Following the announcement of Mladić’s death, public gatherings and displays glorifying the convicted war criminal took place in several locations in Serbia
Belgrade’s decision to honour the convicted Bosnian Serb military commander after his death has triggered sharp criticism and dismay
A war does not end when the people who fought it die, but when the generations born afterward refuse to inherit the enemies of their parents and grandparents
The Bosnian Serb commander remains a hero to many Serbs who see him as a defender of their people, not the architect of Europe’s worst atrocity since World War II
HRA says Jovan Vučurović denied the Srebrenica genocide, glorified Chetnik ideology, belittled LGBT people, promoted Republika Srpska separatism and called Kosovo a “fake state”
The dark episode remains a stark reminder of the consequences of ethnic hatred and the limitations of international peacekeeping
