Duško Kondor (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Кондор; 10 June 1947 – 22 February 2007) was a Bosnian Serb human rights activist, a co-founder of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina (leading its Human Rights Education department), and a professor of sociology and philosophy.[1]
Duško Kondor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1947 |
| Died | 22 February 2007 (aged 59) Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation(s) | Human rights activist, professor |
Assassination
editKondor and his daughter were attacked on 22 February 2007 by local gangsters with machine guns. He was killed and she was severely injured.[2] Kondor had been a witness to the killings of 23 Bosniaks in Bijeljina and was cooperating with the State Investigation and Protection Agency.[3] Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time, condemned the killing and expressed his condolences to the family.[4]
Jasmin Baraković, a Bosnian Muslim from Bijeljina, was arrested for the attack and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.[5] Baraković had previously stalked Kondor's daughter for two years. Kondor had informed the police twice that he had received threats from Baraković and sought protection, but they did not take the threats seriously and failed to take action.[6]
The Duško Kondor Civil Courage Award was created to commemorate him and is awarded annually.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Manojlović 2007.
- ^ HRW 2008, p. 376.
- ^ RDL 11 March 2008.
- ^ Kusmuk 23 February 2007.
- ^ Ljubojević 20 November 2007.
- ^ Pazarac 23 February 2007.
- ^ Bartrop 2012, p. 235.
References
edit- Bartrop, Paul R. (2012). A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-31338-678-7.
- "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (in Serbo-Croatian). Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 11 March 2008.
- Ljubojević, Lj. (20 November 2007). "Jasminu Barakoviću 20 godina zatvora". Blic (in Serbo-Croatian).
- Kusmuk, Z. (23 February 2007). "Kondor ubijen na kućnom pragu". Nezavisne novine (in Serbo-Croatian).
- Pazarac, Sadik (23 February 2007). "Ubijen član Helsinškog odbora Duško Kondor". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Serbo-Croatian).
- Manojlović, Lazar (April 2007). "Brutalno ubistvo Duška Kondora". Most časopis za obrazovanje, nauku i kulturu (in Serbo-Croatian) (120).
- World Report 2008 (PDF) (Report). Human Rights Watch. 2008.