The Security Council 's effectiveness and relevance is questioned by some because , in most high-profile cases , there are essentially no consequences for violating a Security Council resolution . During the Darfur crisis , Janjaweed militias , allowed by elements of the Sudanese government , committed violence against an indigenous population , killing thousands of civilians . In the Srebrenica massacre , Serbian troops committed genocide against Bosniaks , although Srebrenica had been declared a UN safe area , protected by 400 armed Dutch peacekeepers
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
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