A beautiful documentary featuring Clare Findlay, who took in 21 refugee children – many of whom she was told were orphans – from war torn Bosnia. The local community in Elgin, Scotland rallied round to welcome them, but it was only when international schoolgirl Petra came to translate that the children were able to properly…
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25th Anniversary Address
Our Chair Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood OBE, talks about the work of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland in confronting hate speech through education, delegations and memorials.
Obituary – Alan Witcutt (06.06.1930-19.05.2020)
We are sad to advise of the death of our friend and supporter Alan Witcutt. Alan had a long connection with Bosnia having been an aid volunteer there during the war. In 1993 his wife Christine Witcutt was killed by a sniper as their convoy left Sarajevo. Alan dedicated his life to raising awareness of…
‘Witness’, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Srebrenica Woman’
Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, Trustee Robert McNeil MBE, has unveiled three of his paintings in a new exhibition at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow. The artworks ‘Witness’, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Srebrenica Woman’, which have recently been acquired by Glasgow Museums, tell the story of the Srebrenica genocide.. The paintings feature in the …
Robert McNeils Latest Painting
‘Blinded by the Light.’ On this day 24years ago thousands of Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica ran into the forrest to escape certain death by Bosnian Serb soldiers. As they made their way to Tuzla, 40 miles away through mine fields and shelling, they were confronted by soldiers wearing Dutch UN uniforms shouting to…
Message from our Chair
One of the greatest gifts that human beings have is the ability to recall events and places. Memory allows us to turn back the clock. At times of bereavement it can be comforting to hear again a loved one’s voice, laugh again at a joke that was enjoyed or take comfort from a word of…
Church of Scotland publishes Prayer for Srebrenica
Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly, said he hoped that reflecting on the Srebrenica massacre will help improve understanding of what can happen when intolerance and prejudice takes hold. Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery. He has written a special prayer to remember the atrocity in Bosnia which he hopes will be read out…
2019 Memorial Day
The 11th July 2019 marks the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide. Only 50 years after the holocaust and the world’ s determination of “never again”, 8372 Bosnian men and boys were systematically executed in a preplanned operation to ethnically cleanse the eastern Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica. Remembering Srebrenica Scotland is an Scottish educational Charity…
Robert McNeill reveals his latest painting
Our Vice Chair Robert McNeill has revealed his latest painting, days after war criminal Radovan Karadzic had his sentence increased. The narrative is: A woman ethnically cleansed by the Serbs from the Prijedor area, protective of her children clutches a smashed photo of her once happy family, her only possession after being forced to sign…
