MIP presents to highs school students at “Seeking Justice from Nuremberg to The Hague” seminar

On 24 May 2024, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) delivered online presentation to 20 high school students from across Europe as part of a seminar entitled “Seeking Justice from Nuremberg to The Hague”. The seminar was organised in cooperation with the European Association of History Educators (EuroClio) and the International Association for Intercultural Education.

Ms. Anisa Sućeska, MIP Youth Outreach Coordinator, led the presentation which aimed to provide students with an insight into the work and legacy of the ICTY and the Mechanism, showcasing the utilisation of their archives to understand the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s.

She also introduced the MIP’s digital toolkits and video productions, guiding participants through a range of archival materials, such as testimonies, audio and video evidence, transcripts, and historical documents. She demonstrated how these resources can be used for educational purposes, using the example of MIP’s online exhibition Srebrenica: Timeline of a Genocide, which was shown to the students during the seminar.

At the end of the presentation, a discussion took place. Students shared their ideas and experiences on international criminal justice, exploring definitions of justice and injustice, the Nuremberg trials, and the development of the ICTY, the Mechanism, and the International Criminal Court.

The aim of the MIP is to improve the knowledge and understanding of citizens and communities in the countries of the former Yugoslavia about the crimes committed during the conflicts of the 1990s, based on ICTY and Mechanism cases. The MIP is funded by the European Union.