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25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

  • Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-21070

That the Parliament acknowledges that July 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide; understands that the genocide in east Bosnia led to more than 8,000 Bosniaks, mostly boys and men, losing their lives, at least 20,000 women being victims of sexual violence and an estimated 20,000 civilians being expelled in what was the final year of the Bosnian War; notes that the Scottish-based charity, Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, in partnership with Glasgow Life, has been awarded funding by the Scottish Government to host an exhibition at Kelvingrove Museum, which will feature artefacts from the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo along with personal memorabilia donated by survivors of the genocide, and acknowledges the charity's aim for people to never forget this tragic event and the loss of so many lives.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Alexander Burnett, Annabelle Ewing, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Margaret Mitchell, Sandra White, Beatrice Wishart