Canadian culture of remembrance of the Srebrenica genocide
In July 1995, more than 8,372 Bosniaks in Srebrenica, mainly men and boys, were murdered in cold blood by the Army and Police Forces of Republika Srpska.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled that the Srebrenica massacre was genocide, which was not just limited to men, but also included women and children, with the youngest victim being a newborn baby.
Resolution M-416, passed in the House of Commons on October 19, 2010, recognized July 11 annually as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in Canada.
Resolution M-587, passed in the House of Commons on April 24, 2015, included the Srebrenica genocide, and Srebrenica Remembrance Day as part of “Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Awareness Month” every April.
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 is a resolution adopted by the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on May 23, 2024, designating July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Canada was significant sponsor of the UN Resolution 78/282.
