The Law of War

And so, incredibly, children are not only the main victims of this war, but also its unwilling
perpetrators... The girls told me they had been given to rebel commanders as "wives"
and forced to bear them children. The boys said they had been forced to walk for days
knowing they would be killed if they showed any weakness, and in some cases forced
even to murder their family members... every night up to 10,000 children walk into the
centre of Kitgum... because they are not safe in their own beds... more than 25,000
children have been kidnapped ...this year an average of 20 children have been abducted
every week.
The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation and has issued
indictments against LRA leaders.
1991–1999: Yugoslav Wars
1991–1995: Croatian War of Independence
Armed Conflict
Perpetrator
Croatian War of Independence Yugoslav People's Army, Army Of Serbian Krajina
And Paramilitary Units
Incident Type of Crime Persons Responsible Notes
Battle of Vukovar War crimes JNA, Serb Volunteer August 25-November
(indiscriminate shelling
of city for 87 days until
it was leveled to the
ground. At least 1,798
Guard. Mile
Mrkšić and Veselin
Šljivančanin sentenced by the
ICTY.
18, 1991
killed, civilians and
soldiers)
Ovčara
massacre [212]
Stajićevo
camp, Morinj
camp, Sremska
Mitrovica
camp, Velepromet
camp, Knin camp
Dalj killings
War crimes (Over 264
civilians and wounded
POWs executed
after Battle of
Vukovar)
Torture of POWs and
illegal detention of
civilians
Serb Territorial Defense and
paramilitary units. Mile
Mrkšić sentenced to 20
years, Veselin
Šljivančanin sentenced to 10
years. Miroslav
Radić acquitted.
Milosevic indicted by the
ICTY.
War crimes (Execution Territorial Defense of SAO
of 11 detainees) SBWS
under Željko
Ražnatović. Dalj was also one
of the charges on
the Slobodan Milošević ICTY
indictment.
Dalj massacre War crimes (Massacre Territorial Defense of SAO
of 28 detainees) SBWS
under Željko
Ražnatović. Dalj was also one
of the charges on
the Slobodan Milošević ICTY
indictment.
Lovas massacre War crimes Yugoslav People's Army,
Territorial Defense of SAO
18–21 November
1991; bodies buried in
a mass grave
November 1991-
March 1992
September 21, 1991;
bodies buried in a
mass grave in the
village of Celija
October 4, 1991
On October 10, 1991
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