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Abstract

This chapter extends the analysis by looking at extralethal displays that occurred in Bosnia and Rwanda. In Bosnia, the chapter examines the violence that occurred in the Omarska prison camp, arguably the most notorious of all the Bosnian Serb-run camps during the war. It looks at various forms of extralethal acts, from the mundane (forcing prisoners to sing Serb nationalist songs) to the more spectacular (the torture of a group of former friends). In Rwanda, the chapter investigates the extralethal violence committed by a regional official and ardent supporter of the genocide, a man called Joseph. Joseph actively participated in the genocide, but also engaged in violent displays of his own.