The attendees were addressed by various distinguished guests: Dr. Waqar Azmiju OBE, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica and Patron of the BH UK Network; H.E. Vanja Filipović, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Kingdom; Mayor of Birmingham Maureen Cornish JP; Robert McNail MBE, Ambassador of Remembering Srebrenica; Mat Shear, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica for the West Midlands region; Dr. Anes Cerić, Manager of the BH UK Network; Dženana Šehanović Sarajlić, Master of Piano and Prof. Dr. Dženana Huseinagić, soprano.
The Srebrenica prayer was read by Selma Halilović and Harun Zlomučica, students of BiH supplementary school Birmingham.
Each year, Srebrenica Remembrance chooses a theme that maintains the genocide aspect, while also being relevant to communities in the UK. The theme for 2022 was Fighting Denial: Confronting Hate . More than 1,000 commemorations were organised around this theme during Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Week.
We would like to thank the Sjecanje na Srebrenica organization and their regional committees, 1450 champions, patrons and ambassadors, the Government of the United Kingdom, numerous governmental and non-governmental organizations, schools, religious institutions, the Embassy of BiH in the UK, the British Embassy in Sarajevo, the Chairman of the Presidency of BiH Sefik Dzaferović, the Director of the Potočari Memorial Center Emir Suljagić, Dženana Šehanović Sarajlić, Master of Piano and Prof. Dr. Dženana Huseinagić.
Finally, we would like to thank the Bosnian community in the UK for supporting all these activities. What makes us particularly happy is the fact that an increasing number of young people, second and third generation survivors of the genocide, are actively participating in organizing commemorations, which is a guarantee that the genocide in Srebrenica will not be forgotten.
With the hope that Srebrenica will never happen again to anyone, to all of you dear friends who found the strength to honor the innocent victims with dignity, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BH UK Network
