Ensuring Accountability for War Crimes and Promoting Transitional Justice

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) monitors and reports on domestic war crimes proceedings to provide an objective and accurate assessment of the commitment, capacity and willingness of the judicial system to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate war crimes in an effective, human rights compliant and expedient manner. The Mission draws on these monitoring findings to identify systemic issues in the judicial response to the legacy of war and to design targeted technical assistance, capacity building, and advocacy strategies to support the judiciary in addressing these issues. The Mission has also increased its focus on transitional justice beyond the courtroom, recognizing it as an essential complement to criminal proceedings. Related Mission war crimes and transitional justice programming includes capacity-building, promoting transparency, targeted advocacy and technical support.