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Factual Resources
Legal Resources
General Resources

Factual Resources
- Factual Resources - New
  - Annexes to the Final Report of the Commission of Experts on the Former Yugoslavia
- Factual Resources - Yugoslavia
  - U.N. Commission of Experts
    - Formal Title: United Nations Commission of Experts on the Former Yugoslavia Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 (1992)
    - First chairman: Professor Frits Kalshoven
    - Second chairman: Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni
    - Final Report - Table of Contents - hypertext version prepared by J-L Maillot
    - Final Report - Secretary-General Cover Letter
    - Final Report - Part I - Mandate, Structure and Methods of Work
    - Final Report - Part II - Applicable Law
    - Final Report - Part III - General Studies
    - Final Report - Part IV - Substantive Findings
    - Final Report - Part V - General Conclusions and Recommendations
    - Final Report - plain text version (242K)
    - Annexes to the Final Report of the Commission of Experts on the Former Yugoslavia
  - Regional and Specialized Media
  - International Media
  - Locators for Media on Subscription Online Networks
  - Reports by Human Rights Groups
    - BosNet Archives indexed by Martin Hogan
    - Physicians for Human Rights:
      - ``Preliminary Report of a Mass Grave near Vukovar, Former Yugoslavia,'' 19 January 1993
      - ``CSCE Testimony: Humanitarian Crisis and Medicolegal Investigation of War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia,'' by Eric Stover, Executive Director, 25 January 1993
      - ``Serb Authorities Expel International Forensic Team,'' 29 October 1993
  - United Nations Documents
  - United States Government Documents
    - U.S. Department of State
      - 1994 Report on Human Rights in Bosnia-Herzegovina (February 1995)
      - 1993 Report on Human Rights in Bosnia-Herzegovina (31 January 1994)
      - 1994 Report on Human Rights in Croatia (February 1995)
      - 1993 Report on Human Rights in Croatia (31 January 1994)
      - 1994 Report on Human Rights in Serbia and Montenegro (February 1995)
      - 1993 Report on Human Rights in Serbia and Montenegro (31 January 1994)
    - CIA World Fact Book (unclassified)
    - Listing of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (source: CIA)
      - Bosnia and Herzegovina
      - Croatia
      - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (note: this lists the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's Chief of State and Cabinet; it does not list officials for Serbia or Montenegro)
  - Bosnian Government Documents - Please notify tom.warrick@his.com of any official government Internet resources that should be added to this list.
  - Croatian Government Documents
    - Croatian Presidency - English. A version of this page is available in the Croatian language. Please note that from many locations on the 'Net, these links may be very slow (averaging approximately 50 bps).
  - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Documents - Please notify tom.warrick@his.com of any official government Internet resources that should be added to this list.
  - Maps
    - Bosnia-Herzegovina topographical, source: United States government (239K)
    - The Balkan Region - Ethnicity (06/92), source: United States government (261K)
    - The Former Yugoslavia - Ethnicity (1991), source: United States government (412K)
  - Photo Perspectives on Sarajevo
  - RealAudio Reports About the ICTY
    - (You need to register (for free) with RealAudio and download their free software to hear these sound clips.)
    - 25 July 1995, National Public Radio's ``All Things Considered.'' Tom Gjelten reports that the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal has indicted Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and his top military chief, General Ratko Mladic. Arrest warrants have been issued accusing them of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. (3:30) Hear the voice of Christian Chartier, Chief of the ICTY Press Office.
- Factual Resources - Rwanda
  - U.N. Commission of Experts
    - Final Report - plain text version (145K)
  - Regional and Specialized Media
  - International Media
    - Frank Smith, ``Arms for Rwanda - Blood Money and Geopolitics,'' The Nation, 2 May 1994
  - Locators for Media on Subscription Online Networks
  - Reports by Human Rights Groups
    - Rwanda: Crying out for Justice, Amnesty International, March 1995
    - Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, 6 April 1994; source: Reporteurs sans Frontieres (in French with English translation)
    - Summary of ``Not So Innocent: When Women Become Killers'' by African Rights
  - United Nations Documents
  - United States Government Documents
    - U.S. Department of State
      - 1994 Report on Human Rights in Rwanda (31 January 1995)
      - 1993 Report on Human Rights in Rwanda (31 January 1994)
      - 1994 Report on Human Rights in Burundi (31 January 1995)
      - 1993 Report on Human Rights in Burundi (31 January 1994)
    - U.S. Agency for International Development
      - Rwanda Country Profile - not yet available
      - Burundi Country Profile - hypertext links
    - CIA World Fact Book (unclassified)
      - Rwanda
      - Burundi
    - Listing of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (source: CIA)
      - Rwanda
      - Burundi
  - Maps
    - Rwanda and Burundi - this is a large, low-detail color map; source: United States government. A small image (approx. 7 cm x 14 cm) of this map is also available.
