UN Resolution on Srebrenica Genocide Faces Strong Opposition

Proposed UN resolution to recognize the Srebrenica massacre as genocide meets resistance from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia, with threats of political separation.

• A proposed UN resolution classifying the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as genocide has sparked protests and opposition in Republika Srpska.
• Thousands of Serbs rallied in Banja Luka, denying the genocide despite international court rulings affirming it.
• The resolution, supported by Germany, Rwanda, the US, and others, also proposes July 11 as an International Day of Remembrance.
• Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik threatened to separate from Bosnia if the resolution passes, amidst support from Russia and China.
• International courts have recognized the massacre, where over 8,000 Bosniak Muslims were killed, as Europe's first genocide since World War II.

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