Remembering Srebrenica

Remembering Srebrenica Remembering Srebrenica is the UK charitable initiative that promotes Srebrenica Memorial Day on 11th July and educates about the consequences of hate.

“…The greatest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.”

In July 1995, Serbian forces, commanded by General Mladić and his paramilitary units, systematically and brutally massacred more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys. Their bodies, many dismembered and mutilated, were piled in mass graves. Almost twenty years later, their remains are still being uncovered. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have both ruled that the mass ex*****on of Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica constitutes as genocide. Describing the 'unimaginable savagery' endured by victims at the hands of Mladić's forces, Prosecutor Judge Riad said they were “truly scenes from hell, written on the darkest pages of human history”. The European Parliament has now declared 11th July as Srebrenica Memorial Day; an opportunity to remember the victims of the genocide, their suffering families, and to acknowledge that we can never again let such atrocities occur.

Remembering Srebrenica UK is deeply concerned by the statement issued by Dr Emir Suljagić, Director of the Srebrenica Me...
28/09/2026

Remembering Srebrenica UK is deeply concerned by the statement issued by Dr Emir Suljagić, Director of the Srebrenica Memorial Center, warning of a possible police operation against the Centre and further action against him personally.

These reports come after individuals associated with the Memorial Centre have already been questioned by Republika Srpska police. Following concerns we raised with the UK Government, Ministers have since said publicly that they are closely monitoring developments, have met directly with colleagues at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, and expect the rule of law and transparent communication to be upheld.

The Srebrenica Memorial Centre has a vital role in preserving the memory of the victims of the genocide, safeguarding its historical and judicial record, supporting survivors, and educating future generations. Any action which seeks to intimidate, undermine, or discredit that work should be a matter of serious international concern.

Remembering Srebrenica UK will continue to stand in solidarity with the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, its staff, survivors, and the Mothers of Srebrenica. We will continue to raise these concerns directly with the UK Government and our parliamentary partners, and advocate for the protection of the Memorial Centre and for a clear international response to any attempt to intimidate or undermine its work.

The truth of the Srebrenica genocide, established through international courts and the testimony of survivors, must never be subject to intimidation or erasure.

We are grateful to have the continued support of MPs from across Parliament in remembering Srebrenica and standing with ...
22/09/2026

We are grateful to have the continued support of MPs from across Parliament in remembering Srebrenica and standing with survivors and the Mothers of Srebrenica.

32 MPs have now signed the Early Day Motion marking Srebrenica Memorial Week and the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, showing that remembrance and recognition of its lessons continue well beyond July.

Our particular thanks to Abtisam Mohamed MP for tabling the motion, and to every MP who has added their name in support.

If your MP has not yet signed, please share the motion (EDM 558) with them and encourage them to add their support.

Thank you for helping to ensure that Srebrenica continues to be remembered, that survivor voices continue to be heard, and that the lessons of the genocide are carried forward.

We are pleased to share news of the performance of REWIND Bosnia and Herzegovina, a moving play being performed on Octob...
21/09/2026

We are pleased to share news of the performance of REWIND Bosnia and Herzegovina, a moving play being performed on October 19th at Birmingham Rep.

Remembering Srebrenica UK's Ambassador Dr Robert McNeil MBE, Country Director Elmina Kulasic and East Midlands Board Chair Dr Kim Sadique wil be taking part in a Q&A after the performance.

Tickets are still available here: https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/rewind-bosnia-herzegovina/

Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica UK, was interviewed on N1 Bosna i Hercegovina on the funeral of Ratko...
11/09/2026

Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica UK, was interviewed on N1 Bosna i Hercegovina on the funeral of Ratko Mladić and the UK Government response.

Dr Azmi echoed Remembering Srebrenica's earlier statement welcoming the strong response of the UK Government to the glorification and recognition of Ratko Mladić by the Serbian Government, which followed Remembering Srebrenica raising our concerns with the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.

You can read what Dr Azmi said here:
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07/09/2026

Remembering Srebrenica condemns today’s full military honours funeral in Serbia for convicted genocide perpetrator Ratko Mladić. There can be no honour in celebrating a man convicted of genocide, the gravest of international crimes, alongside crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Ratko Mladić was not a hero. He was a convicted war criminal who was found responsible for the worst genocide in Europe since the Second World War.

