Hague Court Convicts Bosnian Croats for 1993 Massacre
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Netherlands
- Date: January 14, 2000
Article abstract: A war crimes tribunal convicted five Croatian soldiers for atrocities against civilians during the battles that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991-1992.
Aggression Against Bosnia
Yugoslavia began breaking up in 1991, when the republics (similar to U.S. states or Canadian provinces) of Slovenia and Croatia seceded from the federation that had existed since 1918. In 1992, the republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina also seceded. This sparked a multilateral war between Bosnia’s three main ethnic groups (Croats, Serbs, and Bosnian Muslims,...
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