“A bill to designate July 11 as National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide.”
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This section states 23 congressional findings concerning (1) the U.S. and European recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent state on April 7, 1992, and its UN membership on May 22, 1992; (2) Serb aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against Bosniaks during the Bosnian War (1992-1995), including the Srebrenica genocide in July 1995 in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were executed; (3) UN designations of safe areas (e.g., Srebrenica) in 1993 and subsequent failures to protect them; (4) the UN Genocide Convention definition; (5) the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; (6) the 1995 Dayton Accords, which created the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; and (7) incomplete apologies from Serbia and Republika Srpska, UN vetoes of genocide recognition, and ongoing denial by Bosnian leaders.
This section designates July 11 as National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide. It encourages private citizens, organizations, and federal, state, and local governmental and legislative entities to recognize the day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts that (1) pay tribute to the families of the more than 8,000 Bosniaks killed in July 1995 and Bosniak communities; (2) condemn the Srebrenica genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War; (3) counter genocide denial and promote human rights, ethnic and religious respect, political reconciliation, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration; and (4) support the Dayton Accords, truth promotion by the High Representative, and education on the genocide.