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There is nothing that you or I or Bill Clinton or Kofi Annan can do about the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives in Rwanda and Bosnia. But at least the need for justice has been recognized--not just to salve our consciences and salvage our credibility, but to help reconcile the people who must deal with the aftermath of these tragedies and to prevent the past from a vengeful return. It is, after all that we did not do, the least that can be done...
...special ad hoc tribunals run by the United Nations, one for Bosnia, the other for Rwanda, are charged with the unenviable task of meting out justice to those accused of war crimes, and are frustrated by a lack of resources and cooperation from various countries. Despite these problems, the UN will convene a special conference in Rome this summer to try to work out the final details for a proposed International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide and war crimes...
Bagaric also said the damages from the war are not only political but socio-economic, with unemployment rates in Bosnia currently up to 80 percent...
Bagaric ended his talk with a plea for institutions such as Harvard to help Bosnia receive international investment, and determination to keep hoping for the best...
Abraham Tsoukalidis '99, EuroClub's vice-president of public relations, said Bagaric's hopeful attitude made him more optimistic about Bosnia...