- The UN General Assembly votes to establish July 11th as the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide.
- The resolution passed with a simple majority of 84 countries in favor, despite opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
- Serbian President Alexander Vucic voiced concerns that the resolution would increase regional tensions.
- Survivors hope the day will aid in the criminal prosecution of genocide deniers and incorporate the genocide into global history education.
- Republika Srpska’s leadership, particularly Milorad Dodik, has expressed discontent with the resolution, denying the genocide occurred and discussing ideas of peaceful separation from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The resolution is seen as a means to acknowledge and remember the victims, preventing the denial of the genocide.
- Germany and Rwanda support the establishment of the remembrance day, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and remembering the genocide as established by international courts.
- Serbian leaders’ denial of the genocide persists, attributed to a continuation of nationalist politics and the avoidance of acknowledging responsibility and potential reparations.
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