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Heliodrom camp

Heliodrom camp
Concentration camp
Location Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Croat military and police
Operated authorities (the Croatian Community
by of Herzeg-Bosnia and Croatian
Defence Council)
between September 1992 and April
Operational
1994
Bosniaks and Bosnian Serbs, other
Inmates
non-Croats
54 Bosniaks[1][2], unknown number of
Killed
other non-Croat prisoners

The Heliodrom camp was a concentration camp operated between September 1992 and April
1994 by the Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia and Croatian Defence Council to detain
Bosniaks and other non-Croats during the Bosnian War, it was located in Rodoc, just south of
the town of Mostar, in the Mostar Municipality.[1]

Contents
1 The camp
2 Recent developments
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

The camp
The camp consisted of a sports hall and a threestorey central prison building.[3] Conditions at
the Heliodrom concentration camp were inhumane, with severe overcrowding, inadequate
medical and sanitary facilities, insufficient food and water, inadequate ventilation, and in the
summer, suffocating heat. Detainees often slept on concrete floors with no bedding or
blankets. On some occasions, HVO guards withheld all food and water from the detainees, in
retaliation for HVO military setbacks.[1]
Herceg-Bosna/HVO forces regularly mistreated and abused, and allowed the mistreatment
and abuse of, Bosniak detainees, both at the Heliodrom itself and at various locations where
detainees were taken for forced labour or other purposes. There was regular cruel treatment
and infliction of great suffering, with HVO soldiers and guards routinely beating detainees,
often to the point of unconsciousness and severe injuries. Bosniak detainees lived in constant
fear of physical and mental abuse. Passing HVO soldiers often fired their weapons
indiscriminately at Bosniak detainees held in crowded areas. Other detainees were attacked by
HVO guard dogs which were released by the guards for the specific purpose of inflicting
injury and fear. Bosniak detainees were often humiliated in various ways, including being
forced to sing nationalistic Croatian songs.[1]

Bosniak men were held and continued to be detained at the Heliodrom concentration camp
without any bona fide or adequate effort by the Herceg-Bosna/HVO authorities or forces to
distinguish, classify or separate military prisoners from civilian detainees, or to provide for
the release of civilian detainees.[1]

The use of Bosniak detainees held at the Heliodrom in forced labour or as human shields
resulted in at least fifty-four Bosniak detainees being killed and at least 178 being
wounded.[1][4]

Recent developments
Jadranko Prli, Bruno Stoji, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petkovi, Valentin Cori, and
Berislav Pui were all charged with being part of a joint criminal enterprise from November
1991 to April 1994 to ethnically cleanse non-Croats from certain areas of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The indictment states that members of the enterprise (along with the HVO) set
up and ran a network of prison camps, including the Heliodrom camp and Dretelj camp, to
arrest, detain and imprison thousands of Bosniaks. Bosniaks in the camps were allegedly
starved and subjected to physical and psychological abuse, including beatings and sexual
assaults.[1][5]

The six Accused are charged on the basis of both their individual and superior criminal
responsibility under Articles 7(1) and 7(3) of the Statute respectively for:[1]

nine counts of grave breaches of the Geneva conventions (willful killing; inhuman
treatment (sexual assault); unlawful deportation of a civilian; unlawful transfer of a
civilian; unlawful confinement of a civilian; inhuman treatment (conditions of
confinement); inhuman treatment; extensive destruction of property, not justified by
military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly; appropriation of property,
not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly).

nine counts of violations of the laws or customs of war (cruel treatment (conditions of
confinement); cruel treatment; unlawful labour; wanton destruction of cities, towns or
villages, or destruction not justified by military necessity; destruction or willful
damage done to institutions dedicated to religion or education; plunder of public or
private property; unlawful attack on civilians; unlawful infliction of terror on civilians;
cruel treatment), and
 eight counts of crimes against humanity (persecutions on political, racial and religious
grounds; murder; rape; deportation; inhumane acts (forcible transfer); imprisonment;
inhumane acts (conditions of confinement); inhumane acts).

