Marking three decades since the Srebrenica genocide, civil society across the region is renewing calls for remembrance, justice, and resistance to historical revisionism. The July 1995 massacre, in which over 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were executed, remains the most severe atrocity in Europe since WWII. It has been officially recognized as genocide by both the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice. Feminist peace organization BeFem launched a commemorative video campaign featuring survivor testimonies and urging the public to reject denial and distortion. The initiative comes amid renewed attempts to downplay or deny the genocide, including recent remarks by far-right political leader and war-time criminal Vojislav Šešelj. Human rights advocates warn that such rhetoric undermines truth, deepens wounds, and obstructs reconciliation in the Western Balkans. Read more here.
Sources: Tanjug; BeFem; Al Jazeera
