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Srebrenica Marks 30th Anniversary With Burials of Fragmentary Remains as Denial Persists

Persistent genocide denial by Serb officials overshadows efforts to locate the remains of the final 1,000 victims.

Bosnian Muslims gather amid grave stones of victims killed during the Srebrenica genocide, at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Amel Emric TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Overview

  • Thousands of mourners attended Potocari Memorial Centre ceremonies on July 11 to bury partial remains of seven newly identified victims among more than 6,000 existing graves.
  • Bosnia’s Institute for Missing People has identified about 7,000 of the Srebrenica victims through DNA analysis, while roughly 1,000 remain unaccounted for, often leaving families with only a bone fragment.
  • The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice both ruled the 1995 killings a genocide and handed life sentences to Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.
  • Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik continue to reject the genocide finding despite the ICJ and ICTY rulings.
  • A 2024 U.N. General Assembly resolution designates July 11 as an international day of remembrance, reinforcing ongoing efforts to preserve memory and seek accountability.