Gender Based Violence: Justice and Reparation in Bosnia And Herzegovina

Abstract

This article examines the process of Reparation and Justice for the rape victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period stretching from 1995 to 2014. The aim of the author is to demonstrate that, in the aftermath of the Yugoslavian war, this process has in fact only partially being enacted. On the basis of the reports produced by the NGOs carrying out fieldwork in BiH, and in spite of international outrage and widespread media attention, very little has been done to ensure the survivors' rights to justice, truth and reparation. Many of the victims are still struggling to rebuild their lives. This article compares how the process of reparation should idealistically be implemented and what is actually taking place in BiH by explaining what should be entailed in the processes of rehabilitation, compensation and restitution of property and the manner in which the ICTY and the local governments are involved.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p692