the enclave of srebrenica was taken over in july of 1995. during and after the takeovers until the 30th of november, 1995, serb forces and bosnian serb political and governmental organs carried out peres cacts bosnian muslims and croats. these acts included the implementation of descriptive and discriminatory measures, arbitrary searches, arbitrary arrests, and unlawful detention, forced labor, harassment, torture, rain and other acts of sexual violence, killing, destruction of houses, cultural monuments, and sacred sites, and plunder of property. these forced the croats to flee the municipalities in fear. others were physically driven out. counts four, five, and six, extermination and murder as crimes against humanity and violations of the laws are customs of war. according to the indictment, members of the serb forces and bosnian serb political and governmental organs committed acts of extermination and murder in the aforementioned 23 municipalities in bosnia and herz herzegovi herzegovina. the bosnian serb army and other forces committed

srebrenica is something very, very heavy in ourlands. i n't know if you know ts, but last year serbian government pushed a resolution in the serbian parliament, a resolution ofpology for what took place in srebrenica. >> rose: to all it will victims in? >> to all the victims of srebrenica and this was adopted, this resolution. this means that the serbian rliament, the first parliament in the history of europe to have passed an apology over anything and as you know the history of europe is a history which is full of things that need some kind of contrition. serbian parliament was the first parliament to apology. we took a stance, we took a stance. now, theull truth needs to be established by judicial process in the hague. >> rose: tell me whether mlac could have been brought to justicearlier and should have been brought to justice earlier. and why it took so long whe erybody believed he was being protected by th serbian elements of the serbian army and the national securityorces. >> ithe year 28 we took over... >> rose: i understand that.

she told me it was like being back in srebrenica in 1995 to see him.e her 18-year-old son. he hasn't. never seen her son or found his body. there were strong emotions and mladic was returning it in kind there, juanita? >> he hasn't entered a plea. we understand that the court is adjourned for now. what happens next? >> ha happens next is he has 30 days to enter that plea. the court called for the court to reconvene on the 14th of july at 10:00 a.m. he wants a team of lawyers. he didn't seem satisfied with the court-appointed lawyer, although he was serbian. he will choose lawyers. he wants more time because he's old and infirmed. >> you're watching "world one" live from london. the news continues here on cnn. there's another way to help eliminate litter box dust: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to ...get in the way. not anymore. ink introduces jot. a real time

where he's going to be tried the general who's accused of genocide and ordering the massacre at srebrenica during the war he's threatening to start a hunger strike but he finds that the serbian leadership remains firmly focused on the european union. thank you very much for coming. under which circumstances when did you did you meet. well when i was working for your best during the war the general. more than once. his political leader the former president of the public. another one. you know he has been on trial in the hague since thousand and eight. and. now. it's joined him i met mother church several times between one thousand nine hundred two and ninety ninety five. first time it was in bali the capital of bosnian serbs and then several times in. this city that was shelled the ground. forces. i was weakness soldier of of general killed the civilian people if i'm not throng. seven or. a thousand civilians. were killed by a soldier a self. member so it was my eyes you really yes are you sure that. each was convinced and ruthless nationalist is a true can you guess exactly really i can't

but he's most notorious for the massacre at srebrenica. his soldiers rounded up and murdered more than 7,000 muslim men and boys then dumped the bodies in mass graves. since then, most of the victims have been reburied by relatives who think a trial in the hague is too good for him. "they should bring him here so we mothers can convict him" says shura maleic whose sons were killed at srebrenica. but on the other side of the ethnic divide that persists in this region, hard core serbian nationalists revere ratko mladic. >> he is our war hero. he is the one who fought for serbs. >> reporter: but the way he fought on those balkan battlefields in the eyes of prosecutors at the international criminal court amounts to war crimes-- including genocide. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> smith: here at home, the performance of the housing industry is key to an economic recovery, but the housing market is sliding backward. a report out today says home prices are down more than 5% in the past year, bringing them to levels not seen since 2002. mark

