Institute for Research of Genocide Canada {IGC} calls for action
20 years of independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 years of aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 years of genocide against the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
IGC pays tribute to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s independence
Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada marks the twentieth anniversary of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s independence. In the two decades since the country split from the now-dissolved Yugoslavia, BiH has faced some of the greatest challenges seen in Europe since World War II. This bittersweet day challenges us all to remember the souls lost in the 1992-1995 war while also looking forward to a future bright with peace and justice in BiH. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most valuable asset is its people, at home and abroad, and on its twentieth birthday it is her citizens who should be celebrated. Bosnians are a strong people who have persevered through years of war and insecurity, but who continue to demand justice and social change from their leaders and each other. As politicians hinder the country’s future, regular Bosnians continue to move forward in hopes of building a future of which future generations can be proud. Institute for Research of Genocide, Canada honors those who have seen twenty years of BiH’s independence, those we have lost in the war of aggression and in the fight for that freedom and, perhaps most importantly, those Bosnians still to come in the next twenty years and beyond. On this important anniversary, we rededicate ourselves to building Bosnia and Herzegovina as a strong, prosperous, and united country for all of its citizens and all who call Bosnia home.