See also
Bosnian Genocide
Dretelj camp
elebii prison camp
Gabela camp
Keraterm camp
Manjaa camp
Omarska camp
Trnopolje camp
Uzamnica camp
Vilina Vlas
Vojno camp

References
1. ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/prl-ii040304e.htm
2. ^ http://www.un.org/icty/naletilic/trialc/judgement/annex.htm
3. ^ http://www.haverford.edu/relg/sells/stolac/CrimesSt.pdf
4. ^ http://www.un.org/icty/naletilic/trialc/judgement/annex.htm
5. ^ http://www.iwpr.net/?p=tri&s=f&o=333523&apc_state=henptri

External links
Sense Tribunal: ICTY - Dog Food for Camp Inmates at Heliodrom

Bosnian War

Part of the Yugoslav Wars

Karaorevo agreement
SAO Bosanska Krajina
SAO Herzegovina
1991 SAO North-Eastern Bosnia
SAO Romanija
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia
Timeline

Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1992 Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siege of Sarajevo
 Siege of Biha
Graz agreement
CroatBosniak War
Operation Vrbas '92
Operation Corridor

Kravica attack
Siege of Gornji Vakuf
Siege of Mostar
1993 Operation Neretva '93
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia
Operation Deny Flight

Operation Bllebank
Operation Amanda
Banja Luka incident
Washington Agreement
1994
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Operation Tiger
Operation Spider

Mrkonji Grad incident

Operations Krivaja '95 and Stupanica '95

Operation Summer '95
Operation Storm
1995 1995 NATO bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Operation Mistral
Operation Sana
Dayton Agreement
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Carrington-Cutileiro plan
Vance-Owen plan
Peace plans Owen-Stoltenberg plan
Contact Group plan

Ahatovii
War crimes Ethnic cleansing Ahmii
Bijeljina
 emerno
Doboj
Dobrinja
Doljani
Dua
Foa
Glogova
Grabovica
Koriani Cliffs
Kravica
Lava Valley
Markale
Mokronoge
Prijedor
Srebrenica
Stupni Do
trpci
Tuzla
Viegrad
o Barimo
o Bosanska Jagodina
o Paklenik
o Sjeverin
Zaklopaa
Zvornik

Rape in the Bosnian War

War Rape

elebii
Dretelj
Gabela
Heliodrom
Keraterm
Luka
Manjaa
Camps
Omarska
Suica
Trnopolje
Uzamnica
Vilina Vlas
Vojno

Sarajevo
Cases
Sijekovac
 Trusina
Tuzla
Krianevo selo
Srebrenica Children Massacre

Category
Commons

Categories:

1992 establishments
1994 disestablishments
Croatian war crimes
Bosnian Genocide
Croatian concentration camps in former Yugoslavia

TRAD

Camp d'Heliodrom

Camp d'Heliodrom
Camp de concentration
Emplacement Bosnie-Herzgovine
Exploit par les autorits militaires et policires croates de Bosnie (la Communaut croate
d'Herzgovine et le Conseil croate de dfense)
Oprationnel entre septembre 1992 et avril 1994
Des dtenus Bosniaks et des Serbes de Bosnie, d'autres non-Croates
A tu 54 Bosniaques [1] [2], nombre inconnu d'autres prisonniers non-Croates

Le camp d'Heliodrom tait un camp de concentration opr entre septembre 1992 et avril 1994 par
la Communaut croate d'Herzgovine et le Conseil croate de dfense pour dtenir des Bosniaques et
d'autres non-Croates pendant la guerre de Bosnie. Il tait situ Rodoc, au sud de la ville De Mostar,
dans la municipalit de Mostar. [1]
Contenu

1 Le camp
2 Dveloppements rcents
Voir aussi
4 Rfrences
 5 Liens externes

Le camp

Le camp se composait d'une salle de sports et d'un btiment central de prison de threestorey. [3] Les
conditions au camp de concentration d'Heliodrom taient inhumaines, avec un surpeuplement
svre, des installations mdicales et sanitaires inadquates, une nourriture et une eau insuffisantes,
une ventilation inadquate et, en t, une chaleur suffocante. Les dtenus dormaient souvent sur
des planchers de bton sans literie ou couvertures. certaines occasions, les gardes du HVO ont
retenu toute nourriture et eau des dtenus, en reprsailles aux revers militaires du HVO [1].

