Mladić Died in UN Custody After Court Rejected Compassionate Release

Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb commander jailed for life in 2017 for genocide and war crimes, died aged 84 in a UN prison at The Hague. In May, a UN court rejected his bid for compassionate release as he neared death. He received palliative care before dying in detention, his life sentence — upheld on appeal in 2021 — served in full.