On the occasion of commemorating the twenty-eighth anniversary of the genocide committed against Bosniaks in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was confirmed by the judgments of the ICTY for the area of the so-called The United Nations Safe Zones of Srebrenica and its surroundings (July 1995), the University of Sarajevo, the Institute for Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law of the University of Sarajevo and the Institute of History of the University of Sarajevo, are organizing the second International Scientific Conference "Consequences of the Bosniak Genocide in Srebrenica : Social, economic, political, demographic and cultural development of Srebrenica (1995-2022)."
The conference will be held on October 12, 2023 in the Potočari Memorial Center, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Twenty-eight years after the genocide against Bosniaks in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which culminated in and around Srebrenica, in the area of the so-called safe zones of the United Nations, in July 1995, the consequences are evident even today in the social, economic, demographic, cultural and every other development of Srebrenica and its surroundings. Aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period from 1992-1995. and the committed genocide against Bosniaks left unfathomable consequences in almost all aspects of work and life. These consequences are particularly indicative in the area of Srebrenica, which, even after twenty-eight years of aggression and genocide, is facing the problem of development and survival of the returning Bosniak population.
The committed crime of genocide against Bosniaks in Srebrenica led to long-term social, economic, demographic and cultural consequences for people's lives after the aggression. The first consequence was the radical reduction of the population. In the city of Srebrenica and in the local areas of the municipality of Srebrenica, the economy and communal infrastructure were destroyed during the war.
The responsibility for eliminating the consequences of the genocide against Bosniaks in Srebrenica presupposes the establishment of a special social development status of the city and municipality of Srebrenica. Support for the idea of initiating the establishment of a special social and development status for Srebrenica, as a place which as a result of the genocide experienced devastation in all areas of life and work, was given by many domestic and foreign organizations and institutions at the First International Scientific Conference "Genocide of Bosniaks, Srebrenica 1995- 2020: Causes, Scales and Consequences", held in Sarajevo on October 19, 2020, organized by the University of Sarajevo and the University of Tuzla.
The Second International Scientific Conference, in which eminent and recognized scientists and researchers from several countries of the world will take part, among other things, will be an opportunity to exchange knowledge, insights and experiences about the genocide committed against Bosniaks in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially from the aspect of the consequences for social, economic, demographic and cultural development of Srebrenica from 1995-2022. year, and considering the possibilities of how Srebrenica can achieve progress in all these areas in the future.
In this regard, research teams were formed two years ago that, based on mostly empirical research, will present the results of research and insight into social reality in four important aspects, based on established methodology: 1. Demographic consequences of the genocide and the state of return to Srebrenica; 2. Economic development, employment and construction of social and communal infrastructure in the city and local communities of the municipality of Srebrenica; 3. Interethnic relations and building of trust in the common living of the Bosniak and Serbian population; 4. Sustainability of the return to Srebrenica, and create proposals for measures that, after the conference, will be forwarded to the municipal councils, cantonal assemblies, the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Media sponsors of the Conference are Oslobođenje and Federal Television.
Source: Oslobodjenje.ba