Herceg-Bosna / HVO ont rgulirement maltrait et maltrait, et ont autoris les mauvais
traitements et les mauvais traitements infligs aux dtenus bosniaques l'Heliodrom lui-mme et
divers endroits o des dtenus taient emmens pour le travail forc ou d'autres fins. Il y a eu des
traitements cruels et infligs de grandes souffrances, les soldats et les gardiens du HVO battant
rgulirement des dtenus, souvent au point de perdre connaissance et de subir de graves blessures.
Les dtenus bosniaques vivaient dans la peur constante d'abus physiques et mentaux. En passant, les
soldats du HVO ont souvent tir leurs armes sans discernement contre des dtenus bosniaques
dtenus dans des zones bondes. D'autres dtenus ont t attaqus par des chiens de garde du HVO
qui ont t librs par les gardiens dans le but prcis d'infliger des blessures et de peur. Les dtenus
bosniaques taient souvent humilis de diverses manires, y compris tre forcs de chanter des
chansons croates nationalistes. [1]

Des hommes bosniaques ont t dtenus et ont continu d'tre dtenus au camp de concentration
de l'Heliodrom sans que les autorits ou les forces de Herceg-Bosna / HVO ne fassent l'effort adquat
pour distinguer, classer ou sparer les prisonniers militaires des dtenus civils ou pour assurer la
libration des prisonniers civils Civils dtenus. [1]

L'utilisation de dtenus bosniaques dtenus l'Heliodrom au cours de travaux forcs ou de boucliers

humains a entran la mort d'au moins cinquante-quatre dtenus bosniaques et d'au moins 178
blesss [1] [4]
DEVELOPPEMENTS rcents

Jadranko Prli, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petkovi, Valentin Cori et Berislav Pui ont t accuss
d'appartenir une entreprise criminelle commune de novembre 1991 avril 1994 pour nettoyer
ethniquement les non-Croates de certaines rgions de Bosnie-Herzgovine. Selon l'acte d'accusation,
les membres de l'entreprise (ainsi que le HVO) ont cr et dirig un rseau de camps de prisonniers,
y compris le camp d'Heliodrom et le camp de Dretelj, pour arrter, dtenir et emprisonner des
milliers de Bosniaques. Les Bosniaques dans les camps auraient t affams et soumis des svices
physiques et psychologiques, y compris des coups et des agressions sexuelles. [1] [5]

Les six accuss sont accuss en raison de leur responsabilit pnale individuelle et suprieure
respectivement en vertu des articles 7 1) et 7 3) du Statut: [1]

Neuf chefs d'accusation de violation grave des Conventions de Genve (homicide volontaire,
traitement inhumain (agression sexuelle), expulsion illgale d'un civil, transfert illgal d'un civil,
confinement illgal d'un civil, traitement inhumain (conditions d'internement), traitement inhumain,
Destruction de biens, non justifie par une ncessit militaire et excute illgalement et
arbitrairement, appropriation de biens non justifie par une ncessit militaire et excute
illgalement et arbitrairement).

Neuf chefs d'accusation de violation des lois ou coutumes de la guerre (traitements cruels
(conditions de confinement), traitements cruels, travail illgal, destruction sans motif de villes ou de
villages ou destruction non justifie par des ncessits militaires, Dvouement la religion ou
l'ducation, le pillage de biens publics ou privs, les attaques illgales contre des civils, l'infliction
illgale de terreur des civils, les traitements cruels) et

Huit chefs d'accusation de crimes contre l'humanit (perscutions pour des raisons politiques,
raciales et religieuses, meurtre, viol, dportation, actes inhumains (transfert forc),
emprisonnement, actes inhumains (conditions d'internement), actes inhumains).