Canadian Bosniaks do not accept Motion M – 416 without the inclusion of the term “genocide”
Institute for the Research of Genocide Canada Published: April 17, 2010
Motion M 416 is about the crime of genocide against Bosniaks at Srebrenica.
Genocide was committed in Srebrenica in July of 1995 by Serbian and Bosnian Serb forces. The judgments of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia attested to this fact.
In the name of more than 50,000 Canadian Bosniaks, most of whom are victims of genocide, The Congress of North American Bosniaks, and the Canadian Branch and Institute for Research Genocide Canada, sent a loud and clear message to you, the Canadian Government and to the Canadian Parliament: that the Canadian Bosniak community will not accept any Parliamentary Motion on Srebrenica without the use of proper terminology – i.e., the term ‘genocide’. A lack of inclusion of the term ‘genocide’ is nothing short of a major insult to human intelligence and to the human dignity of all victims and the survivors of genocide.
On February 26, 2007, The International Court of Justice, in The Hague, The Netherlands, which is the highest judicial body of the United Nations Organization, returned a verdict in which it declared that ‘genocide’ had in fact been committed against Bosniaks, and specifically against the Bosniak inhabitants of Srebrenica. The International Court of Justice and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Krstic judgment also declared that “genocide” was committed against Bosniaks.
As a member of the international community of nations, Canada has a legal obligation to support the International Court of Justice, accept its rulings and enforce them.
Further, since the exhumation of remains of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide is still in progress, as it is a laborious task, the government of Canada’s version of “7,000 victims” is inaccurate since the count, up until today, surpasses 8,000.
Therefore, Canada should demonstrate that they are in step with respect to the most decisive judicial rulings, or resolutions of its historical allies, the United States of America and the European Union, who have recently voted with respect to genocide committed against Bosniaks, and specifically against Bosniaks of Srebrenica.
As a sovereign parliamentary monarchy, Canada has the right and duty to adhere to international law and in doing so recognize the facts that have been documented, duly processed and properly judged.

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