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Chamber and committees

25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

  • Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 June 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-22111

That the Parliament acknowledges that 11 July 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide; recognises that 8,372 men and boys were murdered in the town in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina during the Bosnian conflict of 1992 to 1995; recognises that the victims were predominantly Bosnian Muslims; acknowledges that it was the single worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War; further acknowledges the work of the charity, Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, to remember the events in Srebrenica and educate children and adults in Scotland about the atrocity; notes that commemoration events this year will be held virtually as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, including the launch of the podcast series, Srebrenica Stories; congratulates the chair of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, the Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood on receiving the Kulin Ban’s Charter Award in recognition of the charity’s work in Scotland; recognises the charity's aim that people should never forget this tragic event and the loss of so many lives, and recognises the lessons that the events of 25 years ago teaches everyone about the need to tackle hatred, racism and intolerance.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Jackson Carlaw, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Lewis Macdonald, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Margaret Mitchell, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White, Beatrice Wishart