Unmarked atrocity site:
Šamac, detention camp in Crkvina

Location: Village of Crkvina in the Šamac Municipality, agricultural cooperative warehouse

Entity: Republika Srpska

Ethnic group: Predominantly Bosniaks and Croats

Commemorations: 7 May

Other information: After Serb forces seized Šamac, non-Serbs, mostly Croats and Bosniaks, were illegally detained at a number of sites in this municipality. One such site is the agricultural cooperative warehouse near the centre of the village of Crkvina. On 7 May 1992, 16 detainees were first beaten and then killed by three members of the paramilitary unit “Sivi vukovi” [Grey Wolves] from Serbia. The warehouse that served as a detention camp is still standing and is being used for storage and sale of cattle feed. However, there is no sign to indicate that this was the site of an atrocity.

Data source(s): International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Judgement, Prosecutor v. Blagoje Simić et al., IT-95-9-T, www.icty.org, Local partners, Fieldwork

Photographed: 31 October 2012

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