During the Bosnian War , Bosnian Serb forces conducted a sexual abuse strategy against thousands of Bosnian Muslim girls and women which became known as a " mass rape phenomenon " . No exact figures on how many women and children were systematically raped by the Serb forces in various camps were established , but estimates range from 20,000 to 50,000 . Mass rape mostly occurred in eastern Bosnia ( especially during the Foča and Višegrad massacres ) , and in Grbavica during the Siege of Sarajevo . Numerous Bosnian Serb officers , soldiers and other participants were indicted or convicted of rape as a war crime by the ICTY and the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The events inspired the Golden Bear winner at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival in 2006 , called '' Grbavica ''
56th Berlin International Film Festival
56th Berlin International Film Festival
Wartime sexual violence