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Top 10 militant groups who were themselves victims of torture

New Delhi: While militant and fascist groups are condemned for their wrongdoings, there are instances in history when the same groups became the targets of others. The wheel of life turns full circle, when the

India TV News Desk Updated on: February 20, 2014 6:59 IST
 
10. The Yugoslav Serbs


 

The Balkan wars in Yugoslavia was the messiest conflict in European history. Bosnian-Muslims, Albanians, and Croats were all massacred at the hands of genocidal Serbian forces.

Look a little closer and disturbing shades of gray start to emerge—such as the crimes committed against Serbs by Croatian and Albanian forces.

In 1991, Croat officials announced on radio that the war-torn town of Gospic was now safe for ethnic Serbs who had fled when the fighting started.

As the Serbs slowly trickled back in, the local chief of police made a list of the names and homes of the returning civilians.

A few days later, this “death list” was used to round up 120 of them in cattle trucks. Their bodies were later found in mass graves.

Only one man was ever convicted for the massacre.
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