The world gathers in Potocari, in memory of over 8.000 victims of the Srebrenica genocide

With calls to fight hatred, injustice and murder, thousands of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina and around the world commemorated the more than 8 Muslim men and boys who were killed and massacred in the genocide in Srebrenica 30 years ago. The remains of seven newly identified victims were buried at the memorial center in Potocari. It was also called on the world to never forget the crimes committed and to work for a future without violence.

Thousands of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina and around the world gathered on Friday at the Memorial Center in Potocari to remember the genocide committed 30 years ago in Srebrenica.

Three decades after the worst crime in Europe since World War II, seven victims, whose mortal remains were recently identified, were buried in a special ceremony at this center, where 6 victims of the genocide are buried.

On this occasion, Munira Subašić, president of the "Mothers of Srebrenica" association, appealed to Europe and the entire world to help fight hatred, injustice and murder.

"As I stand here before you, I call on you to help us fight against hatred, against injustice, against murder, rape, and against deportation. No one has the right to kill anyone's child. No one has the right to rape anyone's daughter. No one has the right to kill anyone's mother," said Subashiq.

As he commemorated the massacre of 8 Muslim men and boys 30 years ago, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the Srebrenica genocide was a tragedy that shocked the world and forever linked his country, the Netherlands, to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He said this after the Netherlands was found partly responsible for the deaths of about 350 Bosniak men who sought refuge in the UN headquarters in Potocari, but surrendered to Bosnian Serb forces on July 13, 1995, and were subsequently killed.

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"We will never forget the horror of those dark days and our thoughts are with all those affected. But, while honoring the past, it is our duty to build a brighter future. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Dayton may not be perfect, but it remains the cornerstone of a stable Bosnia and Herzegovina, which showed the world that peace can prevail," Rutte said.

And, the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, expressed the people's permanent support for that of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"Croatia will always stand in support of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a neighboring and friendly country. We voted last year at the UN to adopt the genocide resolution. We sincerely regret what happened here. Like Bosnia, Croatia was also a victim of the Milosevic regime and the remnants of the Yugoslav army in the early 1990s. That is why it is important to express our respect to all victims and their families," the Croatian prime minister said.

In July 1995, over 8 Muslim men and boys, aged 12 to 77, were killed and massacred when Bosnian Serb forces took control of the area around Srebrenica, which had been declared under the protection of UN peacekeeping troops.

For this crime, the general of the Bosnian Serb forces, Ratko Mladic, was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Radovan Karadzic, who was a political leader of the Serbs, was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

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Last year, the UN General Assembly declared July 11th the International Day of Commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide, reaffirming the genocidal nature of the crime.

In the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, over 100 people were killed, over 32 disappeared, and the remains of 7 people are still being searched for, including about 600 victims of the Srebrenica genocide.