The Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center Commemorating

the 16th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

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Mladic was the link between the graves and the Serbian (Milosevic’s) palace

Excerpts from an exclusive interview with Florence Hartman (done by Maja Kassa, her associate) for  the Bosnian-American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI). The complete interview in Bosnian can be found on the Bosnian library’s website, http://www.bosnianlibrarychicago.com/

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“A Miscarriage of  Justice” by Sanja Drnovsek

 

After reading this outstanding  book Peace and Punisments” I felt a sensation of miscarriage of trust in Justice,   “ The term “A miscarriage of Justice”  Florance  used to describe the decision of the Appeals Chamber  , in 2006.

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Dear Judge Robinson:                
 
I am writing to you as director of the Bosnian-American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI) to request a clarification of Judge Flügge’s statement in Der Spiegel on July 6, 2009. With Judge Flügge’s recent appointment to the Mladic case, this statement has resurfaced and been a cause of anger and protest of his appointment by several Bosnian organizations.

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A Statement by the Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center on the Arrest of Ratko Mladic

 

The significance of the Serbian government’s arrest of general Ratko Mladic as ordered by President Boris Tadic is enormous, as it enables the courts to start criminal proceedings against one of the worst war criminals. The indictment includes war crimes against humanity and international law during the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995, as well as the genocide of Bosniaks in Srebrenica, where more than 8000 unarmed men and boys were killed and more than 25000 women, children, and elderly were expelled from their homes, all under direct orders from Mladic.

 

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Sanja Seferovic Drnovsek, Director of the Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center, was appointed as one of nine members of the llinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission by governor Pat Quinn

 

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My Experience With Egypt's Central Security Forces

Author: Sahar Taman, MA

As an Egyptian-born American who has lived through the surging and receding waves of anti-Muslim misunderstanding, I have always felt compelled to explain my Egyptian, Arab, and Muslim culture to my American neighbors, friends, and family. For many years, I have led groups of Americans to Egypt and other Arab countries to help improve U.S.-Muslim relations by providing experiences for Americans

 

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On the Eve of the Egyptian Coptic Christmas: A Plea for Muslim-Christian Relations

Author: Sahar Taman, MA
We are honor to have Ms. Taman as a Board member of the Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center.Honoree of the 2010 National Award for Citizen Diplomacy, by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
My Citizen Diplomacy Story: http://uscenterforcitizendiplomacy.org/share-stories/entry/sahar-tamans-story/

 

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Dayton in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15 years after –Experiment in democratic governance

 Author: Haris Alibasic, MPA, PhD Candidate

 

Without truly reforming the Dayton agreement, the Bosnian government's hands are tied. Bosnia has a very ethno-centric political system, where nationalistic sentiments easily prevail over economic or other issues. Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into two political entities, Republika Srpska (RS) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main problem with this division is that “the ethnic majority in the RS was made possible only by ethnic cleansing” (Stadlober, 2010, para. 7).

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Bosnia
By Florence Hartmann

The conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which began in April 1992 and ended in November 1995, has come to be seen as the model for wars of ethnic cleansing throughout the world. This was the most violent event Europe experienced since World War II, and the devastation of the small multiethnic state recalled the ruins of Germany after the Allied bombing. The methods of ethnic cleansing, used for conquest of territory were a repudiation of the lessons of World War II as codified in the Geneva Conventions. Practically the only saving grace in Western policy making during the three-and-a-half-year war was the decision to launch an international war crimes tribunal to indict and try some of those responsible.

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The UN Security Council extended the war crimes tribunal established to prosecute war criminals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda by setting up a new body that will finish the remaining work.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), based in The Hague, was created 17 years ago and has since indicted 161 persons for war crimes committed in the region. Two indictees, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, still remain at large and their capture would send a message of reconciliation to the victims and give credibility to the international legal system.

Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor for the ICTY frames this concern as such, “Serbia must bridge the gap between its stated commitment to the arrests and the effectiveness of its operations on the ground… Time is passing and we are not seeing results…Serbia needs to adopt a more pro-active approach to arresting fugitives.”  ( UN News Center)

The extension dubbed the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals will begin functioning on July 1 2013 as is slated to complete all remaining work no later than December 31, 2014

Author: Ms. Sanja Seferovic-Drnovsek

 

 Prof Dr.Cekic Bosnia ans Herrzegovina - Historic fact

This paper is intended to give contribution to the celebration of the 25^th November – Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina statehood and, in this regard, it represents the objective scientific findings related to the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which confirms that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a permanent political, social, and historic category

 

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Prof Dr.Cekic Bosnia and Bosniaks

The issue of the relations between Bosnia and Bosniacs has to be considered from several aspects of those relations. First of them is the continuity of the name Bosnia and all the related names

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After five years of lobbying by the Canadian - Bosniak community, the Canadian parliament has unanimously adopted the Srebrenica genocide resolution {M-416} recognizing the genocide that happened in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Hercegovine, in 1995

 

In light of the recent strides that we have made, we would like to inform you about the steps that have led up this important moment

Beginning of the lobbying exactly on the tenth anniversary of genocide in Srebrenica

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The Letter of the Canadian-Bosniak Community to the Members of the House of Commons and Senate of the Canadian Parliament

Dear Honorable Members of the House of Commons and Senate,

 

The Canadian government claims to uphold a democratic system that values peace, humanity and multiculturalism and portrays itself as proud to lead a country that abides by both national and international laws.  In many cases, Canada demonstrates to the world that we are who we say we are, but in other cases we embarrass ourselves by failing to stand for the things we say we stand for.  We are writing today to bring to light one recent example where Canada’s government has failed its citizens, and the international community as a whole, and to ask you to consider rectifying the situation without delay

 

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The Genocide Prevention Group Solemnly Commemorates Srebrenica Remembrance Day

The Genocide Prevention Group remembers the tragedy of the Srebrenica Genocide

On January 11, 1995, the army and police of “Republika Srpska” in Bosnia and Herzegovina staged a 5-day siege of Srebrenica that led to the deaths of 8,000 innocent Muslim citizens. Taking place within a UN-declared safe haven, the massacre is remembered as a failure of the will of the international community to prevent atrocities, and a failure of Serbia and Montenegro to fulfill their obligations to prevent genocide

 

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The Bosnian- American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI) organized a panel discussion at the 47th Annual ISNA Convention, July 2 - 5, 2010, Rosemont Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018:  

 

Aggression Against Bosnia Herzegovina and Genocide Against Bosniaks: Manipulation or Misinterpretation?

The American Muslim community is aware of the atrocities and aggression against Muslims in Bosnia Herzegovina (1992-1995) and the genocide against Bosnians. However, what has happened since then towards justice and to the Bosnians themselves? At both the political and societal levels in Europe and in the U.S., the facts have been obscured and the picture of what happened has been manipulated to portray the scenario as a civil war and not as the genocide that occurred. Among the American Bosnian community's victories is the recently passed State of Illinois' Resolution commemorating July 11, 2020 as the Remembrance of the Genocide of Srebrenica, where 8000 Muslim men and boys were executed in four days in 1994.

Speakers: Ida SeferRoche, Selena Seferovic, Sukrija Dzidovic
Moderator: Sahar Taman

The Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI)
Invites You to an Event  Dedicated To
The Adoption of the Srebrenica Genocide Resolution HR0712

by the State of Illinois and Bosnian and Herzegovinian Tribute Week

When:  Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 5:30 pm

Where: The Bosnian Library in Chicago, Conrad Sulzer Chicago Public Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, Chicago

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THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST

Institute for the Research of Genocide Canada
Authors: Emir Ramic and Sanja Seferovic-Drnovsek

Today, we commemorate the millions of victims of Nazi persecution. We solemnly reflect on the massacre of nearly one third of the Jewish people and countless other minorities. We gather here today, united by a common responsibility, to never allow those who suffered atrocious acts of discrimination, deprivation, cruelty, and murder, fade in vain with the sands of time. To this end, Holocaust education has provided us with an exemplary model of how humanity can unite to honor the victims of persecution, and give them a permanent place in our collective memory.

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RELEVANT FACTS ON EVENTS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AT THE END OF XX AND BEGINNING OF XXI CENTURY

Institute for the Research of Genocide Canada Published: April 24, 2010
Prof. Dr Smail Cekic, Professor at the Faculty of political science and Director of the Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law, University of Sarajevo.

Numerous relevant sources of different provenance reliably suggest the two initial and basic, essential fundamental settings and provisions for the contemporary events and episodes in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the end of XX century.

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