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Council for Europe

The Council of Europe was very heavily involved in co-operation with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The teaching of national histories in secondary schools in South Eastern Europe and history curricula development were the topics of seminars held in Sarajevo in 2002. The next step was to provide support for educators and the development of a manual on teaching Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Wall of names at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica.

Complicity

Demonstrations following the arrest of Ratko Mladić and his extradition from Belgrade by sympathizers who declared him a hero.

Demonstrations following the arrest of Ratko Mladić and his extradition from Belgrade by sympathizers who declared him a hero.

Denial

Monument to the Srebrenica Massacre marks the event even as denial has increased over the last 25 years.

Monument to the Srebrenica Massacre marks the event even as denial has increased over the last 25 years.

Human Rights

Women at the monument for victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Massacre. At the annual memorial ceremony in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

Women at the monument for victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica Massacre. At the annual memorial ceremony in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007

International Response

The International Court of Justice at the Hague, where prosecutions took place related to the Srebrenica Massacre.

The International Court of Justice at the Hague, where prosecutions took place related to the Srebrenica Massacre.

Propaganda

This painting, originally done in 1888, was presented as a photo in the 1990s as a “Serbian boy whose whole family was killed by Bosnia Muslims.

This painting, originally done in 1888, was presented as a photo in the 1990s as a “Serbian boy whose whole family was killed by Bosnia Muslims.

Remembrance

The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially known as the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide, is the memorial-cemetery complex in Srebrenica set up to honour the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially known as the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide, is the memorial-cemetery complex in Srebrenica set up to honour the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

Resistance

An exhumed victim of the Srebrenica Massacre is reburied in the annual memorial ceremony at Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

An exhumed victim of the Srebrenica Massacre is reburied in the annual memorial ceremony at Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 11, 2007.

Survival

Rally for Justice and Truth for Bosnia, survivors and descendants in attendance.

"Rally for Justice and Truth for Bosnia, survivors and descendants in attendance.

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Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Classroom Resources
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  • Educational Programs
  • Lesson Plans
  • Primary Source(s): 
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