PROCLAMATION
“Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day”
July 11, 2024
WHEREAS:
In 2010, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously passed Motion M-416, which recognized the Genocide and established Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day in Canada; and,
WHEREAS:
In 2015, The House of Commons unanimously passed a historic motion to recognize the month of April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation, and Prevention month, and named those recognized by Canada’s House of Commons to include the Srebrenica Genocide; and,
WHEREAS:
In 2019, Members of the Canadian Parliament tabled Petition e-1837, calling upon the Canadian Government to enact legislation that would prohibit Srebrenica Genocide denial in Canada; and,
WHEREAS:
In 2024, Canada joined the list of sponsors of the United Nations General Assembly Resclution declaring July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica in 1995; and,
WHEREAS:
The Institute for Research of Genocide Canada is the organization representing the Bosniaks in Canada; and,
THEREFORE: 1, Drew Dilkens, Mayor of the City of Windsor, do hereby proclaim
July 11, 2024
“Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Day’
in the City of Windsor