hundred ninety five the bosnian serb forces on the east command attacked the un controlled town of srebrenica with tens of thousands of bosnia and civilians according to the us. and tribe you know more did she spoke thousands of women and children and or did the execution of more than seven thousand men and boys is wanted by the international war crimes tribunals had been on the run for sixteen years before his arrest and extradition to the hague. event caused huge protests in serbia with thousands coming onto the streets of belgrade claiming that han didn't want each over to the hague tribunal was treason many said serbia would prefer their own courts to deal with the case so because arrest and extradition of the former bosnian serb army chief was one of the key conditions for the chance to join the european union potential membership would mean billions of dollars worth of ron take. a listen the main accusation against larry is they should have been it's a massacre. i'm sure he he really is personal responsibility for it well. me personally i wasn't insane bring inside during this. sad case

her son was murdered at srebrenica. she made a throat cutting gesture to pour son. he replied with a gesture of his thumb and forefinger to show that she counted for nothing. >> the fall of ratko mladic like his allies will probably drag on for a long time, but at any rate, the most wanted man in europe has finally been brought to book. >> now to the e. coli outbreak which has much of europe on edge. according to germany's disease control center, there have been nearly 200 new cases in the last two days alone and the deadly strain of bacteria has already claimed 18 lives. meanwhile, russia's standing firmly behind its that of all vegetables from the european union, despite pressure to lift the ban. >> one researcher calls it a strange creature, a microorganism that has evolved into a dangerous form. it has service adapted to stick to the skin of vegetables and to the lining of the human gut. more people in germany have been infected. hundreds now have serious conditions. for the last two days, there have been a lower number of new cases emerging, so the outbreak may

he refused to enter a plea on the charges he faces, including the massacre at srebrenica which claimed the lives of up to 8000 muslim men and boys. he told the tribunal he was gravely ill and needed more time to understand the charges. a former u.s. senator and democratic vice presidential candidate john edwards has been indicted on felony charges by a federal grand jury. during the 2008 presidential race mr. edwards is accused of spending nearly $1 million of campaign money to cover an extramarital affair. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. european and imf officials say that greece will receive -- say that greece will receive another bailout. they have had a notable pickup in exports. the greek government plans further austerity measures. there has been a further sign that the economic recovery in the united states is weakening. unemployment has risen above 9% and only 54,000 jobs were generated in may, far fewer than expected. it is the latest in a series of disappointing economic figures that have led to sharp drops in the u.s. stock market. from boston, our north american e

indicted on eleven of the council of war crimes including the murder of eight thousand muslims at srebrenica the next week hearing will take place in a month law that had been on the run for sixteen years and was arrested in serbia just over a week ago his extradition was touted by the e.u. as a key objective for the country's membership but as a country does are reports that dream doesn't appear to be any closer. still waiting for the green light. serbia's arrest an extradition of former bosnian serb army chief luggage was one of the key conditions for a chance to get one foot in the european union's door a potential membership could mean billions of dollars worth of grant aid and for struggling serbia it's a lifeline but what two official belgrade is a step closer to the e.u. is actually no step at all and a go security issue this is very big news this is a very courageous decision by the serbian president this is one additional step for the answer gratian of serbia into the european union one day is really i know there are. other steps remain to be taken your right to say to the rest of t

with eleven counts of war crimes including his part in the massacre of eight thousand muslims at srebrenica. and that it was arrested last thursday after sixteen years in hiding its handing over to the court was seen as a key condition before service to join the e.u. still there are many steps to be taken before membership and some experts say it's not always this complicated to join a group. those conditions don't need to be met if the e.u. likes you. and romania who admitted for very obvious strategic reasons and didn't meet any particular conditions at all in so doing now the real reason that serbia is outside the e.u. club as it were is that the serbian secession is group problems of course will. not be resolved that's the situation that still needs to be resolved and the e.u. prefers serbia to negotiate regarding that situation while on its knees which is a position that is the publisher is very familiar with those original figure eight thousand came out it came about from these are bigger which islam is side they were prepared in advance. thousands of people were hidden soldiers and d

