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Aida Salkic Haughton Awarded MBE for Services to Remembering Srebrenica
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 West Midlands Board has been recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List with an MBE for her services to Remembering Srebrenica. The Chair of Remembering Srebrenica UK, Dr Waqar […]
Remembering Srebrenica’s 2021 Theme: Rebuilding Lives
Every year, Remembering Srebrenica selects a theme that reflects an aspect of the genocide that must be commemorated, but also speaks to communities here in the UK. The theme for 2021 is ‘Rebuilding Lives’. In albeit very different ways the Covid pandemic has brought loss and difficulties to millions, shattering individuals and communities, who are […]
The Importance of Speaking out- Reflections on Hate Crime Awareness Week
This past week marked Hate Crime Awareness Week, in which organisations throughout the United Kingdom came together to speak about hate crime and offer ways of how to help the public get assistance should they be victims of it. Hate crime incidents are on the rise in the United Kingdom and have been for several […]
Open Letter of Concern to Governments on Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Against Uyghurs in China
We, the undersigned human rights and genocide prevention organizations, and individual practitioners, are deeply concerned over mounting evidence that Chinese government policies targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim-majority peoples in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China strongly suggests that crimes against humanity and genocide are taking place. The international community has the responsibility to […]
Remembering Srebrenica condemns the hateful attacks in Montenegro
Remembering Srebrenica UK is alarmed to hear about the recent influx of violence and antagonism against the Bosniak-Muslim community in Pljevlja, Montenegro following the recent elections. Attacks against mosques and calls for what happened in Srebrenica to repeat in Pljevlja are not just shocking but are a direct threat against a vulnerable and minority population. […]
Yusuf Islam: Srebrenica victims’ innocent blood still cries loud for justice
Remembering Srebrenica is honoured and grateful international humanitarian Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) has written this moving piece about the 25th anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide. While the attention of world powers move to confront the toxic threat of Covid-19, isn’t it time the world also addresses that much more diabolical and corrosive pandemic threat […]
UK National Srebrenica Memorial Day Commemoration 2020
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 of people in the UK and across the world. The distinguished speakers who participated in the National Memorial Day Ceremony included HRH Prince Charles, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Hollywood Actress […]
Virtual Museum unveiled on 9th July
We are pleased to announce news of an exciting collaboration between Remembering Srebrenica and the global news channel Al Jazeera to launch a virtual museum. Chronicling the crimes of the genocide in chronological order using the testimony of survivors and footage from 1995 the Srebrenica Virtual Museum will be a permanent online reminder for the […]
Srebrenica Memorial Week Events and Activities 2020
Over 1,200 memorial events and activities will be taking place in schools, local authorities, faith institutions, police forces etc as well as numerous individuals across the UK during this year’s Srebrenica Memorial Week from the 5th – 12th July. Everyone at Remembering Srebrenica could not be more proud of all those connected to the charity […]
Remembering Srebrenica’s Statement of Solidarity
Remembering Srebrenica UK, as an organisation that fights against genocide denial and teaches on the consequences of hatred is all too familiar with the lessons of “othering” human beings. Yesterday marked White Armband Day, a painful reminder of the otherisation Bosnian Muslims endured during the Bosnian war and subsequent genocide when they were forced to […]
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Chair – Kim Sadique Board members Supt Martyn Ball Revd Dr Tom Wilson Dr James Tangen John Coster Laura Paton
HRH Prince of Wales’ Visit to Srebrenica
Remembering Srebrenica UK is delighted that it has been confirmed that His Royal Highness Prince Charles will be undertaking an official visit to Srebrenica to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide next month. The Prince of Wales will meet with survivors and the mothers who lost sons, husbands and other male relatives in the […]
"But the tradition which reminds me of my loved ones is there with coffee..."
In honour of Ismeta and genocide survivors like her, we encourage you take part in our coffee morning campaign during Srebrenica Memorial Week! https://t.co/H83EO1sLpc
Wonderful work creating a much needed focus across #westyorkshire to learn from events not too far from home which led to the #genocide of Bosnian Muslims. Would love you to attend @TracyBrabin to support @SrebrenicaUK #rebuilding communities https://t.co/VerCVTBPCB
Please read this from my friend @aganovicalma. A powerful and personal reminder of why we must never forget what happened in Bosnia in the 1990s and why we must always work to stop the growth of hate which can end in genocide @SrebrenicaUK https://t.co/waj6VTp2iz via @MetroUK