The Denial of Jasenovac - A Modern Controversy
Attempts to minimise, relativise and deny the genocide at Jasenovac. The debate over the number of victims. The political use of history. The international reaction.
Read articleCamps and Suffering in the NDH
The Jasenovac camp and other death camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH)
24 articlesDinko Šakić - The Last Commander of Jasenovac
The last commander of Jasenovac (1944-1945). Fled to Argentina, extradited in 1998. Trial in Zagreb in 1999 - sentenced to 20 years. Died in prison in 2008.
Read articleThe Jasenovac Memorial Site - A Place of Remembrance
A 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 articleFriar Miroslav Filipović - The Priest Killer
A 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 articleThe Vatican Ratlines - How the Ustaše Escaped
Secret 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 articleThe Lessons of Jasenovac - What Have We Learned?
What 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 article22 April 1945 - The Liberation of Jasenovac
The 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 articleThe Children's Camp in Sisak – the systematic killing of children
A concentration camp for children in Sisak (1941–1943). Over 1,600 children died of hunger, disease and systematic abuse. The youngest victims – babies.
Read articleJastrebarsko Children's Camp
An Ustaše camp for Serbian children in which more than 1,000 children perished — the youngest victims of the genocide in the NDH.
Read articleStara Gradiška Camp
One of the deadliest camps in the Jasenovac system, primarily for women and children.
Read articleThe Stara Gradiška Camp – the women's death camp
A women's concentration camp in the NDH (1941–1945). At least 12,000 women and children perished. Part of the Jasenovac system.
Read articleJasenovac Death Camp
Jasenovac — the largest death camp in the Independent State of Croatia, where the Ustaše systematically murdered Serbs, Jews, Roma, and anti-fascists.
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