Martino Lombezzi

Resolution 808

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As the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has finished its activites at the end of 2017, “Resolution 808” gives an insight into this institution, that during the 25 years of its existence was normally closed to the public. We had exclusive access to the Evidence Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor, where 14,000 artifacts from the war are stored.The project gives the viewers a glimpse into the place where war criminals like Milosevic, Karadzic and Mladic were prosecuted – and where history was made.

As the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has finished its activites at the end of 2017, “Resolution 808” gives an insight into this institution, that during the 25 years of its existence was normally closed to the public. The project gives the viewers a glimpse into the place where war criminals like Milosevic, Karadzic and Mladic were prosecuted – and where history was made.

 

“In the first part of our project, we focused on the Tribunal itself, entering behind the scenes of this institution. We set out to tell the inside stories of the people that pioneered international criminal justice. Also, we wanted to document the places and objects that were essential to the trials, but remained closed to the public at large. In the second part of the project, we turned to the Balkans. We wanted to shed a light on how societies in the former Yugoslavia deal with the past, by focusing on how war criminals are reintegrated in their home countries”.

 

With exclusive interviews, portraits, images of closed areas, artifacts from the Tribunal archives and views from present day Serbia and Bosnia, “Resolution 808” stimulates a reflection about the first international tribunal after Nuremberg.

