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The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a UN court that prosecuted war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the former Yugoslavia since 1991. It was established in 1993 and dissolved in 2017, and its successor is the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a court that tried war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Balkans. This article lists the 161 people who were indicted by the ICTY, along with their allegiance, charges, status, sentence and date.
The Bosnian genocide (Bosnian: Bosanski genocid / Босански геноцид) took place during the Bosnian War of 1992–1995 [8] and included both the Srebrenica massacre and the wider crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing campaign perpetrated throughout areas controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). [9]
Serbia was a constituent subject of the SFR Yugoslavia and later the FR Yugoslavia, which collapsed in 1991-1992. Serbia was involved in the wars in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo, and faced sanctions, NATO bombing, and war crimes trials.
NATO carried out an aerial bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 to stop its ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo. The bombings lasted for two months and caused substantial damage to Yugoslav economy and infrastructure, as well as civilian casualties.
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place from 1991 to 2001 in the region of the former Yugoslavia. They resulted in the breakup of Yugoslavia into six independent countries, massive deaths and displacements, and war crimes trials.
The Hague Tribunal sentenced Mitar Vasiljević to 15 years for crimes against humanity. [10] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has processed the following for war crimes in Višegrad: Milan Lukić (Life) [8] Sredoje Lukić (30 years, [8] 27 years upon appeal)
A comprehensive overview of the war crimes that have violated the laws and customs of war since 1899. The article covers various conflicts, such as the Second Boer War, the Philippine–American War, the Herero Wars, and the Balkan Wars, and provides summaries and sources for each case.