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Surviving victims reside in New York ahead of the commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Day

by AI | 02.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The UN General Assembly in New York adopted a Resolution declaring July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica.

Representatives of the Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide in BiH and the Movement of Mothers of the Enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa in New York are participating in activities marking the significance of declaring July 11 as International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica (Photo FENA/Illustration)

Sarajevo (Fena) – Representatives of the Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves Movement in New York are participating in activities marking the significance of declaring July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance for the Genocide in Srebrenica (Photo FENA/Illustration)

They attended the opening of the exhibition “Mortuaries” at the United Nations headquarters in New York organized by the Srebrenica Memorial Center. Besides that, they will also hold a meeting with some of the ambassadors who voted for the Resolution, after which they will have meetings with UN representatives.

The President of the Association of Victims and Witnesses of Genocide, Murat Tahirović, told Fena that this is the first commemoration of the genocide in Srebrenica following the adoption of the UN Resolution, “which means that persistence in proving sometimes seems futile but ultimately you achieve part of justice”.

– The Resolution is also a victory of justice over injustice. Likewise, starting this year, and especially from next, July 11 will be marked as a Day of Remembrance for the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica worldwide, and each year the number of countries that will, within the UN framework, not only commemorate but also study the gravest crime on European soil since World War II in their educational institutions will grow – said Tahirović.

The UN General Assembly in New York adopted a Resolution on May 23 of this year declaring July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance for the Genocide in Srebrenica. (2.7.)