Batković
Batković | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| City | Bijeljina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Batković (Serbian Cyrillic: Батковић) is a village in the City of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Concentration camp
Batković village was the site of the Batković camp, believed to be the first concentration camp in operation during the Bosnian War. It was run by Serbs from 1 April 1992 until late January 1996.[2] The prisoners were predominantly Bosnian Muslims, who were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed by Serbs.[3][4]
References
- ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
- ^ "Preživjeli logoraš iz Batkovića: I danas sanjam da mi neko ulazi u kuću i stavlja pušku na čelo". Oslobođenje. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "FRIENDSHIPS FLOURISHED IN BATKOVIC PRISON CAMP". Sense Agency. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "The Serbian Project and Its Adversaries: A Strategy of War Crimes". Google Books. 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
44°51′13″N 19°11′47″E / 44.85361°N 19.19639°E
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