The Srebrenica Massacre occurred in July 1995 during the Bosnian War, when Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica, a designated safe area protected by the United Nations. Over a period of several days, thousands of Bosniak men and boys were systematically executed, while women and children were forcibly displaced. This event is considered one of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II. The massacre resulted in the deaths of approximately 8,000 individuals and has been classified as genocide by international courts. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) later prosecuted several key figures for their roles in the massacre, highlighting the need for accountability in the face of such human rights violations.