The Bosnian village of Pecka is located between Mrkonjić Grad and Šipovo. At first glance, it may appear similar to many other villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), Impunity Watch, and the Western Balkans Coalition for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Crimes Prevention organized the second regional conference titled “Prevention in the Western Balkans: Countering Denial and Hate Speech.”
Food is a fundamental human need. However, from sociological and anthropological perspectives, it is so much more—associated with region, habits, lifestyle, customs, and even religion.
On the International Human Rights Day 2024, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom, launched the Regional Database of Active Missing Persons Cases from the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The launch of the database was attended by the families of the missing, the media, and the public.
“In a world plagued by division, mistrust and violence, the dark spectre of genocide is still with us,” stated United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration for Victims of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime, coinciding with the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
In a world dominated by information overload, digital disinformation campaigns have become a potent tool for both nation-state and non-state actors. These campaigns extend far beyond the confines of conventional warfare. Today, societies are grappling with the overwhelming influence of disinformation, particularly in regions prone to instability.