In September 2016 I had the privilege of leading a group of international forensic experts on behalf of Remembering Srebrenica (Scotland) who worked in Bosnia in the 1990s and early 2000s on behalf of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It was the 20th anniversary of the first deployments to investigate the…
The Fog of Srebrenica Scottish Screenings
The Award winning Fog of Srebrenica by BAFTA winner Samir Mehanovic has just completed four screenings in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and the Scottish Parliament. Each screening has been followed by a Q & A with Samir, Trustees of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland and other Scots with an interest in Bosnia.
The trailer (and opportunity to rent the film) is shown below.
For further information visit www.thefogofsrebrenicafilm.com
The Fog of Srebrenica from Samir Mehanovic on Vimeo.
Prominent Scots to Learn Lessons of Genocide in Bosnia
The charity Remembering Srebrenica is taking a delegation of prominent Scottish politicians, educators and journalists to Srebrenica this week to learn how lessons from the worst atrocity on European soil since World War Two can be used to help create a better, safer and stronger society in Scotland. The “Lessons from Srebrenica” delegation will be…
Case study: Helping Scottish children learn lessons from Srebrenica
The comprehensive set of lesson plans can be used across the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and provide students with the vocabulary to understand it and condemn genocide. Pupils learn that the seeds of prejudice are rooted in everyday language, as they explore key terms such as prejudice, stereotype and persecution in a range of activities….
Free education pack helps Scottish children learn lessons from Srebrenica
his year marked the 20th anniversary of the genocide – the worst crime on European soil since the Second World War, which saw more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys systematically murdered because of who they were. The UK charity Remembering Srebrenica has created a comprehensive set of lesson plans that teachers can use…
First Minister meets with Srebrenica survivors
The First Minister travelled with Dr Waqar Azmi OBE, Chairman and Founder of Remembering Srebrenica and the Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland and met with survivors in order to pay her respects the 8,372 Muslim men and boys who were killed. After visiting the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and walking amongst the…
Call to Youth to Challenge Hatred
This year marks 21 years since the single greatest atrocity in Europe since the Second World War and a brutal reminder of man’s inhumanity to man. Over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered because of who they were. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Baroness Williams of Trafford…
Calling All our Bosnians
Members of Remembering Srebrenica’s new Scotland Board are calling on Bosnians to contact them as they prepare to mark 20 years since the atrocity with a high-profile service in St Giles’ Cathedral on July 10 attended by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Board is urging Bosnians across Scotland to contact them as soon as…
