Under colonial rule by various European nations, tensions had long simmered between ethnic Hutus, predominantly farmers, and Tutsis, who raise cattle. Hutus were in the majority while the minority Tutsis generally commanded greater wealth and social position. In 1990 Rwanda … Continue reading →
Following 11 months of deliberation the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has found Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide and war crimes for some of the worst atrocities perpetrated during Bosnia’s 1992 – 1995 war. The United Nations’ Yugoslav … Continue reading →
On 27 June 2017 the Hague Appeals Court upheld an earlier decision that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of some 300 Muslim males who were expelled from a Dutch UN base after the surrounding area … Continue reading →