Quick Day 2

First class today was very interesting. Our teacher has been involved with the UN and human rights for a long time and is very knowledgeable. Yet, befitting a human rights professor he is extremely kind and has a good sense of humor. We walked to the market today to buy some lunch food and of course some beer.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was very interesting. We had to sit in a separate room with armed guards. Then, when the witness entered they closed shades over the window, distorted his voice and image, and used a pseudonym. Crazy. Plus, we met with a presiding judge and one of the prosecutors who gave us special presentations in the prosecutor’s meeting area, an area of the court where the public is usually not allowed. It is actually a historic place where they decided to bring charges against the Yugoslavian political leaders for genocide, murder, and persecution. Plus, the prosecutor showed us some video they used as evidence; video of leaders and soldiers murdering people, it was very intense. Anyway, I have to get going, it’s late here and I still have to read.