1. 10 Stages of Genocide in Bosnia

2. Classification Groups of people were separated into “us” and “them”
People were classified by their background

3. Symbolization People were given labels, not “Bosnian”
“Serb” or “Croat”
This made it easy to see one group as an enemy

4. Discrimination

5. Dehumanization Lowering of one group of people under another
Croats and Muslims labeled as subhuman and outsiders
They were viewed as enemies and seen as a threat

6. Organization
There were various planned acts of murder upon the Croats and Bosnian Muslims
Civilians were told that there were safe zones and they would not be harmed there
This ended up being false as the Serbian military was sent there to murder innocent people

7. Polarization
Croats and Serbian Muslims were seen as outsiders who were unwelcomed in Bosnia

8. Preparation
Different areas were set up to kill innocent people: towns, schools, safe zones

9. Persecution

10. Extermination
The Srebrenica massacre is one of the largest group of killings that took place during the Bosnian genocide
Estimated 8,000 victims were murdered in the town of Srebrenica

11. Denial Hidden and denied crimes Often mass graves or burning sites
Trying to hide what was known or done
Slobodan Milosevic, who was responsible for the genocide, died before he could be brought to justice