The implementation of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica in Canada has begun.WHEREAS In 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered in Srebrenica by the army, paramilitaries and police forces of the Republic of Srpska. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice have ruled that this massacre was an act of genocide and is highlighted at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights; and
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 the ones recognized by Commons, Canada’s House of including 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 Canada joined the list of sponsors of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution declaring July 1l as the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica in 1995.
THEREFORE, I, Blaine M. Higgs, Premier of
New Brunswick, do hereby declare July 11, 2024, as:
“Srebrenica Remembrance Day”
IN NEW BRUNSWICK
WHEREAS, in 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered in Srebrenica by the army, paramilitaries and police forces of the Republic of Spska. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice have ruled that this massacre was an act of genocide and is highlighted at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously passed Brian Masse’s 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 the ones recognized by Canada’s House of Commons, including the Srebrenica Genocide; and
WHEREAS, this year, Canada joined the list of sponsors of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution declaring July 1 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica in 1995.
THEREFORE, BE TI RESOLVED, that I, Mayor Mike Savage, on behalf of Halifax Regional Council, recognize July 11*, 2024 as the 2 9 anniversary of the genocide ni Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and call on all residents to join survivors of the Srebrenica genocide in Canada ni remembering and reflecting on this terrible tragedy and to condemn this act of violence in the strongest possible terms.
