The systematic destruction of the Serbian people — the camps of the Independent State of Croatia, Srebrenica, and the pogroms in Kosovo and Metohija
29 articlesPotočari, 5 km from Srebrenica - the former UN base where, on 12-13 July 1995, the VRS separated men from women and children. Today a memorial center with 6,671 buried (as of 2024) and a wall bearing 8,372 names of the victims of the genocide. Every year on 11 July - commemoration.
Read articleSrebrenica, juli 1995 - Pad UN "Safe Area" i ubijanje 8,372 Bošnjaka. KONTEKST: 1992-1995 Naser Orić napada srpska sela (1,200-3,500 srpskih žrtava) → VRS osveta juli 1995. ICJ 2007 utvrdio "genocid", ali srpska pozicija: "Ratna osveta, ne genocid". Ratko Mladić doživotna, Naser Orić oslobođen - dvostruki standard?
Read article11-13 July 1995 - 15,000 Bosniaks (soldiers and civilians) attempt a breakthrough through the forest from Srebrenica to Tuzla (60 km). The VRS placed ambushes, mined the roads, artillery. 8,000+ killed or captured and executed. 3,000-4,000 managed to break through to Tuzla. Survivor: "We walked over corpses."
Read articleDutchbat (the Dutch UN battalion) - 400 soldiers in Srebrenica with a mandate to protect the "Safe Area". 11-13 July 1995 - the VRS enters without resistance, Dutchbat passively watches the separation of 8,372 men. UN report 1999: "A systemic failure". Netherlands 2002 - the government resigned.
Read articlePre pada Srebrenice (juli 1995), Naser Orić i 28. divizija ARBiH (1992-1995) izvršili napade na 50+ srpskih sela oko Srebrenice. Procena: 1,200-3,500 srpskih civila ubijeno. Božić 1993 - napad na Kravicu (46 civila ubijeno). ICTY osudio Orića ali oslobodio (2008). Kontekst rata - ne opravdanje za genocid, ali objašnjenje zašto je došlo do osvete.
Read articleA memorial centre and museum at the site of the Jasenovac camp. The Flower Monument by Bogdan Bogdanović. A database of 83,145 names of victims. Annual commemoration on 22 April.
Read articleA Franciscan priest and commander of Jasenovac (1942). Personally took part in the killing of at least 2,000 people. Hanged in 1946 - one of the few Ustaše to be punished.
Read articleSecret escape routes through the Vatican (1945-1950). Thousands of Nazis and Ustaše fled to South America with the help of the Catholic Church. The involvement of senior Church officials is documented.
Read articleWhat does Jasenovac teach us about genocide, human nature, and the dangers of nationalism? How can we prevent it from happening again? Lessons for the future.
Read articleThe day the Jasenovac concentration camp was liberated by the Partisans. The prisoners' uprising of 20-21 April. Of 1,073 who fled, 80-90 survived. Several hundred exhausted survivors were found.
Read articleA concentration camp for children in Sisak (1941–1943). Over 1,600 children died of hunger, disease and systematic abuse. The youngest victims – babies.
Read articleA women's concentration camp in the NDH (1941–1945). At least 12,000 women and children perished. Part of the Jasenovac system.
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