MSF and Srebrenica, 1993-2003
Laurence Binet
The case study ‘MSF and Srebrenica 1993-2003' explores the constraints and dilemmas raised when MSF spoke out about the events that occurred in Srebrenica's Muslim enclave. The enclave was besieged in 1993 and then seized by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995. 8,000 men over the age of 16 were massacred, despite the presence of United Nations peacekeeping forces supposedly providing protection in what had been declared a ‘security zone'. With teams present in the enclave throughout, Médecins Sans Frontières testified to what happened and called on the various countries involved to hold inquiries and establish where military and political responsibility lay for the fall of the enclave and abandon of the people of Srebrenica.
To cite this content :
Laurence Binet, “MSF and Srebrenica, 1993-2003”, 17 juillet 2015, URL : https://msf-crash.org/en/war-and-humanitarianism/msf-and-srebrenica-1993-2003
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