International war crimes tribunal upholds convictions on perpetrators of Srebrenica genocide

A judge at the United Nations Yugoslav tribunal upheld convictions of five men for their role in the Srebrenica massacre, reports the BBC.

The men, who were convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), appealed against their convictions for range of atrocities including genocide.

Two men lost their appeals against the charge of genocide, and had their life sentences upheld.

The ICTY has concluded 141 proceedings, with 15 others still ongoing before the court.

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