ESSAY !
The word Genocide means killing or destroying members of an ethic group because of their race, nationality or religion. It is one of the worst crimes that people ever came across when thousands and millions of people were murdered. From 1992-1995 that was happening in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Bosnia is a country in south-eastern Europe that emerged after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1980. The conflict between the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia, the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims, resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against the Muslims in this …show more content…
Srebrenica is considered the largest murder in Europe after the Second World War were over 8,000 people were killed in this bloody massacre. A NATO peace-keeping force was deployed which is still there, facing intractable social and administrative problems. Later, in 1996, election was held which produced a three-man presidency representing the main Bosnian groups. Srebrenica was re-inhabited but Serbia left huge internal displacement of population from which the people have not yet recovered. The tragedy of this place will forever haunt the history of the U.N, a massacre of people who believed that Un will help them and they will be safe.
Evaluation of the sources http://www.history.com/topics/bosnian-genocide - This website briefly explained the story of what happened in Bosnia. It contained enough information for me to be able to know the basic stuff about the event from the 1995.It was easy to read, language was clear and I could cross-check it with my other sources. The website had many links for some good articles about what genocide is which helped me a lot with my essay. www.nytimes.com - This website gave me primary source information about Srebrenica Massacre. It contained articles from time when the war broke-out but also the period during the genocide (1992-1995). The articles showed the political side of the conflict and it was really interesting and instructive form me to learn something from a different point of