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Home Primary Memorial day Messages of Support The Late Lord Ashdown

The Late Lord Ashdown

Lord Ashdown spoke at the Solemn Commemoration for the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

Lord Ashdown

“In 1995, the systematic murder of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys tore the heart out of thousands of families. Fathers, sons, husbands and brothers wrenched from their loved ones.

With the clear sight of history, we can see that the international community failed in preventing the genocide that unfolded. Through error, misjudgement and inability to comprehend the true scope of the evil confronting us, the world did too little to save the people of Srebrenica.
That over 8,000 people were systematically and brutally murdered in the name of ethnic and religious identity requires us all to be vigilant in the language we use. It obliges each and every one of us to challenge hatred and intolerance wherever they occur.

We should take inspiration from the courage of survivors of genocide who bravely share their testimony and those who, in the darkest of times, refused to succumb to an ideology of hatred and division.

Keeping alive the memory of those atrocities committed over 20 years ago is just part of what we owe the victims and communities that mourn them. Remembering painful truths about the past is the key to our shared quest for a better and more tolerant world.

The name “Srebrenica” should remind every one of us that pride in our own religious and ethnic heritage does not require or permit us to dehumanise or kill those who are different.”

Nov 5, 2016Amil Khan
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Join us on March 11th as we mark #InternationalWomensDay with a discussion on gender and genocide; throughout and post-conflict. We'll be joined by experts and survivors in what will be an insightful discussion. Save the date now. We'll be sharing more info shortly!

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Two evenings that I believe will be fascinating - 29th and 30th March at 7pm. On-line unfortunately but then again if not we might not hear from Srebrenica survivor @NedzadAvdic direct from Bosnia - register by emailing goodrelations@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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Memorials In Bosnia Important Part In Remembering And Recognizing The Country’s History – The Organization for World Peace https://t.co/NxqcdoKZHJ

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I have read a lot of these books mentioned below and I received 'The Last Refuge' by @nuhanovic_hasan in the post today so I urge anyone who is interested in knowing more about the genocides in Bosnia to read some of these books. #worldbookday2021 #genocide @SrebrenicaWales https://t.co/4WmnAShTsZ

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it's #worldbookday and here is one of my favorite stories about saving books: https://t.co/m2jDLZEmUl

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