News in English     | 11.07.2019. 08:58 |

24th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide being marked today

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, July 11 (FENA) – Today marks the 24th anniversary of genocide against Bosniaks of the "UN Safe Zone" of Srebrenica at Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center, where identified genocide victims will be buried.

After the commemoration, posthumous remains of 33 genocide victims will be buried. Youngest victim to be buried in Potočari this year is Osman Cvrk, born in 1979, who was only 16 when he was killed, whereas the oldest is Šaha Cvrk, who was 82 at the time and is the only woman to be buried in Potočari this year.

There are still 140 identified victims at the Identification Center Podrinje in Tuzla, but families decided not to bury their loved ones yet due to incomplete posthumous remains.

Posthumous remains of 6.610 genocide victims have been buried at the Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center so far, and over 1000 residents of Srebrenica who went missing still have not been found.

Spokesperson of the BiH Missing Persons Institute Emza Fazlić told FENA that out of the total number of victims buried in Potočari, 26 are women.

 

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