Poziv Teksasu da prizna genocid u BiH – Institute For Research of Genocide Canada (IGC)

Institut za istraživanje genocida Kanade poziva sve prijatelje istine o agresiji na Republiku Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim građanima i prijatelje pravde za žrtve tih zločina da pišu pisati gospodinu Rick Perry guverneru države Texas za njegovo brzo djelovanje i opozivanje vrlo alarmantne Rezolucije koju je usvojio Senat države Texas 11. aprila 2011 u kojoj se kaže: „da je u aprilu 1992 počela opsada Sarajeva, što je dovelo do smrti više od 2.000 Srba”.

Navodi u Rezoluciji su u suprotnosti sa historijskim činjenicama. Od izuzetne važnosti je da se odmah izmjeni tekst Rezolucije. Stalno se mora povećavati svijest o opasnosti od poricanja genocida kako bi se spriječilo ponovno događanje genocida bilo gdje u svijetu.

Ova Rezolucija vrijeđa sve žrtve agresije na Republiku Bosnu i Hercegovinu i zločina genocida protiv njenh građana. Posebno vrijeđa sve žrtve opsade Sarajeva i ubijenu sarajevsku djecu.

Call on Texas Legislature to Recognize Bosnian Genocide

Institute for Research Genocide, Canada, along with Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH), the Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB), the Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law, Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center and Bosniak Cultural Association sent a joint letter to Texas Governor, Rick Perry expressing our grave concern regarding the alarming language used in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 39 which was signed on June 17, 2011.

Lines 19 and 20 of page 1 of the Resolution state that “in April of 1992, the siege of Sarajevo began, leading to the deaths of more than 2,000 Bosnian Serbs.” The aforementioned quote is a complete disregard of historical facts and an insult to the victims of genocide committed by Serbian forces in BiH. It is important to note that no one was ever indicted for an alleged genocide of Serbs in Sarajevo and we urge Governor Perry to act swiftly to amend this resolution and disallow a rewrite of history.The aggression and genocide that was waged on BiH lasted from April 6, 1992 until September 14, 1995 and resulted in the deaths of 200,000 people and the displacement of over 2 million. The genocide that occurred in BiH was characterized by the policy of systematic rape of Bosniak women and girls, horrific and prolonged siege and shelling of Bosniak cities, including Sarajevo, and the starvation and terrorization of the Bosniak population in the besieged enclaves. The city of Sarajevo was besieged by the Serb forces of Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People’s Army which was comprised of Serbs. The Siege of Sarajevo lasted from April 5, 1992 until February 29, 1996 and is considered to be the longest siege in modern day history. According to the United Nations Commission of Experts published in 1994, during the siege, Serb forces killed more than 10,000 people, 1,500 of those being innocent children. An additional 56,000 persons were wounded, including nearly 15,000 children.The language in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 39 of 2011 is not in line with established historical facts and we owe it to the victims of genocide everywhere, not just in Bosnia, to honor them by remembering what they suffered in a correct and accurate way. After the Holocaust, the civilized world made a promise to never let such atrocities happen again, yet because of unchecked rhetoric and appeasement, the unthinkable happened again in the heart of Europe. It is therefore of utmost importance that we increase the awareness of the dangers of genocide denial in order to prevent a genocide from happening again elsewhere in the world.We ask all Bosnian Americans and friends of BiH to TAKE ACTIONand not allow history to be rewritten.Please find a sample letter HEREand express your concerns to:
Pismo guverneru Perry, zamjeniky guvernera Dewhurst i predsjedniku Straus

Pismo guverneru Perry, zamjeniku guvernera Dewhurst i predsjedniku Straus

Letter to:

The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor of the State of Texas

The Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas, President of the Senate

The Honorable Joe Straus, Texas House of Representatives, Speaker of the House

Letter to Gov Perry regarding Genocide resolution language

Letter to:

Mr. Peter N. Berkowitz, Chairman of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission, Houston, Texas

Letter to Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commttee (AD)