said the State Court and its Prosecution were 'fake institutions', imposed by the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina," the State Department's 34th Annual Report on the State of Human Rights says.

Despite the fact that the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened 33 new investigations against 103 war crimes suspects in 2009, the Report says, "the issue of impunity of low ranking perpetrators is still present. This includes individuals who took part in the murder of about 8,000 people in Srebrenica, as well as those responsible for the disappearance and murder of between 13,000 and 15,000 people from 1992 to 1995."  

The State Department cites the non-existence of extradition agreements between Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring countries as one of the obstacles facing judicial institutions in the country, saying this makes criminal processing of suspects who have dual citizenships much more difficult.

As far as prison conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina are concerned, the Report says that "overcrowded prisons, bad hygienic conditions and outdated accommodation facilities" show that conditions are below international standard, and it also cites the problem of everyday violence in prisons.

The State Department's Report mentions the fact that the most-wanted ICTY fugitive, Ratko Mladic, former Commander of the General Headquarters of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, who is charged with genocide and other crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the course of the war, was not arrested in 2009.

The State Department's Report on the State of Human Rights in 194 countries was presented in Washington on March 11, 2010.

"Human rights may be eternal, but we must invest efforts in protecting them here and now," Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, said, presenting the Report.

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