Category: David Pettigrew
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With Šešelj’s Release from the Hague, Can There be Justice on the Ground in Bosnia?
This is a guest post by Professor David Pettigrew. This article was published in Bosnian on Al-Jazeera Balkans 9-12-14 The recent release of ultranationalist demagogue Vojislav Šešelj1 from his detention at the Hague, for “compelling humanitarian reasons,”2 raises new questions about the legacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Šešelj…
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Mladić Plaque in East Sarajevo: A Continuation of the Genocide
This is a guest post by David Pettigrew, PhD Professor of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University. I am honoured to share this on my blog, Bosnian version of Professor Pettigrew´s text was published today by Al Jazeera Balkans In June there were reports that a commemorative plaque honoring Ratko Mladić had been installed in…
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Open Letter To ICTY President Theodor Meron
This is a guest post by professor David Pettigrew. Dear President Meron: I am writing to you to express a grave concern about the ICTY’s prosecution of Mr. Radovan Karadžić, particularly regarding the removal of Višegrad and other municipalities from the indictment. Approximately one year ago, on July 11, 2013, the Appeals Chamber…
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Statement Concerning the January 23, 2014 Desecration of the Stražište Memorial
This is a guest post by David Pettigrew. Shortly after professor Pettigrew´s visit and his report The Guradian published a lengthy article by Julian Borger on the situation in Višegrad. Višegrad, March 18, 2014 By my presence in the Stražište Cemetery today in Višegrad, I condemn genocide denial in Republika Srpska and specifically condemn…
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Open Letter to Ambassador Samantha Power Regarding the Demolition of the House on Pionirska Street
The Honorable Ambassador Samantha Power Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations United States Mission to the United Nations 799 United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017 Dear Madame Ambassador: We are writing to express our concerns about the plans of the Višegrad municipality to destroy the Pionirska house, one of the houses in Višegrad…
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U sjećanje žrtvama Višegradskog genocida: Neka istina dovede do pravde
Autor: Profesor David Pettigrew Danas stavljam vijenac na mezarju Stražište u znak sjećanja na žrtve genocida u Višegradu. Ovaj izvještaj sam realizirao u saradnji sa Institutom za istraživanje zločina protiv čovječnosti i međunarodnog prava Univerziteta u Sarajevu te Instituta za istraživanje genocida iz Kanade, a bosansko-američkog Instituta genocida i edukacijskog centra iz Čikaga. Koristim ovu…
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Remembering the Victims of the Višegrad Genocide
This is a guest post by my friend, Professor David Pettigrew Statement for Višegrad Stražište Cemetery, July 16, 2013. “To the Memory of the Victims of the Višegrad Genocide: May Truth Lead to Justice.” I am placing a wreath today at the memorial in Stražište cemetery in solemn memory of the victims of the genocide…
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The protest letter for Visegrad
Mr. Valentin Inzko High Representative The Office of the High Representative Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Dear High Representative Inzko, We are writing to express our grave concern about the decision taken by the Republika Srpska Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology, for the Višegrad municipality to carry out the destruction of a memorial…
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Report on the October 7, 2012 Local Elections in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by David Pettigrew
A guest post by prof. David Pettigrew Introduction I served as a credentialed International Observer for the municipal elections in Srebrenica, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 7, 2012. There was something profoundly important at stake in the municipal elections in Srebrenica in 2012. An amendment to the election law in 2008 allowed those who…
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