Srebrenica massacre

The July 1995 mass killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in and around Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Fall of Srebrenica: The Bosnian Serb capture of Srebrenica on 11 July 1995 after the enclave’s defenses collapsed. The capture began the separation, forced transfers, and killings.
Bosnian War: An armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 following the breakup of Yugoslavia. The massacre occurred within this war and its campaign of territorial conquest.
Hasan Nuhanović: A Bosnian translator for the United Nations in Srebrenica who survived the massacre and campaigned for accountability. His family’s deaths after being expelled from the Dutchbat compound became central to Dutch legal proceedings.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: A United Nations court established to prosecute serious crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars. Its judgments established the massacre as genocide and convicted senior perpetrators.
Dutchbat: The Dutch UN peacekeeping battalion deployed in the Srebrenica enclave during the Bosnian War. Its withdrawal from the town and conduct at the compound became central to accountability debates.
Bosnian genocide: The genocide of Bosniaks during the Bosnian War, including the Srebrenica genocide and other campaigns of mass violence. Srebrenica is the clearest adjudicated instance of genocide in the broader Bosnian conflict.
Munira Subašić: A Bosnian survivor and leader of the Mothers of Srebrenica association. She has represented families seeking truth, identification, and justice for victims.
Krstić case: The 2001 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia judgment convicting Radislav Krstić for aiding and abetting genocide at Srebrenica. It was the first international court judgment to classify the Srebrenica killings as genocide.
Potocari: A village near Srebrenica where thousands of displaced Bosniaks gathered at the Dutchbat compound in July 1995. Bosnian Serb forces separated men and boys from women and children there.
Siege of Srebrenica: The prolonged encirclement and deprivation of the Srebrenica enclave by Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War. The siege left the population crowded, hungry, and dependent on international protection.

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