GENOCIDE OVER BOSNIAKS IN SREBRENICA, A UN SAFE HEAVEN ZONE, IN JULY 1995

Abstract

During the time of the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991-1995), besides the crimes against the peace and security of mankind, in the occupied and surrounded territories of the country, numerous crimes over the civilian population have taken place including genocide over Bosniak people. Security Council of UN has brought a Resolution (no. 819) based on Chapter VII , of the United Nations Resolution in which it is stated that: “ all parties and others concerned treat Srebrenica and its surroundings as a safe area which should be free from any armed attack or any other hostile act”. This document also demands an “immediate cessation of armed attacks … against Srebrenica and their immediate withdrawal from the areas surrounding Srebrenica”. “Army of Republic of Srpska” has, however, occupied Srebrenica, a “Safe area” of UN, on July 11th, 1995. In Srebrenica and its surrounding areas, in July 1995 a massive scale crime has been committed over the Bosnian Muslims of the territory. It was an act of genocide over the Muslim civilians. Size of the area in which crime was committed, the speed in which thousands of people were murdered, the size of the territory where the corps have been buried in mass graves and numerous displaces of human remains of the murdered and finally the number of those who directly participated in committing and later concealing these crimes is a sufficient proof that a large number of people were aware of these crimes and worked on concealing the same. Genocide over Bosnian Muslims on the territory of safe area of UN, committed before the eyes of the whole world, and undoubtedly with the assistance and the passiveness of UN forces, whose duty was to protect the civilians of the area, is a part of the immediate
preparation for the later coming Dayton Agreement, in their traditional manner, and all for the reason of securing for Serbia strategically important border area.