The Hague Hilton

Reuters 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.
Cells are seen in one of the wings of the Detention Unit.
Cells are seen in one of the wings of the Detention Unit.
An unoccupied cell is seen at the Detention Unit.
An unoccupied cell is seen at the Detention Unit.
A UN security guard sits at the table in a visiting room.
A UN security guard sits at the table in a visiting room.
Boxes with audio visual recordings are stored at shelves of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY).
Boxes with audio visual recordings are stored at shelves of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY).
Tennis and basketball courts are seen through the bars of a cell.
Tennis and basketball courts are seen through the bars of a cell.

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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