Genocide Verdicts

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was the first international criminal court to issue convictions for the genocide committed in Europe in the case of Srebrenica. The ICTY in The Hague delivered its first verdict establishing genocide in the case of Radislav Krstić on April 19, 2004.

"Those who plan and carry out genocide aim to deprive humanity of the diverse richness provided by its peoples, races, ethnic groups, and religions. It is a crime against all of humanity, and its consequences are felt not only by the group targeted for extermination but by all of humanity," stated this historic verdict by the ICTY.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and its successor, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), have issued 16 convicting verdicts for genocide and other crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995. Among those convicted are the political and military leader of the Republika srpska, Radovan Karadžić, and Ratko Mladić, as well as the former head of the State Security Service of Serbia, Jovica Stanišić.

Before the ICTY/IRMCT, those convicted for genocide and other crimes committed in Srebrenica in July 1995 include:

1. Radislav Krstić
2. Vujadin Popović
3. Ljubiša Beara
4. Drago Nikolić
5. Radivoje Miletić
6. Vinko Pandurević
7. Ljubomir Borovčanin
8. Milan Gvero
9. Zdravko Tolimir
10. Vidoje Blagojević
11. Dragan Jokić
12. Radovan Karadžić
13. Ratko Mladić
14. Dražen Erdemović
15. Momir Nikolić
16. Dragan Obrenović
17. Jovica Stanišić
18. Franko Simatović

Former President of Serbia Slobodan Milošević passed away before a verdict was pronounced.