Srebrenica genocide

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The Srebrenica genocide was the July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War, recognized as the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Srebrenica genocide canonical 7
Srebrenica massacre 5
Srebrenica 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crime against humanity
genocide
massacre
war crime
annualCommemorationDate July 11
burialPractice mass graves
secondary mass graves
commander Ratko Mladić
conflict Bosnian War
consequence convictions for genocide at ICTY
international recognition of genocide in Srebrenica
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
dateEnd 1995-07-22
dateStart 1995-07-11
historicalContext breakup of Yugoslavia
ethnic conflict in the Balkans
ICJCase Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007)
surface form: Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
legalClassification genocide under international law
legalProceeding Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
surface form: Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić

Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić
Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladić
location Potočari
Srebrenica
memorial Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery
method forced deportations
mass executions
separation of men and boys from women and children
motive elimination of Bosniaks from eastern Bosnia
ethnic cleansing
numberOfVictims >8000
partOf Bosnian War
peacekeepingContingent Dutchbat
peacekeepingCountry Netherlands
perpetrator Army of Republika Srpska
Army of Republika Srpska
surface form: Bosnian Serb forces

Army of Republika Srpska
surface form: Drina Corps of the Army of Republika Srpska
politicalLeader Radovan Karadžić
recognizedAs worst atrocity in Europe since World War II
recognizedBy European Parliament
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
relatedEntity Republika Srpska
relatedEvent Srebrenica offensive of July 1995
surface form: Siege of Srebrenica
timePeriod July 1995
UNPeacekeepingForce UNPROFOR
UNResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 819
UNSafeArea Srebrenica
victimGroup Bosniaks
Bosniaks
surface form: Bosnian Muslims

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bosniaks genocideVictimGroup Srebrenica genocide
Yugoslav Wars significantEvent Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) concerns Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) locationOfCrimes Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) finding Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre constituted genocide
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) relatedEvent Srebrenica genocide
Bosnian War majorEvent Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre
Bosnian War perpetratorOf Srebrenica genocide
Ratko Mladić notableFor Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre
Ratko Mladić participatedIn Srebrenica genocide
Army of Republika Srpska responsibleFor Srebrenica genocide
Višegrad massacres relatedEvent Srebrenica genocide
Radislav Krstić perpetratorOf Srebrenica genocide
Radislav Krstić perpetratorOf Srebrenica genocide
this entity surface form: Srebrenica massacre