Overview

• The UN General Assembly established July 11 as an international day of remembrance in May 2024 and thousands—including survivors, Munira Subasić, former German President Joachim Gauck and EU Council President António Costa—attended the inaugural ceremonies in Potočari.
• Six newly identified victim remains were buried in Potočari, underscoring ongoing efforts to account for all 8,372 Bosniak lives lost in the July 1995 massacre.
• The German Bundestag observed a minute of silence and held a plenary debate in which President Julia Klöckner called the genocide a failure of UN protection mandates.
• AfD MPs challenged the genocide designation and used the debate for domestic politics, prompting Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to intervene unplanned and reaffirm Germany’s full recognition of the Srebrenica genocide.
• Republika Srpska leadership, including President Milorad Dodik, continues to deny that a genocide occurred, complicating Bosnia and Herzegovina’s reconciliation and EU accession prospects.