John Kerry: ISIS Is Carrying Out 'Genocide'
The secretary of state says the atrocities by the radical Islamic group constitute genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims.
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Bosnians Remember When Their City Became 'One Big Concentration Camp'
It has been 20 years since the massacre at Srebrenica, Bosnia, when some 8,000 Bosnian men and boys died or went missing. Bosnian-Americans now living in Missouri can't escape the memories.
20 Years After Srebrenica, Anger Over Genocide Still Runs Hot
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who was attending a ceremony in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the 1995 massacre, was driven away by a crowd throwing rocks and bottles.
No Genocide Proven In 1990s Serbia-Croatia Conflict, Court Rules
The conflict that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s included widespread violence, says the International Court of Justice. But it adds that the violence can't be deemed genocide.
The Man Who Coined 'Genocide' Spent His Life Trying To Stop It
Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the word in 1943, as part of his lifelong campaign to make the world acknowledge and prosecute the crime. A new documentary, Watchers of the Sky, tells his story.