charges of war crimes during the bosnian conflict including the mass killing eight thousand people in srebrenica in one thousand nine hundred five his family says he's not fit enough to survive a trial. google has accused china's computer hackers of carrying out an attack on its accounts the company said several hundred g. mail accounts have been hijacked some of them belonging to high ranking u.s. officials and chinese government however denies all allegations it's the second time in two years google has pointed china as the base of cyber attacks. because iraq has been paying its last respects to late president. died in moscow last week at a farewell ceremony in the capital's two home it's being attended by thousands of mourners forget about drop strive for days ago after major surgery but the complications are systems look at how the republic trains during his term. was born into a family of teachers here in the smaller because in village of the most locals knew him personally they say he always cared about people's needs and that was key to his success as president villagers are stunned that

devotion mileage says there are still major questions left unanswered over exactly what happened at srebrenica. this would you know mr if there were people killed there were people there were people shot there were people executed its just at the execute i saw in its critics is saying well we found this many bodies we believe this will be how many bodies we find and believe in that assumption we're passing a verdict and calling it genocide this is the crux of the problem we're going to use not to use abuse right mind you. people didn't. mean it's just a question of how many people died and what you're going to stand you should be decent basics of unequal just a geisha is here eight thousand points from a red cross missing persons you were foiled in july nineteen eighty five this was a list of all the people that are going missing in. july and this is this is not a figure of silence now to show your people dead the number it could do complete number of casualties mostly it was revised down from two hundred fifty thousand since alone one hundred thousand everyone over the past eight he is still

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been charged with eleven counts of war crimes including the genocide of eight thousand muslims at srebrenica and nine hundred ninety five a second believe hearing will take place next month a lot of he was arrested last thursday after sixteen years and hiding them and as the trial gets under way balkans historian the voice of mileage says there are still major questions eleven answered over exactly what happened at. this do you understand there were people to three were people who were getting shots there were people executed it's just you know she wanted something it's really it's you saying what you said on this many bodies you believe this should be how many movies. and be sure to believe in that assumption we're going to be informing you jenny said this is the crux of the problem you were used to be used to be shrunk morning to. be sure she probably couldn't go i don't know what's your stance you should. basically basically through just a geisha it is easier to reach the housing crunch from a rich frost missing pushes your portfolio in late july nine hundred ninety four like this you see

on hard evidence that's been marked and yet the number of eight thousand mysie pushing dead in srebrenica has never actually been challenge officially and usually not really been any sort of official evidence that this actually this number is actually accurate. robert lyons the deputy editor of the online magazine that spike doesn't think that what it shows trial will be just as the hague protects the interests of particular nationals. civil war the notorious for being. terrible for there to be of atrocities for the actions that would be a b. on the pile even a regular war. to try to. long after the affair and we're going to calmly try to judge you on what are the standards of a normal society i think we have to accept. that the civil wars happened. i'm sure that there's many things that. were very wrong but i would think the whole essence of the war crimes tribunal is the other side to the pole for the position of the west rather than to to really give people a sense of justice or. the tribunal has no legal ground to exist and it should be dissolved well that's the view of one of our vie

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of genocide he's accused of ordering the killing of some eight thousand muslim men and boys at srebrenica one thousand nine hundred ninety five to three knows are violence found out many are questioning the legitimacy of the evidence sixteen years on the run six days in serbian court and the rest of his life in the hague. official belgrade was more than ready to extradite former bosnian serb army chief that article in a matter of hours but the ice and why is not as ready to prosecute what it is accused of ordering the mass murder of muslim men and boys in the village of sort of a need say in one thousand nine hundred five. the hague tribunal does have a lot of evidence regarding the massacre but is all of it valid the forensic evidence certainly does not support the extra charges over eight thousand victims and. much of the evidence of legitimate combat that's occurred during that period is studiously ignored by the hate crime you know and by the press because they have to do it if they have to bolster the number of. casualties to come somewhat closer to the pardon figure afraid and there