The decision to honour him with a military ceremony and public glorification is an affront to humanity and the victims and the survivors of the Bosnian genocide. It sends a deeply disturbing message that genocide can be celebrated, hatred promoted and the perpetrators of evil glorified.

Those who participate in, endorse or glorify this spectacle should be ashamed. To celebrate Mladić is to celebrate a man whose forces murdered tens of thousands of Bosniak Muslims across Bosnia and Herzegovina, terrorised civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, perpetrated widespread persecution and forced displacement, and operated a network of concentration camps where people were imprisoned, tortured and abused. Between 20,000 and 50,000 women and girls were subjected to r**e and sexual violence. Over two million people were driven from their homes and displaced.

It is sickening that, rather than remembering the victims, an evil man is being celebrated and remembered.

Reconciliation cannot be built on the glorification of those responsible for genocide. Peace cannot be secured by rewriting the past. The people of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, like people everywhere, deserve a future founded on truth, dignity and peaceful coexistence, not one built around the glorification of an evil person convicted of genocide, or the denial of the Bosnian genocide, or the continued promotion of hatred and division.

Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica, said:
“Remembering Srebrenica unequivocally condemns the decision to honour Ratko Mladić with full military honours. There is nothing honourable about celebrating an evil man convicted of the worst genocide in Europe since the Second World War.

“To those who participate in or glorify this funeral, we say plainly: you are not honouring history, you are dishonouring yourselves, your nation and humanity, and sending the worst message to the world about your values.

“The Mothers of Srebrenica have spent decades seeking truth and justice without hatred or revenge. They have shown extraordinary courage and dignity in the face of unimaginable loss. Today we stand with them and all the victims and survivors of the Bosnian genocide.

“We have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband asking for the UK Government to publicly condemn this military honoured funeral, and push for the end of such vile glorification, denial of genocide, and continued promotion of hatred and division.

The glorification of Ratko Mladić following his death is deeply disturbing.In the days since his death, we have seen vig...
04/09/2026

The glorification of Ratko Mladić following his death is deeply disturbing.

In the days since his death, we have seen vigils, public mourning, and attempts to present a man convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes as a hero.

Glorification and denial are closely connected. When a convicted war criminal is celebrated, attention shifts away from those who were murdered, persecuted, imprisoned, forced from their homes, and subjected to sexual violence, while the crimes themselves are diminished or excused.

For more than thirty years, the Mothers of Srebrenica and survivors across Bosnia and Herzegovina have done the opposite. They have given testimony, searched for loved ones, pursued justice, and defended the truth of what happened without hatred or revenge.

Their testimony, alongside forensic evidence and international court judgments, has established the historical record.

No vigil, tribute, mural, or public act of glorification can rewrite it.

Celebrating those responsible does not change that history. It only shows why the struggle against denial is far from over.

Remembering Srebrenica’s statement on the death of Ratko Mladić.
27/08/2026

Remembering Srebrenica’s statement on the death of Ratko Mladić.

on 25 August 1992, Bosnian Serbs surrounding Sarajevo attacked the City Hall and National Library, Vijećnica. Fire con...
25/08/2026

on 25 August 1992, Bosnian Serbs surrounding Sarajevo attacked the City Hall and National Library, Vijećnica.

Fire consumed the building and over 1.5 million rare books and manuscripts from the Library’s collections were destroyed. The loss of the Library’s contents came despite the efforts of citizens and librarians to save as much as they could.

80% of the works in the Library were lost, including many significant documents and books documenting the country’s history.

Vijećnica reopened in 2014, following years of redevelopment and renovation.

The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is the annual observatio...
22/08/2026

The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is the annual observation, recognised by the United Nations, of the remembrance of victims of violence based on religion and belief.

It is also the day on which we recognise the importance of the freedom of religion and belief, marked in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, and the UK’s Human Rights Act of 1998

Protection of the right to freedom of religion and belief and respect for different faiths is a fundamental part of building an inclusive society, free from hate.

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