Srebrenica massacre marked

BBC, LONDON: Thousands of men and boys killed in the Srebrenica genocide 20 years ago have been remembered at a service at Westminster Abbey. About 2,000 guests, including UK politicians and the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, watched the lighting of candles in memory of the victims.
Munira Subasic, president of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association, spoke about the "inhuman atrocity". The massacre in 1995 was the worst in Europe since World War Two.
President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, said the UK was "leading the way" in commemorating Srebrenica and praised the country for drafting a UN Security Council resolution to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre. "We cannot bring back the dead, nor extinguish pain from the hearts of their loved ones, but we can give dignity to the survivors of the Srebrenica genocide," he said.
Lord Ashdown, who became the European Union's High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002, told the congregation: "Whether through error, misjudgement, an inability to comprehend, or just inattention, we stood aside when we should not have done.
"We should therefore remember Srebrenica, not just to bear witness to those who suffered, but also as a warning to us all of what happens when we turn our back."
It was an enclave protected by UN Dutch soldiers but was overrun by paramilitary troops led by the Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic in July 1995. They rounded up and killed the men and boys, and buried them in mass graves.
The genocide, which killed about 8,000 Bosnian Muslims, came amid the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia into independent states. Serbia backed the Bosnian Serb forces fighting the Muslim-led Bosnian government during the conflict.

Srebrenica massacre marked

BBC, LONDON: Thousands of men and boys killed in the Srebrenica genocide 20 years ago have been remembered at a service at Westminster Abbey. About 2,000 guests, including UK politicians and the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, watched the lighting of candles in memory of the victims. Munira Subasic, president of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association, spoke about the inhuman atrocity. The massacre in 1995 was the worst in Europe since World War Two. President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, said the UK was leading the way in commemorating Srebrenica and praised the country for drafting a UN Security Council resolution to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre. We cannot bring back the dead, nor extinguish pain from the hearts of their loved ones, but we can give dignity to the survivors of the Srebrenica genocide, he said. Lord Ashdown, who became the European Unions High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002, told the congregation: Whether through error, misjudgement, an inability to comprehend, or just inattention, we stood aside when we should not have done. We should therefore remember Srebrenica, not just to bear witness to those who suffered, but also as a warning to us all of what happens when we turn our back. It was an enclave protected by UN Dutch soldiers but was overrun by paramilitary troops led by the Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic in July 1995. They rounded up and killed the men and boys, and buried them in mass graves. The genocide, which killed about 8,000 Bosnian Muslims, came amid the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia into independent states. Serbia backed the Bosnian Serb forces fighting the Muslim-led Bosnian government during the conflict.