UN judges uphold war crimes conviction and sentence of Ratko Mladic

Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic enters the court room in The Hague, Netherlands, 08 June 2021 Source: EPA/Peter Dejong / POOL

United Nations war crimes judges have upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic [[raht-ko M'LAH-ditch]]. It confirms his central role in Europe’s worst atrocities since World War Two.