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The Bosnian Genocide. By Kyle Mitchell. Causes. Yugoslavia was divided into several countries. The Serbian government in Srebrenica wanted Bosnians out of areas in which they had a majority of the population. Ethnic Cleansing. 200,000 people were killed 12,000 of which where children
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TheBosnian Genocide By Kyle Mitchell
Causes • Yugoslavia was divided into several countries. • The Serbian government in Srebrenica wanted Bosnians out of areas in which they had a majority of the population.
Ethnic Cleansing • 200,000 people were killed • 12,000 of which where children • 50,000 women were raped • 2.2 million people where forced to leave their homes
Results • In February of 2007 the International Court of Justice decided that this constituted as an act of genocide. • The House of Representatives and senate declared a resolution for the people killed in the Bosnian genocide.