of genocide he's accused of ordering the killing of some eight thousand muslim men and boys at srebrenica in one nine hundred ninety five result his country knows that of his found many questioning the legitimacy of the evidence sixteen years on the run six days in serbian court and the rest of his life in the hague. official belgrade was more than ready to extradite former bosnian serb army chief. in a matter of hours but the i.c.t. y. is not as ready to prosecute a war that is accused of ordering the mass murder of muslim men and boys in the villages that are beneath say in one thousand nine hundred five. the hague tribunal does have a lot of evidence regarding the massacre but is all of it valid if you look at the forensic evidence and. you look at very carefully it is not supported at all anything close to the conclusion that eight thousand people were summarily shot for the conclusion of the servants operation. in somalia from the five. in any criminal case of this nature the first thing you look at is the forensic evidence and the forensic evidence is the flimsiness part of the case

he's now been charged with war crimes, things like genocide, ethnic cleansing, that massacre at srebrenicaing to have a stoic defense. he's proud of his military career and proud of the way he handled himself. i think he's proud of his accomplishments. i think he's going to say that's the course of treatment and the way i have to be as a leader. i had to take care and protect my people. this was as a casualty of war and i did nothing out of the ordinary. it's kind of absurd. >> avery, go ahead. >> yeah, they have to put some kind of defense on. to be honest with you, it would be baffling to figure out what it is. they actually have a videotape where he boasts about the revenge taken for the murder of serbians, what they were back in the 18th century. he says it. they have video and they have his personal diary. so we even saw that sort of mindless macho behavior in the courtroom where he ignored the judge yesterday and said, i'm not going to enter a plea. the judge is bringing him back in july. >> horrific things he's charged with. >> you're exactly right. >> richard and avery, thank you s

in a trial like this, maybe the last big trial conducted in connection with the srebrenica, you haveative, there is no truth, to be given of these events. if that happens as a result of this trial by the prosecution in particular never yielding to any form of domestic or external, whatever you like, international pressure, then i think the reputation of the tribunal will go up and the trial will serve a good purpose. >> begins tomorrow. thank you for your time. >>> this is "world one" live from london. >>> she was looking for a better life but, instead, found her darkest days. >> if i knew this is how my life was going to be, i would never come. i never would have let her take me. >> we take you to the u.s. to meet the victims of modern day slavery. announcer ] in and out. out and in. now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids with helioplex. the first sunblock designed to be applied directly to wet skin. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin kids instantly cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum protective barrier. with we

politics in that region was developing, they did take a much tougher stand, and as you remember in srebrenica in 1995 when there was a colossal massac massacre, the worst in europe, 8,000 moslem men and boys slaughter slaughtered, president clinton bombed the bosnian serbs and their military capability and then forced a peace which lasts to this day. the point is they were unable to deal with the situation at the time. the united states was not projecting its leadership at that time. they were trying to rely on europe. you were in england at the time. europe didn't want to step up and kept telling the world that this was just centuries of ethnic hatred and all sides were equally guilty. it was not. we were not going to stand by and allow those lies to be told. >> you said before, and i found this fascinating, that one of the more shameful periods in your life as a journalist and you applied it to yourself, cnn, other news networks around the world, to all media was rwanda. tell me why. >> well, again, rwanda came around that time. in fact, it was in 1994 in a period of some three months. the

safe haven of srebrenica. in the '90s, the 69-year-old mladic today has been hobbled by a series of strokes and his lawyers appealed his extradition based on his failing health. that appeal was denied. >> i can assure you that we are comfortable debut that he has access to the best possible medical care. >> reporter: mladic is scheduled for arraignment on friday. mladic was arrested last week in verb ya after a 16-year manhunt. joining us is their foreign minister voouk jeremic. >> what's important precondition for lasting reconciliation is the balkans establish the full truth about what happened during that terrible decade of the 1990s. first and foremost we expect the trial will bring up the truth. >> ultimately how was he caught? where did they find him? >> he was -- his last hiding place was in a small village in northern serbia and he was found after we came across a piece of information leading to his arrest. >> there is a report this morning from his attorney that he's been suffering from cancer since 2