General information

Call No.:

350-1-1:58/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #58 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00000058

Date of air

1993-06-01

Date

1993

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

Bosnian

Notes

Rape • Torture • Prison Camps • Destruction Civilian Property • Ethnic Cleansing • Military/Para-Military • Refugee/Ex-Pow ID

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

Mediha Bekic (her face concealed to preserve her anonymity), from Vogosca near Sarajevo, describes how she was raped and beaten by Bosnian Serb soldiers. Saida and Samira Ajanovic (filmed on May 22,1993) from Sljedovici, Rogatica, describe how their village was attacked. Incidents of rape, ethnic cleansing and forced conversion of Muslims to Orthodox Christian faith are discussed. Perpetrators are identified from Pale, Rogatica, Serbia and Pakrac. Other rape victims describe their experiences as well (TV BiH, SAT3). A testimony is featured by a convicted perpetrator, Borislav Herak (TV BiH), a Bosnian Serb soldier, and is accompanied by commentary from Sister Ancilla and Dr. Ante Drozanovic (TV BiH) about the traumas endured by rape victims.

Context

Associated Names

State Commission For Gathering Facts on War Crimes in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina (Producer)