In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces massacred more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Srebrenica within a few days. Ratko Mladic, “The Butcher Of Bosnia”, was finally convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity in 2017.
Years of effort searching through uncountable mass graves yielded whole and partial bodies of the victims which have been reburied at a cemetery in Potocari, outside of Srebrenica.
Tomorrow, Saturday, July 11th, 2020, on the 25th anniversary/commemoration, eight more victims will be laid to rest.
Kenric and I visited the Srebrenica Memorial in 2017. Our guide, Arna, is now our very dear friend. The visit there and speaking to a survivor, Hasan Hasanović, made us want to be better humans. In honor of the many victims, and the many more survivors who are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, please remember that Srebrenica was a genocide and it did happen.
A Tour of Srebrenica: Living With Genocide The morning of October 18th, 2017 was a cold morning in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kenric and I were at the Sarajevo…
The Conclusion of a Profound Day The rest of the ride felt oddly peaceful considering the innumerable decrepit buildings that dot the way. At dusk the fall foliage was especially beautiful.
500 Days at the Sarajevo Wine Weekend On our previous visit to Sarajevo, we befriended the guide from our tour of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, Arna. We’ve been trying to meet up…
The Struggle of a War Returnee On our third visit to Sarajevo in November, 2019, we noticed a lot more refugees in the city. Still recovering from the civil war (1992…
