Human Rights

A thorough exploration causes, effects, and remembrance of the events of the Bosnian genocide. Includes primary sources, history analysis, and a great list of resources.

News Report: In this half-hour special program, we take a look back through the eyes of a number of people in Colorado who witnessed the Bosnian war firsthand — from the refugees who escaped to Denver, to a soldier who helped with peacekeeping, and the former DU professor who helped broker the peace agreement.
 

Current updates on Bosnia Herzegovina and contemporary conversations and issues in the region.

During the conflict in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995, an estimated 100,000 people were killed. Approximately 80 percent of the civilians killed were Bosnian Muslims, known as Bosniaks.

The overview and the language of the case concerning the application of the convention and prevention of Genocide "CASE CONCERNING APPLICATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA v. YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)"
Order of 13 September 1993

In April 1992, the government of the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia. Over the next several years, Bosnian Serb forces, with the backing of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav army, perpetrated atrocious crimes against Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croatian civilians, resulting in the deaths of some 100,000 people (80 percent of them Bosniak) by 1995.