Srebrenica survivors sue UN and Dutch govt

Lawyers for thousands of survivors of Europe’s worst massacre since the Second World War are suing the United Nations and the Dutch government.

Srebrenica survivors sue UN and Dutch govt
Mon, 04 Jun, 2007 - 10:24

Lawyers for thousands of survivors of Europe’s worst massacre since the Second World War are suing the United Nations and the Dutch government.

A writ being filed today accuses them of failing to protect civilians in the Srebrenica safe haven when Bosnian Serb forces overran it in 1995 and slaughtered around 8,000 men.

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