Dutch court rules Netherlands 'liable' for Srebrenica deaths

Lawyers for a group of Bosnian women say they're not thinking about possible compensation, following a landmark Dutch court ruling over the wartime massacre in the town of Srebrenica.

Dutch soldiers in their Potocari compound in Bosnia in 1995 - AAP-1.jpg

Dutch soldiers in their UN compound in Potocari in 1995.

Lawyers for a group of Bosnian women say they're not thinking about possible compensation, following a landmark Dutch court ruling over the wartime massacre in the town of Srebrenica.

The court has ruled that the Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of more than 300 Muslim men and boys who were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in 1995.

The ruling relates to the actions of a Dutch UN soldiers stationed in the nearby town of Potocari, who were supposed to be policing what the UN had declared to be a safe zone for civilians.

Lawyer Semir Guzin told Kristina Kukolja the priority now is to try to extend legal recognition of Dutch responsibility for the deaths of many more massacre victims.

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