Amanda Hukanović

Amanda Hukanović is a Bosnian-American professional currently based in Boston. She was born in Prijedor, Bosnia & Herzegovina and arrived to the United States as a refugee in the early stages of her life. She recently completed her Master’s Degree in Public Policy and International Law at The American University of Paris, where she focused on post-conflict reconstruction in the Balkans and the economy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During her studies, Amanda completed a court analysis and observation of the Mladić trial, as well as the Oxford International Human Rights Law Programme. As an activist, she hopes to advance policy that promotes gender equality in a multiethnic Bosnia. Amanda graduated from Simmons College in 2013 with her B.A. in International Relations and minors in Political Science and Economics. At Simmons, she was the Director of America Reads, a group that tutors and mentors youth at the Ellis Mendell Elementary School. She was also a member of the Simmons College Honors Program and a Senior Leader in the U.S. State Department Program, Women Changing the Face of Leadership.

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“Butcher of Bosnia” Found Guilty of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws or Customs of War

“Butcher of Bosnia” Found Guilty of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws or Customs of War

As forecast earlier this week, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia delivered the long-awaited guilty verdict to the infamous “Butcher of Bosnia”, Ratko Mladić. As the dust of yesterday’s judgment begins to ...
Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws of War: Will the final “Butcher of Bosnia” judgment bring justice to victims?

Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws of War: Will the final “Butcher of Bosnia” judgment bring justice to victims?

The dissolution of Yugoslavia, fuelling genocide and mass-scale atrocities in the region, set the stage for a tumultuous future of the apprehension of perpetrators and a quest for justice for victims. The establishment of an ad hoc ...