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The Bosnian War (1992-1995) was responsible for extreme acts of violence (ethnic cleansing in the Bosnian War) and an economic collapse. Today Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society - the population consists of: Bosniaks 48.4%, Serbs 32.7%, Croats 14.6%, and others 4.3%; while the religious makeup is: Muslim 40% ...
The Women's Antifascist Front of Bosnia and Herzegovina confronted the issues faced by Muslim women in the late 1940s, organizing literacy classes and health seminars. The organization launched a massive campaign to encourage Bosnian women to vote, which achieved an extraordinary result, with almost 100% of women turning up to vote. [ 3 ]
Sexual violence in the Bosnian War (2 C, 14 P) W. Women of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 C, 4 P) ... Pages in category "History of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina"
Vilina Vlas was a rape camp active during the Bosnian War.It served as one of the main detention facilities where Bosniak civilian prisoners were beaten, tortured and murdered and women were raped by prison guards during the Višegrad massacres in the Bosnian War of the 1990s.
Croatia's president Ivo Josipović apologised in April 2010 for his country's role in the Bosnian War. Bosnia and Herzegovina's then-president Haris Silajdžić in turn praised relations with Croatia, remarks that starkly contrasted with his harsh criticism of Serbia the day before. "I'm deeply sorry that the Republic of Croatia has contributed ...
The Vraca Memorial Park (Serbo-Croatian: Spomen-park Vraca / Спомен-парк Враца) is a park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1] It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.
Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia; Agrokomerc; Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Operation Amanda; Assault on Majevica (1995) Assault on Vlašić (1995) Association of Women Victims of War
The organisation's founder and president Bakira Hasečić is a Bosniak woman from Višegrad, in the Drina valley of eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was herself a victim of the notorious war criminal Milan Lukić during the rape campaign that was a significant component of the ethnic cleansing of Višegrad in 1992.