CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Henić Sarajlić, Ajla |
|---|---|
| Title | Enduring Transition in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Symbolic Reparations for Torture Camp Survivors Case Study of Prijedor |
| Summary | In the wake of war, the victims who have been the target of past human rights violations, are in need of a collective societal response. In this regard, symbolic reparatory justice has become one of the mechanisms that can meet victims needs and sufferings. Concretely, dealing with memory in order to avoid denial and revisionism is essential for the process of healing not only for victims, but also for the political community it which they are ascribed. The purpose of the thesis is to focus the attention to the needs of torture survivors of Omarska, Keraterm and Trnopolje camps settled in 1992 in Prijedor during the Bosnian war. The main finding of the research is that, after more than twenty-five years, survivor’s sufferings remain still unaddressed and the concentration camps are unmarked. This demonstrates how Prijedor, BiH and the former Yugoslav sphere have not reconciled with its evil past. Hence, departing from the belief that an adequate post-conflict environment is essential for the healing of victims and survivors, the research conducted in-depth interviews for making an analysis of the actual demands on truth and justice for survivors in Prijedor. |
| Supervisor | Pap, Andras |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/henic-sarajlic_ajla.pdf |
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