FEATURE: Curtain falls on UN tribunal’s 24-year history of fighting impunity in former Yugoslavia

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Den Hague Netherlands. Building of ICTY in Den Haag, Holland.

Tribunál ICTY skončí rozsudkem nad generálem Mladičem

Twenty years ago, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - ICTY ruled that the massacre at Srebrenica of some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys constituted genocide. Today, we commemorate for the first time the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Watch the film to learn why international justice is central to the resolution and reconciliation of conflicts. | Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

Unforgettable Live Moments on Instagram: "On November 29, 2017, inside a courtroom in The Hague, a routine sentencing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia took a shocking turn. As judges confirmed a 20-year sentence for war crimes, convicted Bosnian Croat general Slobodan Praljak suddenly stood up, rejected the ruling, and drank a liquid from a small vial — all while cameras broadcast the moment live to the world. What followed was immediate confusion and panic. Court

OFFICIAL CAUGHTLIVE ACCOUNT on Instagram: "On November 29, 2017, the United Nations war-crimes courtroom in The Hague was stunned into silence. As appeals judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia upheld a 20-year sentence for Slobodan Praljak, the former Bosnian Croat military commander rose in his glass enclosure, declared, “Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal,” and announced that he rejected the court’s verdict. Moments later, he lifted a small vial to his lip