PAX supports the survivors of the Srebrenica massacre and the next of kin of those who perished. It supports their campaigns for truth and justice, joins in the annual commemoration in Srebrenica and supports were useful dialogue between former Dutch battalion members and Srebrenica survivors and widows, to increase feelings of recognition, foster mutual understanding and to help to deal with traumas on all sides. The Srebrenica Memorial Center is an important partner in all this work.
The Srebrenica genocide unfolded during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), in former Yugoslavia. According to the official sources, in total 8,372 Bosniak (Muslim) boys and men, and also a number of girls and women were murdered in the genocide. They were under the formal protection of a UN battalion made up of Dutch soldiers, called Dutchbatters.
Contact
For more information: Dion van den Berg, Team leader Europe PAX, vandenberg@paxforpeace.nl, phone +31 6 4898 1485