Anima: A year after the adoption of the Resolution on Srebrenica, there is still noticeable polarization, even the abuse of genocide victims

One year after the Resolution on the prohibition of denying the genocide in Srebrenica was adopted in the Parliament of Montenegro, we believe that the goal of the adopted Resolution - to contribute to democratization and reconciliation - has not been achieved and that there is noticeable polarization in social and political life, even abuse of genocide victims.

This was announced by the non-governmental organization Anima, from which it was also stated that their activists are not able to be in Srebrenica this year on July 11, when the 27th anniversary of the genocide in that city, as they pointed out the biggest crime committed on European soil after the Second world war.

From this NGO, they reminded that for the first time since the war in BiH, the government in Montenegro has changed on June 7, 2021. The Parliament adopted the aforementioned Resolution, which prohibits and condemns statements, actions and policies that deny or call into question the fact that Srebrenica genocide took place, and July 11 is declared the Day of Remembrance for the victims of Srebrenica.

Because of all of the above, as they say from the NGO Anima, it is necessary to remember Srebrenica:

- due to compassion, solidarity and responsibility towards the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica who are still waiting for justice to be served;

- because of the Montenegrin public, which must stop denying, denying, minimizing the crimes that happened in the war of the nineties;

- because the development of society requires nurturing a culture of memory and solidarity.

- because everyday life points to the constant challenges of nationalism and lack of trust in institutions that should ensure the development of awareness, justice and peace.

"We remember the genocide in Srebrenica, because it is part of the collective responsibility for what was done in our name. May it never happen again," the statement of this NGO emphasizes.

In the statement, Anima recalls that on July 11, 1995, armed formations of Republika Srpska led by Hague prisoner Ratko Mladić occupied Srebrenica, a UN protected zone. The regime of Slobodan Milošević provided all military, logistical, financial and political assistance in the execution of the genocide, and to this day it is not known what role Montenegro played in those events. According to official data, 8.372 people of Bosniak nationality were killed.