Crimes Against Humanity News

Ratko Mladić, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, dies in The Hague at 84

Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague at age 84. He was serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. His death was confirmed by Serbian state media, his lawyer, and UN officials. Mladić, known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' was a central figure in the ethnic cleansing campaign that killed over 100,000 people. Reactions were divided: Bosnian Serb leaders condemned his death as a 'murder' and praised him as a defender, while victims' families and human rights groups emphasized the need for continued justice and memory of the atrocities.