International court upholds Srebrenica massacre verdicts

In 1995 the Bosnian Serb army killed more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in what was known as the Srebrenica massacre. And after nearly 20 years and a ten-year legal battle, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld in January 2015 its guilty verdicts against five of the men involved, confirming sentences of between 18 years and life for what has been judged to be a crime against humanity involving genocide.

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UN: ICTY: Press Release, 30.01.15: Appeals Chamber upholds convictions of five senior Bosnian Serb officials for Srebrenica and Žepa crimes http://www.icty.org/sid/11618

ESO: Background information: Dutch state liable over 300 Srebrenica deaths http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-state-liable-over-300-srebrenica-deaths/

BBC News, 30.01.15: Srebrenica massacre verdicts upheld at war crimes tribunal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31053503

ESO: Background information: EU rebukes Serbian President for genocide denial http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-rebukes-serbian-president-for-genocide-denial/

EUObserver, 12.06.15: [Opinion] Srebrenica revisited https://euobserver.com/opinion/129091

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