Seminal Event
Establishment in 1993 of Bosnia War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague (Netherlands) in order to investigate and prosecute those believed to have committed war crimes--mass killings, summary executions, systematic rape, etc.--during the Bosnian War. The Tribunal has been hampered in its efforts by a Bosnian Serb government that doesn't recognize its legitimacy. Indeed, the governemnt as of 3/12/98 had not acted to execute 20 arrest warrants in its possession. In response the Tribunal has taken actions such as issuing secret indictments and becoming more aggressive in its pursuit of suspects.
On-topic stories:
This topic is rather broad; essentially, any and all activities of the Tribunal are on topic, including the expansion of the Tribunal into Kosovo. Note that stories concerning the International Tribunal for Rwanda are not on topic.
Timeline:
1993 Court was established in the Hague.
03/16/95 Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic indicted for war crimes.
01/26/96 At this point 45 Bosnian Serbs and six Croats have been indicted for war crimes by the International War Crimes Tribunal. Only one is in custody.
02/12/96 Arrest of General Djordje Djukic and Colonel Aleksa Krsmanovic.
05/31/96 Drazen Erdemovic admitted before the Tribunal to have committed war crimes. He is the first person convicted by the court.
05/07/97 Dusan Tadic, Bosnian Serb prison guard, found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was convicted on 11 of 31 charges.
01/06/98 Zlatko Aleksovski goes on trial before war crimes tribunal.
04/08/98 Miroslav Kvocka and Mladen Radic, who were indicted in 1995, arrested by NATO-led forces in Bosnia.
11/16/98 Zejnil Delalic found innocent by War Crimes Tribunal.
05/26/99 Slobodan Milosevic indicted by War Crimes Tribunal.
08/02/99 Radomir Kovac arrested by NATO peacekeepers.