The Bosnian state court discontinued proceedings against Milorad Krunic, who was accused of committing crimes against humanity in the Sanski Most area in 1992, because he has died.

“In the case against Milorad Krunic, the court has rendered a decision to discontinue the criminal proceedings against him due to the defendant’s death,” the state court announced.

Interpol issued a "red notice' for the arrest Krunic, who had citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, in October 2020 after he failed to appear for a plea hearing in August.

Alex Boraine, founder of the ICTJ and soldier in the struggle for human rights around the world, will be laid to rest in Cape Town today. He has been called the “Prince of Peace” for his lifelong commitment to transforming South Africa’s society through truth, reconciliation, justice, following the horrors of apartheid.

A groundbreaking new book from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and UNICEF examines the complicated relationship between education, justice and peacebuilding in societies grappling with a legacy of violent conflict. It offers lessons on how education can be harnessed in a divided society to overcome the past and create the conditions for peace, often under very difficult circumstances.

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