A round-up of ICRC activities published by the ICRC regional delegation in Belgrade, January 2009.

The families of more than 17,000 persons who went missing as a result of the past decade's conflicts in former Yugoslavia are still waiting for news on their missing relatives. They have the right to know the fate of their loved ones. It is the responsibility of the authorities to address this fundamental right of the families by releasing official information on the whereabouts of people unaccounted for. Only answers can put an end to, or at least alleviate, the suffering of the families.

The repression of war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia is principally the remit of the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, which focuses on the most high-profile cases. For several years, however, national war crimes tribunals have been set up in Croatia and Serbia to complement the work begun in The Hague. The ICRC regularly visits individuals charged and sentenced by these courts and, in certain cases, arranges for the families to visit their detained relatives. – Article published in the Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine, No. 2, 2006

Six years after the end of the Kosovo conflict, many of the over 200,000 internally displaced people in Serbia and Montenegro continue to live in precarious circumstances. A new report, compiled during a review of the ICRC's assistance activities for the displaced, highlights some of the main problems they face and makes recommendations for support. Available in English and Serbian.

Tribunal structure and composition. Indictments and proceedings. Judgments. Tribunal publications (summaries of jurisprudence and annual reports). Access to reference documents (Tribunal Statutes, rules of procedure and evidence, etc.). Information on the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.