Reconciliation
of certain ethnic communities, and as a means of changing the
demography of a territory.16
The process of reconciliation and rebuilding society involved
helping survivors of CRSV and their families deal with their
traumas. This required justice in order to create an environment
for CRSV survivors that was free from fear and stigmatization.
Different from other war crimes, CRSV can be more challenging to investigate and prove, and requires specialized, sensitive
approaches that fully respect the rights of survivors while meeting
rigorous standards for criminal evidence.
In monitoring CRSV cases, the OSCE used the findings from its
trial monitoring programme to design and conduct specialized
trainings for judges, prosecutors, and legal associates on CRSV.
It also published a series of reports on the prosecution of CRSV
cases in the country. These reports outline how CRSV cases are
processed by the courts, and put forward recommendations on
the processing of CRSV cases for judges, prosecutors, witnesssupport providers in judicial institutions, NGOs, and the international community. Based on the analytical findings, the
reports also examined the implementation status of previous
OSCE recommendations.
16 UN (1995).
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