Never Again?

Often called Europe's second Genocide of the 20th Century, and labeled by President Barack Obama as "a stain on our collective consciousness," this year, on July 11, 2010 marked the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre where about 8,000 Bosniak men and boys, as well as the ethnic clensing of another 25,000-30,000 refugees, in and around the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by units of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) under the command of General Ratko Mladic' during the Bosnian War.

The date of the "11th" is an important one during commemoration, as it is the official commemoration date of the massacre, and more importantly, on the 11th of every month, Women in Black in Serbia and several mothers of Srebrenica groups in Bosnia hold silent public vigils in conspicuous public space throughout Serbia and Bosnia. The purpose of these demonstrations is to advocate for public and political recongition of Serbian/Bosnian-Serb military/paramilitary crimes agains the Bosniaks in Srebrenica, to call attention to Dutch (and UN/International) culpability for the crimes committed, and to call for reparations & assistance for the survivors and victims' families.

This month, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, in association with the Noyes Museum of Art, invites the entire Stockton and greater surrounding communities to join us in education, commemoration and action as we honor the lives lost, remember the survivors whose lives have been permanently interrupted, and reflect upon the failures of humanity that made this massacre possible so we may all learn to think and act toward making the well-worn post-Holocaust Mantra "Never Again" a reality.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Srebrenica Victims' Relatives Search for Justice

In 2008, Alan Fisher (reporting for Al Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/) showed the continued lack of closure and justice for families of the victims of the Srebrenica massacre.

Each year, more victim's bodies are recovered from the July 1995 massacre by Bosnian Serb forces at a time when Srebrenica had been declared a UN safe area under the protection of Dutch peacekeepers.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    Morning
    I had written about war in Bosnia.
    Even about the new life and hope in Bosnia after war.

    http://tabibqulob.blogspot.com/2010/10/angelina-jolie-and-dead-rat.html

    All the best

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  2. AnonymousNovember 12, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    This is my post in November,11
    http://tabibqulob.blogspot.com/2010/11/doctor-and-criminal.html

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