The Hague Hilton

Published September 28, 2011
Chairs for accused are seen in a waiting room just outside a courtroom.
Chairs for accused are seen in a waiting room just outside a courtroom.

The road for former Yugoslavia's war criminals ends here, at “The Hague Hilton”. In this section of the international criminal court's Scheveningen detention unit, 40 or so accused from the former Yugoslavia live in remarkable harmony and comfort awaiting trial or sentencing. Men who fought or allegedly exterminated on the basis of religion or ethnic group in the 1990s when they were free now sit down at the same table to celebrate each other's religious festivals. -Photos by Reuters

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