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Ethnic Cleansing in the Bosnian War

This is a thorough article on the Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina; including an overview of the genocide, maps, statistics, and photographs.

Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Human Rights

Women at the monument for victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Massacre. At the annual memorial ceremony in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

Women at the monument for victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Massacre. At the annual memorial ceremony in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007

International Response

The International Court of Justice at the Hague, where prosecutions took place related to the Srebrenica Massacre.

The International Court of Justice at the Hague, where prosecutions took place related to the Srebrenica Massacre.

Remembrance

The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially known as the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide, is the memorial-cemetery complex in Srebrenica set up to honour the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially known as the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide, is the memorial-cemetery complex in Srebrenica set up to honour the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

Resistance

An exhumed victim of the Srebrenica Massacre is reburied in the annual memorial ceremony at Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

An exhumed victim of the Srebrenica Massacre is reburied in the annual memorial ceremony at Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

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