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L’Onu istituisce la Giornata di commemorazione del genocidio di Srebrenica per l’11 luglio

Le Nazioni Unite hanno approvato una risoluzione che condanna la negazione del massacro del 1995 in cui furono assassinati 8 mila uomini e ragazzi bosniaci musulmani

epa11363504 The final voting results are displayed on the screens as the General Assembly votes on creating an International Day of Remembrance for victims of the Srebrenica genocide at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 23 May 2024.  The resolution would designate 11 July annually as the 'International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica', commemorating the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs.  EPA/SARAH YENESEL
epa11308983 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference about the draft UN resolution on Commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, in Belgrade, Serbia, 29 April 2024. Vucic talked about the proposed United Nations (UN) 'International Day of Remembrance and Commemoration of the Genocide in Srebrenica' resolution, the consequences of its adoption on stability in the region and for the global order. Sponsored by Germany and Rwanda, the resolution aims to create a proposal to introduce the International Day of Remembrance of the genocide in Srebrenica, and it is requested to condemn without reservation any denial of the genocide in Srebrenica and urge the members of the UN to preserve the established facts about the events related to the killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys in July 1995 in and around Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.  EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC
epa10740393 Activists hold scarves as they stand in a circle to mark the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in Belgrade, Serbia, 11 July 2023. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, considered to be the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war, after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC
epa10740432 Activists hold pieces of fabric next to lit candles during a vigil to mark the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in Belgrade, Serbia, 11 July 2023. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, considered to be the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war, after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC
epa10685033 Women from Srebrenica hold a banner showing pictures of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, during a peaceful demonstration at Alija Izetbegovic Square in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 June 2023. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in July 1995 after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. The protest takes place every 11th of the month across different cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  EPA/FEHIM DEMIR
epa10739830 People participate in the annual Srebrenica commemoration in The Hague, Netherlands, 11 July 2023. The siege of the Srebrenica enclave ended in genocide in 1995: more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered by Bosnian Serb troops. Since 1997, the victims of the atrocities have been commemorated annually on July 11.  EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN
epa10739022 A Bosnian Muslim woman reacts during a funeral ceremony for thirty newly-identified Bosnian Muslim victims, at the Potocari Memorial Center and Cemetery, in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2023. The burial was part of a memorial ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, considered the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/FEHIM DEMIR
epa10739322 Bosnian Muslims pray during a funeral ceremony for thirty newly-identified Bosnian Muslim victims, at the Potocari Memorial Center and Cemetery, in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2023.The burial was part of a memorial ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, considered the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/FEHIM DEMIR
epa10739026 A Bosnian Muslim woman pictured during a funeral ceremony for thirty newly-identified Bosnian Muslim victims, at the Potocari Memorial Center and Cemetery, in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2023. The burial was part of a memorial ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, considered the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/FEHIM DEMIR
epa10064799 A Bosnian Muslims woman mourns over caskets with remains during a funeral ceremony for fifty newly-identified Bosnian Muslim victims, at the Potocari Memorial Center and Cemetery in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2022. The burial was part of a memorial ceremony to mark the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, considered the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town.  EPA/JASMIN BRUTUS

Giovedì 23 maggio l’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite ha approvato l’istituzione dell’11 luglio come Giornata internazionale di commemorazione del genocidio di Srebrenica, in Bosnia ed Erzegovina. La decisione è arrivata dopo una votazione alquanto divergente: 84 voti a favore, 19 contrari e 68 astensioni.

La risoluzione, presentata dalla Germania e dal Ruanda, contempla la condanna della negazione del massacro perpetrato dalle forze serbo-bosniache a Srebrenica durante la guerra dei Balcani, che determinò la morte di 8 mila bosniaci. Inoltre, chiede che i responsabili ancora in libertà vengano consegnati alla giustizia, e che vengano trovate le vittime ancora non individuate.

Il presidente serbo Aleksandar Vucic si è mostrato contrario alla risoluzione dell’Onu, che – ha affermato – «causerà instabilità nella regione» e «riaprirà vecchie ferite». Da parte sua, il presidente della Repubblica Serba di Bosnia ed Erzegovina (una delle due che compongono la Bosnia ed Erzegovina) Milorad Dodik ha affermato «che non c’è stato alcun genocidio», nel tentativo di difendere la Serbia dall’attribuzione del crimine. Tuttavia, quello di Srebrenica è stato dichiarato genocidio dalla Corte internazionale di Giustizia già nel 2007 e successivamente dal Tribunale penale dell’Aja per i crimini di guerra nell’ex Jugoslavia.

Anche la Russia ha contestato la decisione delle Nazioni Unite, e il suo ambasciatore Vassily Nebenzia ha accusato gli occidentali di “serbofobia”. «L’approvazione della risoluzione è tanto più importante – ha affermato l’alto commissario delle Nazioni Unite per i diritti umani, Volker Türk – se si considerano i tentativi di negare la realtà storica e i discorsi d’odio di alcuni leader politici della regione».

(Foto Ansa)

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