Today, for the first time, 29 years after the genocide in Srebrenica in 1995, we can also mark 11 July as International Day of Remembrance on the basis of the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on 23 May.
The resolution presented by Germany and Rwanda explicitly condemns both the denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical fact and the glorification of the perpetrators convicted by international courts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
SILENT MARCH ON 6 JULY IN DORTMUND
Our association once again took part in this year's silent march in Dortmund city centre to commemorate the 8372 victims of the genocide in Srebrenica. The event was once again hosted and organised by AMANET, Deutsch-bosnische Initiative NRW e. V., a cooperation partner of our INTERNATIONAL BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA LOOKS AROUND FILM FESTIVAL in Bottrop. The patron was the Integration Council of the City of Dortmund.
A EUROPEAN PROMISE
In her recent declaration on Remembrance Day, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, emphasised that learning from what happened requires an acknowledgement of what happened, "without leaving even the slightest room for denial, historical revisionism or the glorification of convicted war criminals". The declaration ends with a promise: "It must also be clearly stated that intolerance, hate speech and other forms of discrimination open the door to pain and suffering. The Council of Europe will continue to firmly oppose these abuses and promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law as the right path for our societies."
The historical and current background to this declaration includes the fact that, in addition to Serbia and countries such as Russia, North Korea and China, EU member Hungary also voted against the resolution in the UN General Assembly.
