Prijedor massacres
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The Prijedor massacres were a series of mass killings, ethnic cleansing, and abuses committed primarily against Bosniak and Croat civilians in and around the town of Prijedor during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic cleansing campaign
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war crime ⓘ |
| cause | Serb takeover of Prijedor municipal government in 1992 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
arbitrary detention
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enforced disappearances ⓘ expulsion of non-Serb population ⓘ summary executions ⓘ systematic persecution ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 31 May ⓘ |
| conflict | Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| endTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| ethnicTarget |
Bosniaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAssessmentBy | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Prijedor
NERFINISHED
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Prijedor municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | ITN and Guardian reports on Omarska ⓘ |
| memorial | White Armband Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
destruction of cultural property
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destruction of religious sites ⓘ forced deportations ⓘ mass executions ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ systematic detention ⓘ |
| notablePlace |
Biscani
NERFINISHED
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Brdo NERFINISHED ⓘ Carakovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Hambarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Keraterm camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kozarac NERFINISHED ⓘ Omarska camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakovcani NERFINISHED ⓘ Trnopolje camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | over 3000 killed ⓘ |
| partOf | ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Army of Republika Srpska
NERFINISHED
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Bosnian Serb forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Serb Crisis Staff of Prijedor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | coup in Prijedor municipal assembly April 1992 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| result |
large-scale displacement of Croats from Prijedor municipality
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near-complete expulsion of Bosniaks from Prijedor municipality ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992 ⓘ |
| victim |
Bosniak civilians
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Croat civilians ⓘ |
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