Greece to investigate possible involvement in Srebrenica killings News
Greece to investigate possible involvement in Srebrenica killings

[JURIST] A Greek prosecutor launched an investigation on Monday to probe possible Greek involvement in the Srebrenica killings in Bosnia in 1995 [JURIST news archive]. Several Bosnian Serbs have already been arrested [JURIST report] for their roles. Many of the arrested were members of a paramilitary group [JURIST report] alleged to be under the direct control of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic [JURIST news archive]. Greece is concerned about a number of citizens who volunteered to join Christian Serb forces during the war, but has ruled out any participation by Greek government soldiers. Reuters has more.

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South Africa becomes first country on continent to legalize same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriages became legal in South Africa on November 30, 2006 as the country's Civil Union Act, 2006 went into effect, making South Africa the only country on the African continent to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the Civil Union Act, 2006.