April 06, 2015.

Hon. Stephen Harper

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

Fax: 613-941-6900

The Honourable Robert Nicholson

Minister of Foreign Affairs

515-S Centre Block, House of Commons

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6

Fax: 613-992-7910

Hon. Jason Kenney

Minister of Multiculturalism

325 East Block

House of Commons

Ottawa, ON

K1A 0A6

Fax: 613-992-1920

The Honourable Shelly Glover

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Room 532-N Centre Block, House of Commons

Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6

Fax: 613-996-7571

Paul Dewar, MP

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and other Crimes against Humanity

1066 Somerset Street West, Suite 404

Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4T3

Fax: 613-944-9157

Gail Stephens

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

85 Israel Asper Way

Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0L5

Subject: 20th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are writing to you on behalf of the Bosnian community of Canada, especially those who were victims of genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on behalf of their Canadian friends - those who strive for the truth of the Bosnian experience to be heard and for justice to be attained for this group.

In 2010, the Canadian parliament unanimously passed the motion for the Canadian Srebrenica Remembrance Resolution. In doing so, Canada acknowledged that genocide took place in Srebrenica in July of 1995. For this, we would like to thank you all on behalf of Canada’s Bosnian community.

We would also like to extend our thanks to the Canadian National Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, which has kept a permanent exhibition commemorating the genocide in Srebrenica on display since September of 2014.

This coming July 11 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. In honour of this occasion, we kindly request that the most prominent members of the Canadian government make a formal, written public announcement commemorating this event.

We would like to invite Canadian leaders - and Prime Minister Harper specifically - to take part in the commemoration at Srebrenica-Potocari, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this July 11th. Many world leaders and academics have already confirmed their presence for this upcoming event.

We kindly request that the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide pay a special tribute to the survivors of the Srebrenica Genocide living in Canada on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of this event.

And in honour of the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, we would like to ask the Canadian Museum for Human Rights if it would be possible to mark this occasion in a special manner.

Thank you all for your continued support. We look forward to working together with you in the future.

Kind Regards,

Professor Emir Ramic

Emir Ramic

Chairman of the Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada

President of the Congress of North American Bosniaks, Branch of Canada