The Hague, The Netherlands, May 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). The Tribunal building, former site of Aegon Insurance Company, seen from the back. >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Maggio 2017 - Il Tribunale penale internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). L'edificio del tribunale, visto da dietro, ex sede dell'agenzia assicurazioni Aegon.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Courtroom I. The most important space in the ICTY is Courtroom I, on the first floor of the building. This is where the trials were held against the leading figures of the war in former Yugoslavia, Milosovic, Karadzic and Mladic. It is a restricted area where you are only allowed to enter if you have a role in the proceedings. In the picture, the Judges and Registrar seats.>< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Aula di Tribunale I. L'area più importante dell'ICTY è l'aula di Tribunale I, al primo piano dell'edificio. Qui sono stati tenuti i processi contro i leader della guerra nell'ex Jugoslavia: Milosovic, Karadzic and Mladic. E' un'area riservata dove puoi entrare solamente se hai un ruolo nei procedimenti. Nella foto, le sedie dei giudici e dei cancellieri.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). President. Judge Carmel Agius (Malta) is the last president of the ICTY. ‘Because of the downsizing, we are losing a lot of people in this end stage. We are at a breaking point now. In fact, many employees become sick or are on the verge of a burn out. Moreover, from the United Nations, we don’t get a lot of help. These last months are really built around magic and gymnastics. But we need to finish, and I have no doubt we will get there.’>< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Presidente. Il giudice Carmel Agius (Malta) è l'ultimo presidente dell'ICTY. "Per via del ridimensionamento stiamo perdendo molte persone in questa fase finale. Siamo ad un punto di rottura: molti impiegati si ammalano o sono sull'orlo di un esaurimento. Non riceviamo molto aiuto dalle Nazioni Unite e questi ultimi mesi sono davvero costruiti su ginnastica e magia. Tuttavia, dobbiamo finire e non ho dubbi che ci riusciremo".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Martina Fryda-Kaurimsky, interpreter. 'The legal discussions between prosecution and defense, I enjoy most', says Martina Fryda-Kaurimsky. 'But they are also the most challenging. They go so rapidly, and they are so in-depth, that at the end of it, you're dead.' In her first months at the tribunal, she didn't understand all the aspects of international criminal law. 'In the evenings, I studied the legal concepts that were used in the courtroom. I really felt I was doing something important. To be part of this, and to help document the war crimes that happened in my country, still gives me fulfillment.' >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Martina Fryda-Kaurimsky, interprete. "Le discussioni legali fra accusa e difesa sono quelle che mi piacciono di più", dice Martina Fryda-Kaurimsky. "Ma sono anche le più impegnative. Sono così veloci e sono così specifiche che, alla fine di tutto, sei morto". Durante i suoi primi mesi al tribunale non capiva tutti i concetti di legge criminale internazionale. "La sera studiavo i concetti legali usati nella corte. Sentivo di fare qualcosa di importante. Fare parte di questo e aiutare a documentare i crimini di guerra avvenuti nel mio paese mi fa sentire realizzata".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Archive. Part of the archive of the ICTY is based in former Courtroom II. Humidity and temperature are measured constantly and only assigned people can enter. In total, the archive contains 10 kilometers of physical documents and 2 petabytes of audiovisual material. The challenge is to preserve it for the next centuries, so that in 100 years, journalists and academics can find what they are looking for.>< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Archivio. Parte dell'archivio dell'ICTY è basato nell'ex aula di Tribunale II. Umidità e temperatura sono misurate costantemente e solo persone addette possono entrare. In totale, l'archivio contiene 10 chilometri di documenti fisici e 2 petabyte di materiale audiovisivo. La sfida è di preservarli per i prossimi cent'anni, affinchè i giornalisti e gli accademici riescano in futuro a trovare cosa cercano.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Mladic’ diaries. The diaries of former Bosnian-Serbian general Ratko Mladic were found behind a fake wall in an apartment in Belgrade, where he had been hiding. They are kept in the archive of the Office of the Prosecutor, and can only be opened when they are needed for trial. ‘When I first saw them, I was thrilled’, says Bob Reid, chief of operations. ‘Everything is written in there, like where he was, on which date, and whom he spoke to. It’s great evidence.’ >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). I diari di Mladic. I diari dell'ex generale serbo-bosniaco Ratko Mladic sono stati trovati dietro un muro finto in un appartamento a Belgrado, dove si nascondeva. Sono conservati nell'archivio dell'ufficio dell'avvocato d'accusa e possono essere aperti solo quando servono per il processo. "Quando li ho visti per la prima volta ero entusiasta" dice Bob Reid, capo delle operazioni. "Lì dentro c'è tutto: dove si trovava, che giorno e con chi aveva parlato. Sono grandi prove".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Judge. Fausto Pocar (Italy) has been working as a judge at the ICTY since 2000. He was the president when Slobodan Milosevic died in prison, in The Hague. ‘We were disoriented, as were the people in the Balkans. Our goal, to get the main leaders of the war to justice, had failed. Meanwhile, we received fierce criticism from Serbia, that we didn’t treat him well in prison. Well, it was the opposite, because Milosevic didn’t want to be treated. He didn’t take his pills, he tried to get more sick.’>< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Tribunale Internazionale Penale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Giudice. Fausto Pocar (Italia) lavora come giudice all'ICTY dal 2000. Era presidente quando Slobodan Milosevic è morto in prigione, all'Aia. "Eravamo disorientati, come lo erano le persone nei Balcani. Il nostro obiettivo, cioè di processare i responsabili della guerra, era fallito. Nel frattempo avevamo ricevuto critiche aspre dalla Serbia che sosteneva non lo avessimo trattato bene in prigione. Tuttavia era il contrario: Milosevic non voleva essere curato. Non prendeva le pasticche, provava ad ammalarsi di più.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Judge. Alphons Orie (The Netherlands) had an interesting career switch, because when he started in 1995, he was a defense lawyer for Dusko Tadic, the first defendant brought to trial at the ICTY. Some years later, he became judge. ‘I’ve seen the tribunal from both sides and I know that not everything is what it looks like at first appearance. As a judge, your integrity has to be absolute. It’s the only way to make sure accused get a fair trial.’ >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Giudice. Alphons Orie (Olanda) ha avuto un interessante cambio di carriera perchè quando aveva cominciato nel 1995, era l'avvocato difensore di Dusko Tadic, il primo accusato portato a processo all'ICTY. Alcuni anni dopo è diventato giudice. "Ho visto il tribunale da entrambi i punti di vista e so che non tutto è come sembra a primo impatto. Come giudice la tua integrità deve essere assoluta. E' l'unico modo per assicurarsi che gli accusati abbiano un processo giusto".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Basement. In the basement of the building, cells were built in the space that was formerly used as an enormous safe by the insurance company Aegon. In the round vault, eight indictees can be held at the same time. At the time of the mega trials, these cells were frequently used, but now there are only few prisoners left, therefore most of the time these cells stay unused. >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Seminterrato. Nel seminterrato dell'edificio, le celle sono state costruite nello spazio usato in precedenza come enorme cassaforte usata dall'azienda di assicurazioni Aegon. Nella stanza blindata rotonda possono essere tenuti otto imputati allo stesso tempo. Quando avvengono i mega processi, queste celle vengono usate molto frequentemente, ma dato che ora ci sono pochi prigionieri rimasti, le celle restano inutilizzate.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Chief prosecutor. When Serge Brammertz (Belgium) became prosecutor in 2008, Karadzic and Mladic were still on the run. ‘The atmosphere was very pessimistic, the ICTY was in a closing mood’, he says. ‘But now, we are on the winning team. I think Mladic will get a life sentence this November. The fact that we brought these men to justice makes me very proud.’ >< 
L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Capo dell'accusa. Quando Serge Brammertz (Belgio) è diventato avvocato dell'accusa nel 2008, Kradzic e Mladic erano ancora fuggitivi. "L'atmosfera era molto pessimistica, l'ICTY voleva chiudere", dice. "Ora, però, siamo la squadra vincente. Credo che Mladic avrà l'ergastolo questo Novembre. Il fatto che abbiamo processato questi uomini mi rende orgoglioso".

