UK National Srebrenica Memorial Day Commemoration 2021
Remembering Srebrenica’s 2021
Theme: Rebuilding Lives
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The name Srebrenica has become synonymous with those dark days in July 1995 when, in the first ever United Nations declared safe area, thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered and buried in mass graves. The victims, who were Muslim, were selected for death on the basis of their identity. This was the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War.
The Minister of State at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Wendy Morton MP hosted a reception at Lancaster House on Wednesday 22nd September on
29 years after they were killed, a further 12 victims discovered across 5 different mass graves will find their peace. So too will the families that have longed to find them the past three decades, at last having a white gravestone to visit. A marker to solidify their existence, however long or brief, in this world. Their future site of pilgrimage.
This week will see over one thousand memorial activities taking place throughout the United Kingdom in schools, town halls, police stations, prisons, universities, mosques, synagogues
Remembering Srebrenica is delighted that Aida Salkic Haughton, a survivor of the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a member of our
“Untold Killing” explores the narrative of what transpired in July of 1995 where more than 8,000 Bosniak-Muslims were brutally massacred in the Srebrenica genocide. The podcast series covers months of detailed research, production, and interviews, both in the United Kingdom and Bosnia, where the brutal atrocity took place. Genocide survivors, academics, experts, and individuals from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) all lend their voices and expertise to the podcast. Untold Killing has also won a Platinum AVA Digital Award for Audio/Radio Production for Season 1.
‘Untold Killing’ marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
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Our podcast ‘Untold Killing’ won two awards at the ARIAS 2021. The podcast won Bronze in the Impact Award and Silver in the Best Commercial Partnership categories. Known as the Oscars of podcasting, the recognition has helped Remembering Srebrenica and our partners at Message Heard raise awareness of the lessons of Srebrenica to almost 100,000 people and enable survivors to tell the story of Srebrenica in their own words through an intimate method of broadcasting during a difficult year.
Genocide Survivors stand at the heart of the work we do here at Remembering Srebrenica.
Hatidža Mehmedović was born in the area surrounding Srebrenica in 1952. Before the genocide, she lived her entire life in Srebrenica, where she had married
At dawn, that July 8th, it was thundering somewhere in the woods loud enough to wake us. That is when I moved to my shelter,
I have no token from the war, nothing really that I took as a refugee when we left our home, nor when we left our
My mother Mejrema, an 87-year-old lady, has spent her whole her life caring and worrying about the four of us; my two older sisters, Zerina
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We are grateful to all our genocide survivors who dedicate so much of their time and commitment to providing their valuable advice, speaking at memorial events across the UK, sharing their stories to inspire others to reject hatred and help build a better, stronger and more cohesive society for everyone. If you would like to add your story to our growing list, please get in touch.
None of our achievements would be possible without the support and the hard work, dedication and commitment of our 8 Regional Boards, 3 National Boards and 1,450 Community Champions. The chairs of our boards, their board members and our 1,450 Community Champions give up their time in a voluntary capacity to help tackle hatred and build cohesive communities.
In the last eight years, Remembering Srebrenica has educated 130,000 young people on the lessons from Srebrenica, enables each year over 1,800 community actions in schools, local authorities, places of worship, community centres, prisons and police forces right across the UK and has created 1,450 Community Champions who pledge to stand up to hatred and intolerance in their communities.
The UK’s National Srebrenica Memorial Day Commemoration took place online and was broadcast on Al Jazeera, Face TV, Hyatt TV and the Islam Channel, reaching millions
Over 1,200 memorial community action events and activities will be taking place in schools, local authorities, faith institutions, police forces etc as well as numerous
Every year, Remembering Srebrenica UK selects a theme that reflects an aspect of the genocide that must be commemorated, but also speaks to communities here
On 14 October, Gloucestershire held its second ‘We Are One’ Awards ceremony, which recognised the amazing work of everyday upstanders who challenge prejudice, build community cohesion, protect
The name Srebrenica has become synonymous with those dark days in July 1995 when, in the first ever United Nations declared safe area, thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered and buried in mass graves.
