RECOM Reconciliation Network

Natasa Kandic on Ratko Mladic’s death: Trial record remains, but propaganda has shaped a generation

The death of Ratko Mladic does not close the chapter on the conflicts of the 1990s, as his trial leaves behind thousands of adjudicated facts and tens of thousands of evidence items that future generations will study, according to Natasa Kandic, founder of the Humanitarian Law Center and a longtime human rights activist. Speaking to N1, Kandic emphasized the enduring weight of the legal record while warning of how Serbian media and political propaganda have distorted public perception among younger populations.

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Ivana Franović: Dealing with the Past in the Context of Ethnonationalism

Introduction There are many theories and narratives about the reasons for the break-up of Yugoslavia, the war that accompanied it and the guilt and responsibility for the slaughter that happened. As Sabrina P. Ramet states, we all “know” why the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) disintegrated and why...

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