    - Rwanda and Burundi - this is a large, high-detail black-and-white map; source: United States government.
    - A city map of Kigali. (On 14 September 1995 this map's server was undergoing repair)
    - Burundi Map Maker, source: U.S. Agency for International Development (you determine the level of detail to include in what is drawn - a powerful feature)
    - Africa in 8-bit .gif format (424K) or 24-bit .jpg format, source: United States government (256K)
  - RealAudio Reports About the ICTR
- Factual Resources - General
Legal Resources
- Legal Resources - New
- Legal Resources - Tribunal Statutes
  - ICTY Statute
  - ICTR Statute
- Legal Resources - International Law Treaties and Conventions
  - Hague Convention (III) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864 (29 July 1899) [no longer in force]
  - Hague Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land (18 October 1907)
  - Hague Convention (V) Respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land (18 October 1907)
  - Convention (XII) Relative to the Creation of an International Prize Court (1907)
  - Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (9 December 1948); also available from Human Rights Web
  - Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (12 August 1949); also available from the Fletcher School
  - Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of the Armed Forces at Sea (12 August 1949); also available from the Fletcher School
  - Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (12 August 1949); also available from the Fletcher School
  - Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (12 August 1949); also available from the Fletcher School
  - Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (14 May 1954)
  - Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (1972)
  - Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (16 November 1972)
  - Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (10 December 1976)
  - Geneva Protocol I: Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (8 June 1977)
  - Geneva Protocol II: Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (8 June 1977)
  - States party to the Geneva Conventions and Their Additional Protocols (ICRC)
  - Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (31 January 1967)
  - Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984); also available from Human Rights Web
  - International Committee of the Red Cross's Summary of International Humanitarian Law (note that the ICRC is preparing a CD-ROM, to be out in October 1995)
- Legal Resources - Yugoslavia - Security Council Resolutions
  - Relating to the ICTY
    - Resolution 808 (22 February 1993) - announced the intention to establish the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
    - Resolution 827 (25 May 1993) - established the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
  - Other Yugoslavia Resolutions
    - Resolution 780 (06 October 1992) - established the Commission of Experts
    - Resolution 819 (16 April 1993) - established Srebrenica as a ``safe area''
    - Resolution 820 (17 April 1993)
    - Resolution 824 (06 May 1993) - established Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zepa, Gorazde, Bihac and Srebrenica as ``safe areas''
- Legal Resources - Rwanda - Security Council Resolutions
  - Resolution 893 (06 January 1994) - urged support of the Arusha Peace Agreement
  - Resolution 909 (05 April 1994) - extended UNAMIR mandate until 29 July 1994
  - Resolution 912 (21 April 1994) - condemned ongoing violence
  - Resolution 918 (17 May 1994) - imposed arms embargo and requests S-G report on serious violations of international humanitarian law
  - Resolution 925 (08 June 1994) - added two battalions to UNAMIR
  - Resolution 928 (20 June 1994) - extended U.N. Observer Mission for Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR) until 21 September 1994
  - Resolution 929 (22 June 1994) - authorized all necessary means
  - Resolution 935 (01 July 1994) - established the Commission of Experts for Rwanda
  - Resolution 955 (08 November 1994) - established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
  - Resolution 965 (30 November 1994) - broadened the mandate of UNAMIR
  - Resolution 977 (22 February 1995) - established Arusha as the seat of the ICTR
  - Resolution 978 (27 February 1995) - urged States to arrest and detain suspects
  - Resolution 989 (24 April 1995) - established a list of candidates for ICTR judges
  - (At this moment, this list is current through May 1995 only.)
- Legal Resources - Bosnia v. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), International Court of Justice
- Legal Resources - Doe v. Karadzic, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
General Resources
- General Resources - Human Rights Groups and Web Resources
  - Advocats Sans Frontiers (Attorneys Without Borders)
  - Amnesty International - Web Page and Gopher
  - Human Rights Watch - Gopher
  - Human Rights Web by Catherine A. Hampton
  - Institute for Global Communications - Web Page and Gopher
  - Lawyers Committee for Human Rights - Gopher
  - Physicians for Human Rights - Gopher
  - Students Against GEnocide (SAGE)
- General Resources - The United Nations
- General Resources - Other War Crimes Cases

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