The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Corridor. When new employees start working in the building, they will get lost for sure. Usually, it takes weeks – if not months to get used to it. 'This building is a maze', laughs Angelina Sutalo, the press officer. 'I didn't even know we had a fifth floor, until last year. I was amazed.' >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Corridoio. Quando i nuovi impiegati cominciano a lavorare in questo edificio si perderanno sicuramente. Normalmente ci vogliono settimane, se non mesi, ad abituarsi. "Questo edificio è un labirinto", ride angelina Sutalo, addetta alla stampa. "Non sapevo nemmeno che avessimo un quinto piano fino all'anno scorso. Sono rimasta sorpresa."
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Dictionary. Serbocroatian used to be the official name of the language that was spoken in the former Yugoslavia. Since the break up, however, the three dominant nations claimed their own language. So in the tribunal, the official term that is currently used is BCS (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian), to mark the – small, but sometimes essential – differences between the three. >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Dizionario. Il serbocroato era la lingua ufficiale parlata nell'ex Jugoslavia. Dopo la separazione, tuttavia, le tre nazioni dominanti hanno preteso le loro lingue. Così nel tribunale viene attualmente usato il termine ufficiale BCS (Bosniaco/Croato/Serbo) per denotare le piccole, ma a volte essenziali, differenze fra le tre.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2018 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Kate Gibson, defence co-counsel for Radovan Karadzic. 'People always ask me how I can defend this “muslim killer”?', says Kate. 'But to me, it's obvious. Without a thorough defense, there is no justice.'>< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2018 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Kate Gibson co-difensore di Radovan Karadzic. "Le persone mi chiedono sempre: come puoi difendere questo "killer musulmano?", dice Kate. "Per me è ovvio: senza una difesa adeguata non c'è giustizia".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Judicial gowns. Since the beginning, the official supplier of the judicial gown of the ICTY is Bernard Poelman, a specialized tailor established in 1937 in The Hague. It is a highly acclaimed family business, that produces custom made gowns for both national and international courts in The Netherlands. There is a dry cleaning service three times a week. >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Toghe dei giudici. Fin dall'inizio il fornitore ufficiale di toghe per i giudici dell'ICTY è stato Bernard Poelman, un sarto specializzato che ha cominciato la sua attività nel 1937 all'Aia. E' una prestigiosa impresa familiare, che produce toghe su misura per corti nazionali ed internazionali in Olanda. Tre volte a settimana c'è il servizio di lavanderia.
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2018 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Michael J. Karnavas, defence counsel. 'The trial of my client was a complete mess', says Michael Karnavas, defense lawyer of Jadranko Prlic. 'Our entire defense case was utterly ignored, it was the worst experience in my whole career. It appeared that the judges had predetermined the destiny of the accused, which was to convict them.' >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2018 - Il Tribunale penale internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Michael J. Karnavas, avvocato difensore. "Il processo del mio cliente è stato un disastro", dice Michael J. Karnavas, avvocato difensore di Jadranko Prlic. "Tutto il nostro caso di difesa è stato completamente ignorato, è stata l'esperienza peggiore della mia carriera. Sembrava che i giudici avessero predeterminato di condannare gli accusati".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Defense lawyers. Dragan Ivetic (43, United States) is the defense lawyer of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic. He started to work for the ICTY ‘by accident’, as an intern, but soon got grasped by the trials and became one of the few fulltime defense lawyers. ‘Our job is challenging: we have to fight for a fair trial, whereas the verdict has already mostly been settled by the media.’ >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Avvocati difensori. Dragan Ivetic (43, Stati Uniti) è l'avvocato difensore dell'ex generale serbo-bosniaco Ratko Mladic. Ha cominciato a lavorare all'ICTY "per sbaglio", come tirocinante, ma è subito stato catturato dai processi ed è diventato uno dei nuovi avvocati difensori a tempo pieno. "Il nostro lavoro è una sfida: dobbiamo combattere per un processo giusto, quando il verdetto è perlopiù stato deciso dai media".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2018 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Evidence Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor, evidence collection. 
Reel-to-reel tape containing audio of the so- called "Kill Them All" intercept. The conversation between general Radislav Krstic and Colonel Dragan Obrenovic, Chief of Staff in the VRS Zvornik Brigade took place on 2 August 1995. Obrenovic pleaded guilty to the Srebrenica crimes and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. The court heard the recording of a conversation in which Obrenovic informs Krstic that a few Muslims from a column trying to break through to Tuzla had been captured. Krstic then orders, “Kill all of them! Don’t leave anyone alive!” Obrenovic replies, “Everything goes as planned…” and Krstic says, “That’s what I want to hear! The Turks are probably listening. Let them listen, fuck them” T000-0471- T000-0471 >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2018 - Il Tribunale penale internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Unità Prove dell'Ufficio dell'Avvocato d'Accusa, collezione di prove. Nastro contenente l'audio della cosiddetta intercettazione "Uccideteli tutti". La conversazione fra il generale Radislav Krstic ed il colonnello Dragan Obrenovic, capo dello staff nella Brigata VRS Zvornik, ha avuto luogo il 2 Agosto 1995. Obrenovic si è dichiarato colpevole per i crimini di Srebrenica ed è stato condannato a 17 anni di prigione. La corte ha ascoltato la registrazione della conversazione in cui Obrenovic informa Krstic che erano stati catturati alcuni soldati Musulmani che avevano provato ad entrare a Tuzla. Krstic aveva poi ordinato: "Uccideteli tutti! Non lasciate vivo nessuno". La risposta di Obrenovic è stata: "Tutto va secondo i piani…" . Poi Krstic dice: "Questo è quello che voglio sentire! I Turchi stanno probabilmente ascoltando. Lasciali ascoltare, che vadano a fanculo". T000-0471- T000-0471
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Irena Krndic. 'Back home, I am reluctant to tell people I work in The Hague', says Irena Krndic. 'Everyone has strong opinions about the tribunal, they don't believe the indictees get a fair trial.' She was asked to come to interpret for two weeks, back in 1998. 'Almost twenty years later, and I'm still here', she laughs. Sometimes, she gets frustrated by the fact that the people in the courtroom forget about her and her colleagues. 'We look at each other and think: please, make a pause! But as an interpreter, you cannot just interrupt the proceedings. You have to carry on.' >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Irena Krndic. "Nel mio paese sono riluttante a dire alle persone che lavoro all'Aia", dice Irena Krndic. "Tutti sono fortemente convinti che nel tribunale gli imputati non abbiano processi giusti". Nel 1998 le era stato chiesto di interpretare per due settimane. "Quasi vent'anni dopo e io sono ancora qui", dice ridendo. Pensa che sia frustrante che a volte le persone nel tribunale si dimentichino di lei e dei colleghi. "Ci guardiamo e pensiamo: per favore, fate una pausa! Ma come interprete, non puoi interrompere la procedura. Devi andare avanti".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Witness Room. Manon Wessel (The Netherlands), Witness Assistant. Witnesses get support from the ICTY from the moment they are invited to tell their story in court. In the building, there are special rooms where they can have some rest and prepare for trial. >< 
L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Sala testimoni. Manon Wessel (Paesi Bassi), Assistente Testimoni. I testimoni vengono supportati dall'ICTY dal momento in cui sono invitati a raccontare la loro storia alla corte. Nell'edificio vi sono stanze apposite dove possono riposarsi e prepararsi al processo.


