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Bosnia-Herzegovina: towards recognition of the Srebrenica genocide
Bosnia-Herzegovina: towards recognition of the Srebrenica genocide
(Franceinfo)
Nearly thirty years after the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina), survivors and their descendants are demanding recognition of the term “genocide” from the international community.
As far as the eye can see, white dots. These are the steles from the immense Muslim cemetery of Srebrenica, in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 6,551 victims of a massacre perpetrated by Bosnian Serbs in 1995 were buried here. Since then, Nura Begovic has been going there every day: “All these names are my family. 130 people”. She lost a brother, cousins and nephews. “They killed not only to eliminate people but also their descendants. It was something well planned and now they are telling us that it was not a genocide”she continues.
It was almost thirty years ago. The world discovered the horror in the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica. Ethnic cleansing, 8,000 people, mainly men and teenagers, were massacred by units of the Bosnian Serb Republic, commanded by General Ratko Mladić. Survivors are today asking the international community to recognize that there was indeed a genocide in Srebrenica. In a few hours, the UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution. It provides for the creation of a day of commemoration and therefore the recognition of a genocide in Srebrenica.
