Srebrenica honors the memory of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys killed in 1995 by Bosnian Serb forces. The massacre, recognized as Europe's only genocide by the UN since World War II, occurred in a supposedly safe UN zone. Every year on 11 July, the town observes this tragic event with solemn remembrance instead of loud ceremonies. A new exhibition, Lives Behind the Fields of Death, was launched to highlight the personal stories of victims using items recovered from mass graves.
As every year on 11 July, Srebrenica mourns, not with a loud ceremony, but with quiet insistence on remembrance. More than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed in 1995 after Bosnian Serb forces overran what had been declared a safe area.
The massacre, Europe's only recognised genocide by the UN since World War II, took place in a UN-protected zone.
A new exhibition, Lives Behind the Fields of Death, was opened on Thursday, telling the personal stories of victims through items recovered from mass graves.
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