The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Clocks. The ICTY was a body of the United Nations, therefore employees are made aware of the time differences between the countries involved. Arusha (Tanzania) became important as the Yugoslav and the former Rwanda tribunals will both be superseded by the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT). >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Orologi. L'ICTY è stato un organo giudiziario delle Nazioni Unite e, pertanto, gli impiegati sono messi al corrente delle differenze in orario dei vari paesi interessati. Arusha (Tanzania) è diventata importante dato che i tribunali della Jugoslavia e gli ex tribunali del Ruanda saranno sostituiti dal Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT).
The Hague, The Netherlands, 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Bonnie Atkins (53, United States) is the first female chief of security in the UN. Before that, she worked with the US Air Force for 20 years. In the ICTY, she strived for more diversity in her staff. Her biggest achievement is that she managed to change the procedures. In fact, female security officers are now also assigned to escort the accused into the courtroom. 'That didn't go without a fight, I can tell you.' >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Bonnie Atkins (53, Stati Uniti) è la prima donna capa della sicurezza nelle Nazioni Unite. Prima di quello, ha lavorato nell'aeronautica militare degli Stati Uniti per 20 anni. Nell'ICTY si è battuta per avere più diversità nel suo staff. La sua più grande conquista è l'essere riuscita a cambiare le procedure. Adesso anche ufficiali della sicurezza donne vengono incaricate di scortare gli accusati nella stanza della corte. "Non è stato semplice, ve lo assicuro".
The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2017 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (aka ICTY). Uniforms. Clean shirts are hanging in the guard’s dressing room, waiting to be collected by their owners. There is a dry cleaning service three times a week. >< L'Aia, Paesi Bassi, Settembre 2017 - Il Tribunale Penale Internazionale per l'ex Jugoslavia (ICTY). Uniformi. Camicie pulite appese nel camerino del responsabile della sicurezza, in attesa di essere ritirate dai proprietari. Il servizio di lavanderia è tre volte alla settimana.
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Belgrade, May 2021. The Serbian Radical Party (SRS, Srpska Radikalna Stranka) seat in the Zemun neighborhood. The SRS is a far-right ultranationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991 by paramilitary leader and convicted war criminal Vojislav Šešelj.
Sarajevo, February 2020. Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nina Kisic, defence lawyer, in her office.
Sarajevo, February 2020. Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Courtroom number 5.
Kalinovik, November 2021. Kalinovik is the municipality where Ratko Mladic, general of the Republika Srpska army during the war and convicted war criminal, was born. In the central square a brand new monument in his honour was recently erected.
Belgrade, May 2021. Nikola Šainović in the seat of the Socialist Party of Serbia. Sainovic was a close associate of Slobodan Milošević and held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has been a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia since the party's foundation. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia in charge of foreign affairs from 1994 to 2000, and represented Milošević as his emissary iduring the Kosovo War. In 2009, he was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague (ICTY) for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against ethnic Albanian civilians in 1999 during the Kosovo War. In 2015, he was granted early release after serving two thirds of his sentence.
Belgrade, May 2021. Marko Mirosavljevic and Ivan Djuric, activists from the NGO Youth Initiative for Human Rights. YIHR is a regional network of non-governmental organisations fighting for peace in the region, dealing with the past and co-operation between the states and people in the region.
Belgrade, May 2021. Branko Lukic, lawyer, in his office in downtown Belgrade. Lukic is one of Ratko Mladic lawyer.
Sarajevo, November 2021. Association of Foca war victims. Zehra Murguz.
Belgrade, May 2021. Belgrade, May 2021. Veselin Šljivančanin in the office of his lawyer. Šljivančanin, a former Montenegrin Serb officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), participated in the Battle of Vukovar and was subsequently convicted on a war crimes indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for his role in the Vukovar massacre. His prison sentence was changed twice, from five to seventeen to ten years. He has since been ordered released by the ICTY on time served and good behavior.
Belgrade, May 2021. Nataša Kandić. Kandić is a Serbian political writer, human rights activist and coordinator of the RECOM Reconciliation Network, founder and ex-executive director of the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), an organization campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia, focusing on the Serbian role in the conflict.
Belgrade, May 2021. Nikola Šainović in the seat of the Socialist Party of Serbia. Sainovic was a close associate of Slobodan Milošević and held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has been a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia since the party's foundation. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia in charge of foreign affairs from 1994 to 2000, and represented Milošević as his emissary iduring the Kosovo War. In 2009, he was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague (ICTY) for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against ethnic Albanian civilians in 1999 during the Kosovo War. In 2015, he was granted early release after serving two thirds of his sentence.
Belgrade, May 2021. Novi Beograd neighbourhood, apartment blocks in Juri Gagarin street. The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic lived in this area during his years as a fugitive. There he adopted the identity of Dragan Dabic, a self-styled spiritual healer, and started to give lectures and work as a consultant for private health companies until he was arrested in July 2008. In 2019 he was sentenced to life imprisonment over his role in the mass killings of civilians in the conflict in Bosnia.
Belgrade, May 2021. Vojislav Šešelj in his office at the SRS seat in the Zemun neighborhood. Seselj is a Serbian politician, founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS); he was convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Between 1998 and 2000, he served as the deputy prime minister of Serbia. After spending 11 years and 9 months in detention in the United Nations Detention Unit of Scheveningen during his trial, Šešelj was permitted to temporarily return to Serbia in November 2014 to undergo cancer treatment. He led the SRS in the 2016 elections, and his party won 23 seats in the parliament. On 11 April 2018, the Appeals Chamber partially reversed the first-instance verdict, finding Šešelj guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in instigating the deportation of Croats from Hrtkovci. He was found not guilty on the remaining counts of his indictment, including all the war crimes and crimes against humanity that he was alleged to have committed in Croatia and Bosnia. Šešelj was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but because of time already spent in ICTY custody, he was not obligated to return to prison.
Istocno Sarajevo (East Sarajevo), November 2021. The area of Dobrinja is one of the few locations where the border between Republika Srpska and Federation crosses a urban area. Although there is no physical marking of the border, flags and road names change. Many people from Sarajevo come here to live because housing is chaper, and a huge housing development is under way.
Sarajevo, February 2020. Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Judge Minka Kreho, president of the criminal department at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Drina river, separating Bosnia from Serbia.
Potocari (Srebrenica), Bosnia Herzegovina, 2019. The burial site containing the remains of the people killed in July 1995 during the fall of the Srebrenica Safe Area. More than 7.000 persons are buried here.
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El Pais Semanal, November 2017

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Internazionale, December 2017

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De Volkskrant, July 2020

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Politico, March 2019

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BIRN portal, June 2020

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Den Haag (The Netherlands), Atrium of the City Hall, November 2017. Exhibition “Resolution 808. Inside the Yugoslavia tribunal”

Officine Fotografiche Roma. Mostra "Resolution 808. Inside the Yugoslavia tribunal" di Martino Lombezzi e Jorie Horsthuis.
Officine Fotografiche Roma. Mostra "Resolution 808. Inside the Yugoslavia tribunal" di Martino Lombezzi e Jorie Horsthuis.

Officine Fotografiche gallery.  Rome, Italy, 2018

UNIBO Campus. Forlì, Italy, 2018