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Srebrenica

A woman stands at a memorial.

25 years after Srebrenica massacre, int’l crimes are still difficult to prosecute

Justice

In 1990, Bosnian Serb forces killed about 8,000 Muslim men and boys during the Balkan conflict in what’s now known as the Srebrenica massacre. It was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. But 25 years on, war crimes and crimes against humanity are rarely prosecuted. David Scheffer, who was the US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues from 1997 to 2001, explains why.

Radovan Karadzic

20 years later, a genocide conviction for architect of the war in Bosnia

Conflict
Vitomir Spiric in his home in Phoenix.

A Bosnian Serb in Phoenix says he’s been labeled a war criminal without ever being tried or convicted

Conflict
A group of Serbian-speaking men have a leisurely lunch at the Q2 Café in Phoenix. The café, run by a Bosnian Serb refugee, aims to attract patrons from all parts of the former Yugoslavia.

Brutal enemies 20 years ago, they’re learning to get along. In Phoenix.

Conflict

Srebrenica elections lays bare old tensions between Serbs, Bosniaks

Global Politics
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The World

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Conflict & Justice

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Conflict & Justice

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The World

Dutch Guilt Over 1995 Bosnian Massacre

Conflict & Justice

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Thijs Bouwknegt, a reporter for Radio Netherlands Worldwide, about Dutch reaction to the capture of Bosnian Serb indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Dutch troops were faulted for failing to prevent the 1995 massacre.

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